archive for June 2009

• Marijuana Smoking Suspected Behind No Reggae At California Fair

  30 June 2009 by Karin in Music [ no comments ]

    Some bad news for reggae bands and fans alike as the San Diego County Fair organizers cancel a reggae festival as part of their line up for this year.    Read more at signonsandiego.com.

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• Movies They Don’t Show In Jamaica

  30 June 2009 by Karin in Film [ 3 comments ]

  Jamaica Vibes presents award winning films they never show in Jamaica. Showtime  is 7pm with short films and photography, then 9pm sharp for the feature presentation of MIRACLE AT ST ANNA.  

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• Peter Ferguson Launches “ChangeMakers”, 101 Portraits Of Jamaican Men In Florida

  29 June 2009 by Karin in Books [ no comments ]

    Peter Ferguson launched his book, ChangeMakers in Florida this past weekend.  The launch featured an exhibition of photographs by Peter Ferguson, one of the best photographers in Jamaica at present, and unquestionably the best portraitist.

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• To Be A Dog For A Day

  27 June 2009 by Karin in Poetry [ 10 comments ]

  Photo contribed by www.christopherspenn.com   Dog For A Day! Yipee! I'm a dog for the day! Other dogs please come out and play. We'll play ball and tug-o-war, We can't play with my shoe because it tore. After all this excitement we'll have a drink, Fron the highest ...

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• KOTE Night At The Movies

  26 June 2009 by Karin in Film [ no comments ]

  Last night KOTE presented an eclectic group of short films at Redbones demonstrating that Jamaica's film industry is alive and well.  The night which was hosted and curated by David Morrison presented films which were well produced for the most ...

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• Sean Paul And Master Shortie In London

  25 June 2009 by Karin in Music [ no comments ]

  [caption id="attachment_5084" align="alignnone" width="570" caption="Sean Paul and Master Shortie"][/caption]   Sean Paul is on a promotional tour now for his upcoming new album, Imperial Blaze, (coming out in August) and new video for "So Fine". Sean was captured here in London at MTV ...

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• Introducing Sean Paul’s New Video, “So Fine”…

  25 June 2009 by Karin in Music [ 4 comments ]

  [caption id="attachment_5076" align="alignnone" width="583" caption="Sean Paul and Farenheit"][/caption] Sean Paul's New Video SO FINE The song is definitely catchy in true Sean Paul style... What you think?

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• KOTE Presents Brand New Machine The Exhibitionist Where Music Meets Art

  24 June 2009 by Karin in Happenings On The Edge [ no comments ]

  Featuring music by Collin Hines and artists, Stefan Clarke, Philip Clayton, Kori Solomon and Marcel Messan. Poetry by Sajjoya Alcott and dance by Morekeia Isaccs. More about BNM - BNM Fuses Music and Art

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