archive for January 2010

• Alpha Boys School Needs Your Help Especially Instruments

  31 January 2010 by Karin in Music [ 1 comment ]

  [caption id="attachment_7002" align="alignnone" width="570" caption="Trumpeter Kevin Batchelor of  The Skatalites at Parkpop, the largest free pop festival in Europe."][/caption] On Monday Feb 15, 2010 JARIA (Jamaica Reggae Industry Association) will co-host an open day and Jam Session at the Alpha Boys ...

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• Vote For “Engineroom Offers U: Down Deep Vol 1″

  28 January 2010 by Karin in Music,Engineroom, Music [ no comments ]

  YardEdge brings you the latest offering from Jamaica's DJ Engineroom - a 70 minute set of hard-hitting house music with attitude! Engineroom has entered the mix in the Let's Mix NGDJ competition - support YardEdge and cast your vote for Engineroom ...

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• Crimson Heart Replica Hustlin’ for Haiti

  26 January 2010 by Karin in Happening on the Edge 2010 [ 1 comment ]

  This live music event is being staged as a call to action for citizens of Jamaica and music fans at large to assist in the recovery efforts in Haiti. The event will facilitate the collection of in- kind and cash ...

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• Wyclef Jean Feat. Mavado – Their Tribute to Haiti

  26 January 2010 by Karin in Music [ no comments ]

  Check out this tribute to Haiti performed by Wyclef Jean and featuring Mavado... For more info on this video see Soundclash

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• Smoke & Mirrors at Brand New Machine Wednesday

  25 January 2010 by Karin in Happening on the Edge 2010 [ no comments ]

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• Alborosie’s Blue Movie Boo Video

  23 January 2010 by Karin in Music [ no comments ]

  Check out this latest music video from Italian turned Jamaican reggae artist, Alborosie.  This video is for the single “Blue Movie Boo” which is off the 'Escape from Babylon to the Kingdom of Zion' album. The album is due to be released ...

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• Culloden Beach, Westmoreland

  22 January 2010 by Karin in Worth A Visit [ no comments ]

  Culloden, Westmoreland Here are a few photos of the beach at Culloden where I was staying recently, a beautiful area off the beaten path... Culloden is a small town on the south west coast of Jamaica in the parish of Westmoreland.  It's ...

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• Well Heeled Jamaicans Collecting Shoes for Haiti This Weekend

  21 January 2010 by Karin in Happening on the Edge 2010 [ 1 comment ]

  Here's a great initiative from Well Heeled Jamaicans spearheaded by Lisa O'Gilvie.  They are staging a major drive to raise 10,000 pairs of shoes for the people of Haiti. The drive date is on Saturday, January 23th and Sunday January 24 ...

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