The 15th Barbados Jazz Festival, which took place in January, will be broadcasted on BEJ J on the Island Lime show starting July 12tn. Itwill be repeated July 26, August 2, August 16, August 30 and September (1 p.m. and 7 p.m.). All telecast times are Eastern.
according to islandevents.com
Jurek Zamoyski, a Polish artist, is alleging that Zion Rootswear, Fifty-Six Hope Road Music Ltd and Bob Marley Music Inc. have been replicating three of his copyrighted images of Bob Marley on T-shirts onto other objects without his consent and have been selling them worldwide. Zamoyski is now suing the Marley family for compensation. He did have an agtreement before where he received royalies but his company shutdownand according to him theMarleysarestillrepicatingtheimages.
Here are the Caribbean representatives for the 2008 Miss Universe Pageant which will be held on Sunday July 13th in Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa, Vietnam. Click on each contestant's name to see their video, read their interview and watch more pics!
After watching their videos, my top pics are Trinidad & Tobago(to me she is very relaxed and genuine in front of the camera and thinks well on her feet), then Cayman Islands (the earrings hitting the chain was kind of annoying but she definitely has personality). Antigua could pass too, she comes off a bit childish but still endearing.
And while you're at it check out the other contestants too??? Why do some of these girls try so hard to speak English when its not their native or even second tongue. Not to laugh anyone, bless her for trying but check out Miss Vietnam's video. Please let her use a translator on Sunday.
The Miss Universe Pageant airs at 9PM ET on NBC.
American Idol Pop, R&B and Gospel Star Ruben Studdard will headline the 38th Annual Hal Jackson Talented Teens International (HJTTI) Scholarship Competition created by Harold “Hal” Jackson, Group Chairman of Inner City Broadcasting. Sponsored by the Youth Development Foundation, the competition welcomes young women from around the world who are gifted in the fields of music, dance, stage performance, and/or acting
HJTTI has awarded over $1,000,000 in scholarships and prizes to its participants over the 37 years of its existence. Some of the past winners of HJTTI include Jada Pinkett Smith, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Vanessa Williams
The event runs from Saturday July12th to Sunday July 20th in Tortola BVI
Congrats to Jenneillia Julius winner of the 2008 Queen of the Islands Pageant in Canada. She represented Trinidad & Tobago.
1st Runner Up--Jamie Ellis (St Lucia)
2nd Runner Up--Trician-Renee Edwards (Montserrat / Grenada)
3rd Runner Up--Michelle Paul (Dominica)
4th Runner Up--Marsha Clyne (Grenada)
The pageant was created by basketballer Jamaal Magloire who plays for the Dallas Mavericks and is of Trinidadian Heritage.
According to One876entertainment.com, Beenie Man was a no-show at the Pepsi Port Royal Jerk Festival. Apparently due to a lost passport. The site says Tameka Reynolds of Free People Entertainment, who are handling Beenie Man's bookings, said."We tried to contact them very early in the day but they failed to answer the phone, and when we finally got to them, I guess they were not able to appease the audience."
Here are some responses from readers on the site:
"BEENIE DIDNT LOSE HIS PASSPORT, BAR BEE DISTROY IT TO STOP HIM FROM GOING TO JAMAICA , CAUSE SHE THINKS HE IS GOING TO CHECK HIM WIFE. BAR BEE IS A SICKO LIKE THAT. BEENIE U KNOW U AND BAR BEE HAVE A ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP AND U AND HER WERE FIGHTING AND THAT'S WHERE THAT BROKE HAND COME IN.
MI KNOW THE REAL FACTS"
MI KNOW THE REAL FACTS"
A WAH DI BLOODCLAATH UNUH TEK JAMAICAN FAH, THE PEOPLE DEM GO A DI SHOW FI SEE DEM ARTIST, THE FUCKING PROMOTER DEM DI KNOW FROM MORNING SAY THE ARTIST NAH GO MEK IT AND DEM NUH TRY GET A REPLACEMENT AND HAVE DI PEOPLE DEM A WAIT LIKE FOOLS SO WAH UNUH FEEL LIKE, BOTTLE FI DEM BLOODCLATH PLUS WE NUH GET REFUND IN JAMAICA SO WAH WE DO MASH UP SO EQUIPMENT AND MEK DEM SPEND THE LOOT
CHO BOMBOCLATH. BIG UP ONE876ENT.
CHO BOMBOCLATH. BIG UP ONE876ENT.
first off a nuff pple dem have a wait pon di Boss and yuh know portland pple love beenie man and them a gwaan like him round a back long time...di mc even a pre-empt him and a sing him song...thats misleading...they should have refunded everybody who bought ticket and apologise for those who waisted their time...They didnt even give arm-bands suh yuh cyah guh sue dem fi yuh money...if mi did buy ticket fi guh mi woulda vex too...but wi a V.I.P...but dem too awfull!!
I'm sure people were waiting with baited breath for the outcome of Mavado’s performance in
Instead, he was allowed to perform with certain restrictions: According to Police Comissioner Mathias Lestrade, “In the interest of the public peace and general safety,” he should “Refrain from singing any song that can be deemed by the local authorities which tends or may tend to incite,” not “perform any illegal act on the stage or in the vicinity of the show,” and not “incite the crowd to commit any offence at the show for example requesting the crowd to light up their spliffs/marijuana or consume any other illegal drugs.” According to Tourism Minister Ian Douglas a ban on Mavado would not be in keeping with the spirit of CARICOM, seeing that Mavado he is a CARICOM national and has not yet committed any offence in
Mavado spoke to the Media the day of the show stating. “I come to
Finally show time came around and 5,000 plus fans were singing his songs word for word. Mavado took time to thank the
Mavado, born David Constantine Brooks is so far banned in
Journalist, Bruno Gaston wrote an article about Travel Channel host Anthony Bourdain’s comments concerning dancehall music on an episode of his Emmy Award winning show “No Reservations”
According to Gaston’s Article “Bourdain referred to women as "b***ches" when describing dancehall music in the Jamaican-themed episode of the show.”. Here is the exact quote from the show "There's no rootsy, laid back Rasta vibe. This ain't about standing up for your rights or praising Jah or anything like that. Like Reggaeton, it’s mutant cousin, dancehall is the hardcore beat behind lyrics concerning, for the most part: acquiring possessions, getting respect on the street, beating down perceived enemies and enjoying the physical charms of varied, if not multitudinous, b***ches."
And therein lies the controversy; some people are offended by his comments. But no, really should we even take offence??? I mean how long have dancehall artists been telling society that it is ok to call women bitches???? Sure they might use another word, skettel, or gyal even It’s the same thing. I’m not saying what the guy said is right (it was definitely inappropriate) but like Nadine Sutherland who was quoted in the article, says misogyny has been allowed for too long in dancehall for her to be angry at him.
Are we mad because some white guy said it, or are we really offended by the culture he is describing.
In the article radio host Jason Walker cites artists like Tarrus Riley and Etana as artists who uplift women in their songs. Yes they do but the article was not talking about them. The list of artists who use “derogatory” terms to women are many Mavado, Assasin, Bounty Killa, Vybz Kartel, Beenie Man, Elephant Man even Buju but those same singers use Uplifting terms too like when they sing about their Mamas. I put derogatory in quotes because some including women see the word bitch as actually empowering (kinda like the ni**a argument).
All in all there is a lot of gray area…. My advice, if that type of music offends you don’t listen to it. Here is another clip from the episode.
Congrats to Skinny Fabulous (Gamal Omar Doyle) who won the Soca Monarch Title in St Vincent & The Grenadines this past weekend. He dethroned the six-time defending champion Fireman Hooper with his rendition "Me Head Bad". This win automatically enters him into the International Soca Monarch which will take place in Trinidad & Tobago on Fantastic Friday. Click here to read more about the event and Vincy Mas.
Hip-hop artists T-Pain has been added to the line up for this year's Reggae Sumfest.
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Thursday July 17th Beenie Man* Bounty Killa* Spice* Elephant Man* Harry Toddler* Mavado* DeMarco* Busy Signal* Serani* Vybz Kartel* Little Hero* Anthony B* I Octane* Ninja Man* Shane O* Wayne Marshall* Daniell"DI"* Voicemail* Nature* Erup* Mystic Man* Assassin* Mikey Ranks* D'Angel* Madd Dogg* Macka Diamond* Chumps* Munga and Live Wyya backing band Friday July 18th Lil Wayne*Keyshia Cole*Jah Cure*Queen Ifrica*Richie Spice*Courtney John* Coco Tea* Terry Linen*Pressure*Emmanuel Walsh*Lutan Fyah*LUST*Sane Backing Band Saturday July 19th T-Pain*Beres Hammond* Tarrus Riley* Brick & Lace* John Holt*Etana*Andy Vernon*Bonafide
This year's sponsors include Air Jamaica, the Jamaica Tourist Board, Digicel, Ocean Spray and Jamrock Magazine. Quite obviously absent is former sponsor Red Stripe. The Jamaican beer company withdrew its title sponsorship after seven years because of what they see as the promotion of negative aspects of dancehal music, namely profanity and homophobic lyrics of some artists. Reggae Sumfest has been presented consecutively since its launch in 1993 by Summer Fest Productions, headed by Executive Director Johnny Gourzong and Chairman Robert Russell. recently earned 'Promoter of the Year' and 'Concert of the Year' at the 27th Annual International Reggae and World Music Awards on May 4.
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Atlanta radio personality Jason Walker was obviously blown away by the veteran reggae artist's recent performance at Vibes Nightclub in Decatur, Georgia. He called her "witty, energetic, sexy, inspiring, professional, warm, charming and extremely entertaining."
She performed her hits like; "Action", "Babyface", "I'm In Love (Rainbow)", "Anything For You", "Big Tingz" and more. While on stage she commanded the audience's attention by plying many roles: "she was the girl next door, she was your little sister, she became your older sister, your adviser, the sexy lady you fall in love and multiple other powerful yet comforting roles, all in one night! She showed an extremely diverse repertoire that showed an experienced performer, singer and entertainer that belied how young she looks on stage."
Apart from being an artist, Sutherland is also a journalist and judge on Rising Stars a local talent show in Jamaica.
Our favorite Spice Girl, Melanie Brown AKA Mel B, had definitely made her mark on US Prime Time television, expanding her fan base on ABC's Dancing With The Stars. Now she has a new show on TLC that she co-hosts with Dancing alum Joey Fatone, who like her, also performed on broadway. The Singing Office premiered on Jne 29th. Here's a promo video, to give you a grasp of the show.
Well I told you guys not too long ago that Beenie was set to go to court on June 30th for his tax case. Well the day came and three witnesses testified, two from Inland Revenue and the third was the one who served the summons.
Resident Magistrate Owen Parkins, ordered that Beenie Man return to the Tax Court in Kingston on July 29 when the matter will again be heard.
Beenie Man is said to have failed to pay over $29,290,116 in back taxes and $18,641,254 in penalties, both figures reaching a total of $47,931,370 between the late 1990s and early 2000.
Resident Magistrate Owen Parkins, ordered that Beenie Man return to the Tax Court in Kingston on July 29 when the matter will again be heard.
Beenie Man is said to have failed to pay over $29,290,116 in back taxes and $18,641,254 in penalties, both figures reaching a total of $47,931,370 between the late 1990s and early 2000.
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A prominent radio Disk Jockey turned born again Christian is raising the alarm over the performance of popular reggae artist Mavado, scheduled for July.In an article publication Dj Alfy raises concern about the current social trend of Dominican youth due to various media and other influences. “This article’s main objective is to seek to explain how our youth are targeted by the violent lyrical contents of the artists they seek to emulate. As a DJ with over 15 years of experience, I can say without fear of contradiction that many youths are attracted to songs based primarily on the rhythmic beat and not on the lyrics. Artists are aware of this factor, therefore those with a message to “preach” use the beat as the vehicle to capture the audience. One such artist with very catchy beats is the Jamaican artist Mavado, who’s real name is David Constantine Brooks. Mavado, whose latest album entitled “Gangster for Life” (released in 2007) is scheduled to perform in Dominica in July 2008.”Alfy states in his article that one of Mavado’s trends is his propensity for using popular church songs in order to capture the ears of our youth, but changing around the lyrics in order to preach his own message. A typical example is the popular church song entitled “I am under the Rock.” Mavado has changed the word “Under” to “On”, as he chants: “I am on the rock.” The chorus continues: “I am on the rock; go tell my enemy, I am on the rock, Selassi guide me, and a me them cyaaa stop, I will never look back.”According to Dj Alfy the biblical reference on which the Christian song “I am under the Rock” is based is 1 Corinthians 10:4 which states that the children of Israel “Drank water from the Spiritual Rock that accompanied them, and that Rock was Christ.” Since many Caribbean contemporary songs tend to convey lyrics of double-meaning, many impressionable minds have interpreted Mavado’s inference to “I am on the rock, higher than I and I” as literally meaning “I am high on crack” since “rock” is one of the street names for crack cocaine. Thus, the song is seen by many as a clear glorification of crack cocaine by a musical icon that they seek to emulate.“In the intro of the song, the fourth line states: “My name is excellent.” This expression is deemed by many pundits as being blasphemous since Almighty God is the only one whose name is excellent. One therefore wonders who’s name is excellent. Is it Mavado’s, or is it someone else’s? In Matt.12:32 the bible clearly states that anyone who speaks blasphemously against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven,” Alfy wrote.“Another popular church song which Mavado has rearranged is the cherished hymn “Amazing Grace.” But in characteristic fashion he has twisted it into a “Gun tune”. The chorus of his rendition states: “Amazing grace, shot fly tru face, the bwoy dem a trace, shoot up dem base, have the K’s (AK47 assault rifle) dem in case, dem try fi escape, none cyaa escape, when me gun blaze.” The violent content of the song is self-evident. Interestingly, our Minister for national security spoke recently of holding consultations to explore the imposition of stiffer penalties on persons having illegal firearms and ammunitions in their possession, yet we are bringing in an artist whose message is a clear undiluted glorification of the very gun culture that we are trying to put a stop to,” he added.The verses of Mavado’s “Amazing Grace” rendition are even more graphical. As a parent, I find the contents very disturbing. Indeed, all parents should, because when shots start flying, it is the safety of our children that we first worry about.Now some might argue that an artist has the right to freedom of speech. Sure, by all means we have the right to our own opinion, and we also have the right to express our opinion in the form of song. However, we must keep in mind the well known axiom that “Word take on flesh.” Two of hip-hop’s biggest artists: Notorious BIG and Tu-Pac both lived and died victims of the violent songs they sang about. One therefore wonders whether we have learnt anything from their mistakes.Mel Cooke of the April 27, 2008 edition of the Jamaican Gleaner wrote: “Mavado’s often violently graphic lyrics deemed in various quarters as just about the closest thing to Salman Rushdie's Satanic Verses.”In an effort to protect the young impressionable minds of its citizens, some Caribbean governments have taken proactive action by banning artists with such violent lyrical contents from performing on their shores.In January 2008, the Trinidad Express blamed the music of Mavado for the stabbing of a student. As a result of this, some DJs in Trinidad & Tobago have reportedly refused to play his music.In an editorial in Barbados’ premiere newspaper The Nation, Mr. Haynes, one of the island’s leading reporters called for all radio stations to ban Mavado’s music.At a press conference held in Georgetown Guyana on 28th April 2008, Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee told reporters that Mavado is seen as a security risk to the country. The decision to blacklist the Jamaican was taken by the Bharrat Jagdeo administration after careful consideration of their track record, reported Radio Jamaica.As for how such actions will impact on Mavado’s career, Jones-Griffiths, Mavado’s manager said in the Jamaica Star that “This type of action does not do anything to cease Mavado’s momentum and popularity, if anything, it just adds to his legend.”Artists are clearly using the violent lyrical contents of their songs to lure youths into deviant practices, and are using publicity concerns from media as a step-up tool for gaining popularity. I believe that it is absolutely hypocritical for us to lament the proliferation of crimes, drugs and violence in our country while we open our front doors wide to persons who glamorize these heinous activities.Food for thought: 1 Corinthians 10:21 clearly says that: “You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot have a part in both the Lord’s table and the table of demons.”Let me reiterate that this article is not meant to condemn anyone, but to educate and enlighten us. Knowledge is power. As the WCK song says, “Either you In, or either you Out.” The choice is yours. May God grant you wisdom to choose wisely. God’s blessings on all."
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