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Here are some pics of your favorites and soon-to-be favorites out and about last weekend. Thursday several High Schools took part in a lip synching competition at the Arawak House of Culture in Dominica (more pics to come) where Dwane Husbands was a guest. Peep the pics of him, as well as Mr. Benji of Triple Kay band and Daddy Chess of the Swinging Stars Band.
Friday saw Rihanna at Z100's Jingle Ball in NYC performing with her BooBoo C-Breezy (who is Billboard's #1 artist of the year, RiRi is #5).
Saturday they were in Miami Intl Airport. While Mel B was at the Grove shopping with the fam. I went to OlBenz album release party at Harlem Plaza (nuff local artist doing their thing). And Bounty Killa, Jr. Reid and Mavado were at the Stone Love Party in Jamaica.
Leona Lewis was at Jingle Ball too and on Monday she was at David Letterman promoting Spirit. Happy Watching!!!!
Early next year will see the start of filming of the independent movie Babylon in Jamaica, that's according to Variety Magazine. Emmy Award -winning actor Paul Giamatti ( Big Momma's House, Saving Private Ryan) and co-star Anthony Mackie (The Man, 8 Mile) will be in Jamaica in February to begin shooting. The script was written by Ian Stone (The Simpson Movie) and Adreas Baiz is the Director (Santana).
Mackie plays a Rastafarian, and Giamatti a British minister of religion. They are both trying to protect a 12-year-old Jamaican boy from gangsters.
By the way theses guys are busy for 2009. Giamatti will star in Duplicity opposite Clive Owens and Julia Roberts, The Owl In Daylight and Ironclad.
Mackie will be playing Tupac in Notorious (story of the life and death of B.I.G), The Great Observer and Jesse Owens.
AND NOW MY TWO CENTS!Allu already know ....de fake Jamaican accent coming. Not to cringe before the movie comes out, but goddam Jamaica doh have actors that could play a rasta???? And as for Tupac--Now he has the brows down but I don't know how they going to give him full sexy as mutha-shut yo-mawth, delicious lips(lol). That I definitely want to see
Here is Kevin Lyttle's latest release. It's called "Fyah". Click below to listen to the audio or check out the video which is posted as well!!!
Kevin Lyttle - Fyah.mp3
Don't miss your chance to get your copy of Marlon's Asher excellent new CD "Unconditional Love" which features tracks from Rayvon, Princess Mennen and Henry Tigan, to name a few.
Ernie B's Reggae is offering a very special deal if you order the CD within the next 2 weeks on their website www.ebreggae.com they will discount your order by $5. In order to get the $5 discount, we ask that you please type in the words "5 OFF" right next to your name when you place the order. So, if your name is John Smith, then just type in your name like this: John Smith 5 OFF. That's it, you save $5!!!
Click HERE to make your purchase
The Chronicles of Mavado is a mixtape done by MuscleHead Inc. and features 73 tracks with some guest appearances by the likes of Busy Signal, Jr. Reid, Jay Z, G Unit, Vybz Kartel and BARACK OBAMA.
go to myspace.com/musclehead2006 for more info
Judah Tribe reggae band just announced the global release of the controversial single "Judgment" which coincides with the 2nd anniversary of the death of Sean Bell who was killed by NYPD officers on his wedding day. The song was a tribute to him and is available through online retailers such as iTunes, Rhapsody, Amazon, Napster, and Zune.The release follows the performance of Judah Tribe at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM). Les Paultre, lead guitarist of Judah Tribe, father the father of Sean Bell's wife-to-be Nicole Paultre, who introduced the song to the audience.
visit JudahTribe.com to learn more about the group.
photo sourceGreensleeves recording artist, Fantan Mojah, today released his album Stronger. A much anticipated follow up to his debut Hail The King.
The album gives production credits to procucers such as Frenchie ("Stronger"), Shane Brown, Jam 2, Pow Pow, Lion Vibes and Special Delivery ("Can't Frame I").
A Little Trivia: Capleton suggested the name change from Mad Killa to Fantan Moja to reflect his rasta beliefs!
Officially VP Records will release Energy God: The Very of Best Elephant Man on February 17, 2009. But Amazon.com says you can preorder for a Jan. 27 release. The 18 track album and DVD covers his best tracks of the last decade. The DVD themed "Living La Vida Ele" shows him at his Jamaican residence and in electrifying live performances.
Well I had already mentioned this album on a previous post, however I had no album cover. Well thanks to a new blogpost on Jah Cure's page, here it is!
Pictured below: Miss Russia and Miss Trinidad and Tobago
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On Saturday December 13th, the 58th Annual Miss World Pageant was held in Johannesburg South Africa. The pageant which saw a record-breaking 109 contestants was won by Miss Kseniya Sukhinovia of Russia, who was crowned by last year's winner Zilin Zhang. First runner up was Parvathay Omanakuttan of India. Miss Trinidad and Tobago Gabrielle Walcott rounded up the top three.
The show was hosted by Chinese TV presenter Angela Chow along with South African celebrity Tumisho Masha.
NOW FOR MY TWO CENTS!
Where was Marah Walter????? Where in the name of everything I love about Dominica was Marah Walter who has won a total of THREE regional titles in addition to her Dominica Carnival Queen Crown. I mean it's great that the government named the VIP Booth at the Creole Festival, but my goodness this girl deserves way more than that. And the private sector in Dominica could not see it fit to come together to support this girl???? I mean what motivation is that for someone coming up who knows they are Miss World and Miss Universe quality but just won't bother because she knows PDJ2 is probably the furthest she can go??????? Step up Dominica. We have one more chance. Miss Universe is next year. Hope I'm not preaching to the choir....
Just want to recognize our regional contestants:
Antigua and Barbuda-Athina James
Aruba-Christina-Marie Trejo Baiz
Bahamas-Tinnyse Jamal Johnson
Barbados-Natalie Olivia Griffith
Belize-Charmaine Chinapen
Cayman Islands-Nicosia Lawson
Curacao-Norayla Maria Francisco
Dominican Republic- Geisha N Montes de QIA ROBLES
Guadeloupe-Federika Kiera Charpentier
Guyana-Christa Lasaunta Simmons
Jamaica-Brittany Lyons
Martinique-Elodie Marie Charlie Delor
Puerto Rico-Ivonne Orsini Lopez
St. Lucia-Joyann Biscette
Trinidad and Tobago-Gabrielle Walcott
www.missworld.com
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Condolences to Mr Vegas (born Clifford Smith) on the sudden death of his father Kenneth Maitland. Mr Maitland filled a significant gap in his life in the absence of his biological father. Mr Vegas penned the song "Mama Don't Cry" to comfort his mother during this difficult time.
Check out the new single from Reggae artist Richie Spice. It is called "Street Life" and comes courtesy of our friends at www.rhonafox.com
Click HERE to see Busy Signal's "Tic-Toc" on BET's Ya Heard where they feature INdie videos.
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Bajan Singer/Songwriter Shotnetelle's new album Shontelligence is number three on the Billboard Top Heatseekers List. To see else who made it click HERE
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Dancehall Superstar Shaggy will be premiering his "Bad Man Don't Cry" video at Mass Camp on Saturday November 29 2008, at Asylum’s 11th Anniversary party.
The video is directed by Jay Will and was shot on location in Jamaica. The storyline in a nutshell tells of a guy (Shaggy) who is seeking counseling because he is in love with the girl of a don but he is the Don's right hand man. The Don has a hunch and goes on a rampage trying to figure out whats up.
Lots of celebrities appear in the video in different roles to lend support to the story.
Jay Will says its one of his best videos so I am definitely looking forward to it!
Who remeba dis: "Drink ah rum and a puncha crema/drink ah rum...."
Well, parang season is here again and Angostura is bringing this song back to life with a little twist. They are doing a promotional spot using the song this time replacing Lord Kitchener with his son, Kernel Roberts. Here is a still shot from the ad showing typical Christmas merriment in a Trinidadian household. Peep Machel in the background making a cameo.
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So here are some of your favorite celebrities out and about and On De Scene:
Rihanna is at the 2008 UNICEF Snowflake lighting in NYC. She is the face of Gucci's UNICEF campaign.
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Check out Queen Latifah and Alicia Keys performing at this years AMA's
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Beyonce or should I say Sascha Fierce is on the Today Show promoting her new album. Yeah I know she's an H-Town Chick, no Caribbean connection that I know of, but damn she's a hard worker. I admire her a lot. And she sho nuff is working that outfit!
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Her double disc album I Am...Sasha Fierce is her third straight No. 1 debut on The Billboard 200 with 482,000 copies.
Can somebody say Fierce....Indeed!!!!!
photo sourceOk now in this pic latin bombshell Eva Mendes is neither out nor about..hmm on second though I'm sure there are those of you who would beg to differ.....She just oozzees sensuality. This is a shot of her in the lates issue of Spain's El Pais Semanal Magazine. Too see more pics from the shoot click HERE.
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The Liguanae Club in Jamaica will be the venue for Buju Banton's only performance in Jamaica for 2008. On December 6th he will headline the Reggaeloution concert event.
Other artists to perform include Etana, Tarus Riley and Rootz Underground.
Organizers of Art Expo Miami (running December 2-7) will feature a collection of photographs of supermodel Naomi Campbell.
This is a momentous event as such top photographers as Authur Elgort, Albet Watson and Steven Meisel rarely exhibit their work together.
The retrospective will feature over 50 photographs and several illustrations of Campbell, all of which will be for sale. It is part of a larger exhibit called In Fashion Photo, which will display an additional 250 photographs.
Haitian-born musician, Wyclef Jean, is among the latest Americans losing a home to the foreclosure crisis.
Jean`s unfinished Miami Beach mansion is set to be sold by Miami-Dade county on December 12 after the singer failed to pay the mortgage.
The Yele Haiti founder and goodwill ambassador of Haiti reportedly took out a $2 million mortgage from Home Equity Mortgage Corp. in 2004 to purchase the estate through a corporation he owns with several friends, according to The Palm Beach Post. Jean’s corporation now owes the bank $2.4 million.
But while the home was set to be renovated, it was left unfinished for more than two years because of a number of construction liens and $6,200 in fines from the city of Miami Beach.
Court documents show also that a lien was put on the property this year by the project’s architects, who have tried to collect $75,000 owed to them since 2004.
Jean has not yet commented on the case.
Source: Caribbean World News
Rapper and former Fugees producer John Forté was one of 14 people pardoned by President Bush on Monday, according to Reuters. He had been serving a sentence of 14 years in prison since 2001, after being found guilty of possession of 31 pounds of liquid cocaine with intent to distribute.
The presidential pardons, which were for offenses ranging from distribution of marijuana to unauthorized use of a pesticide, cannot be overruled and can help the recipients find jobs, live in public housing and vote. Bush has received more than 2,000 requests for pardons, which typically come fast and furious near the end of a president's term.
Forté - who studied violin at the prestigious Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire as a youth - co-wrote and produced two songs on the Fugees' Grammy-winning 1996 smash, The Score. Two years later, he released his debut, Poly Sci, on which Fugees member Wyclef Jean has an executive-producer credit.
Forté was arrested in 2000 at Newark International Airport after accepting a briefcase containing $1.4 million worth of cocaine. He released his confessional second album, 2002's I, John, while already serving his sentence at Pennsylvania's Lorreto Federal Penitentiary.
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Source: All Hip-Hop
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The recent sighting of a sea lion off the Northern coast of Dominica was enough to get hundreds of spectators flocking to the beach to view the unusual spectacle.
The California sea lions are not usually seen in the Atlantic Ocean preferring to reside in the cooler Pacific, so it was no wonder that the crowds came out.
The sea lion moved up and down the shoreline periodically coming up to the water’s edge where the crowd of onlookers attempted to interact with the creature and feed it with fish. It appeared to enjoy the attention and seemed untroubled by all the activity.
It was later learned that the sea lion was one of a few sea lions that escaped from the Marine World in St. Kitts during the passage of hurricane Omar in October.
Contact was quickly made with the management of the aquarium in St. Kitts and the onlookers were advised to feed the sea lion at least two pounds of fish. This was successfully done and the following day relieved workers from the aquarium went to Portsmouth to retrieve their prize possession.
Pyramid Entertainment Management out of Barbados is hard at work. This can be attested to by the hard work of their artists to bring great music to their fans and videos of a high caliber. Here are a few artist on the roster. See what they have been up to.
Verseewild, is a radio-jock now singer who's popularity has skyrocketed in the last year. I'm sure his song "Ahzam" has something to do with it. Well he recently released a video for the song and also has a sneak peak video for his track "Tek It Light".
The video was directed by Nicholas King, while production was done by the B.M.G.U. Production team.
It captures many picturesque Bajan scenes, it is bright and lively like the island itself. Of course this is a bajan ting so you know girls are there pelting waist and pushing back bumpa and ting. Interestingly enough, the video captures the two sides of Versee as in one scene he is shown on stage performing while talking to the DJ who happens to be him.
Check out the video below:
I recently saw Philip 7's video for "Beautiful Surprise" on Caribvision. Love it. He has a new song out. It's called "Who You Are". 
The song is produced by one of Jamaica’s most long-standing and accomplished producers Richard 'Shams' Browne.
Though he is known for his alternative sound, he has definitely found something magical in this Reggae inspired music. Look out for another reggae themed track "Looking For" produced by Stephen McGregor,with the accompanying video directed by J Will. Additionally, he has also been working with another veteran producer Donovan Germaine of the Penthouse Label.
To round of this successful year, Philip 7 will perform at the Barbados version of A Moment In Time headlined by Beres Hammond. The concert is set for December 28, at the Sir Garfeild Sobers Gymnasium
I always knew Barbados had great musical talent. I remember going to gospelfests as a child on vacation with my aunts, and was always blown away by the awesome talent therein. So its no surprise to me that artists like Rupee, Rihanna, Shontelle and Levvi Franc have been signed to major record labels , Atlantic, Def Jam, Universal Mowtown, and Jive Records respectively. Well Hal Linton is gonna join not only Shontelle as a label mate but Lil Wayne, Nelly and Ashanti.
Hal, is not only a singing talent but a talented writer who penned the single "Cardiac Arrest". We are looking for only the best from him!!!!
Timeka Marshall just wrapped up the video fro her seductive new single "All Night" ,
directed by Jamaican Jay Will. The track was produced by Stephen McGregor. She was one of an exclusive group of artists chosen by KLAS radio station for a tour of high schools throughout Jamaica, where she spread positive messages to teens, sharing her story, giving advice, signing posters and CDs and of course performing.
She is also a nominee for this year's Guyana Music Awards to be held on November 30. She goes up against acts such as Adrian Dutchin, Jumo, Shelly G, Natural Black, and First Born.
Check out all the Pyramid Artists at www.pyramidartists.com
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On Monday night Rihanna won two American Music Awards those being Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist and Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist beating out Alicia Keys and Mary J Blige. She beat out Mary yall. I love me some Mary J... "oh, woh ho, oh woh ho, oh woh hoho, tubidoobidobidodo/I don't know what I would do/do without you/You bring me joy" that Mary. But you know homegirl was everywhere this year getting her hustle on, so kudos to her. These two awards make a total of three AMAs for RiRi who won her frist award last year for Favorite Female Artist.
The show, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel featured 19 performances, including Alicia Keys’ ‘Superwoman’ with a surprise guest Queen Latifah, as well as show-stopping performances by Beyonce, Coldplay, Kanye West, Mariah Carey,Ne-Yo, New Kids on the Block, the Pussycat Dolls and of course Rihanna. She still in that Dominatrix phase: Check out the outfit below. Please note the blinging eye patch for a little twist on the very sexy outfit.
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The biggest winners of the night were Chris Brown who won three awards including Favorite Artist of the Year, along with Alicia Keys and Kanye West, each taking home two AMA trophies.
Another view of her outfit below: wonder if she got any hugs that night??? Check out the spikes on the bustier(Ouch!)
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Rihanna is up for four People's Choice Awards: Favorite Female Singer, Favorite R&B Song, Favorite Pop Song and Favorite Star 35 & Under. The 35th Annual People's Choice Awards will air on CBS on Wednesday Jan. 7th 2009 and will again be hosted by Queen Latifah.
Photo: HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco, Yelena Isinbayveva of Russia, Usain Bolt of Jamaica and IAAF Predident Lamine Diack (Getty Images)
The International Athletic Foundation (IAF) Honorary President HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco and International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF) President Lamine Diake hosted the World Athletics Gala in the Salle des Etoiles of the Sporting Club d'Ete in Monte Carlo on Sunday November 23rd. Twenty-two yearl old Jamaican Usain Bolt and Russia's 26-year-old Yelena Isinbavevia (a pole vaulter)were donned the title of Male and Female World Atheletes of the Year 2008.
Bolt captured the world's attention by capturing three gold medals at this year's Olympic Games, winning the men's 100 and 200 metres as well as sprinting the third leg on the 4/100 relay. Aditionally, he clocked world record times in the 100 and 200 meter races, and in the relay as well.
His two individual world records were also nominated for Male Performance of The Year, but he lost it to Cuban Dayron Robles who broke the world record in the men's 110m hurdles in June when he clocked 12.87 a world record improvement of one hundreth of a second.
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