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• Sean Paul Releases Hardcore on Blaze Fia Riddim

  15 August 2011 by Karin in Music [ 1 comment ]

  With the release of the Blaze Fia Riddim, Grammy Award winning artist Sean Paul has taken his love for music to new heights and added the title of "producer" to his list of accomplishments. For his debut effort, Sean decided to ...

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• Taj Weekes & Adowa August Concert Tour Dates

  5 August 2011 by Karin in Music [ 1 comment ]

  Here's another video by Taj Weekes and Adowa and their August tour dates. August 9 : Highline Ballroom : New York, NY August 11 : The Metro : Chicago, IL August 12 : Iowa City Yacht Club : Iowa City, IA August 13 : ...

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• Taj Weekes & Adowa Present “Janjaweed”

  3 August 2011 by Karin in Music [ no comments ]

  Check out this very cool video from Taj Weekes & Adowa, called  "Janjaweed" from the album "A Waterlogged Soul Kitchen" on Jatta Records. According to the band - "Janjaweed" is being released to commemorate the independence of the Republic of South Sudan. The ...

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• Introducing the National Youth Orchestra of Jamaica Students

  21 July 2011 by Karin in Music [ no comments ]

  Here's a brief film by Marcelo Munes documenting some of the students, their parents and their thoughts and hopes for the National Youth Orchestra programme. Very cool and inspiring - check it out!

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• Sezi Elevates Redbones

  10 July 2011 by Karin in Happening on the Edge 2011,Music,Music,Sezi [ 5 comments ]

    Sarah "Sezi" Silvera has grown to be one of YardEdge's favourite artists- a talented singer, performer and songwriter, she projects a tremendous amount of confidence and energy on stage.

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• Singer/Songwriter Sezi Live in Concert July 8

  4 July 2011 by Karin in Happenings On The Edge,Music,Sezi [ no comments ]

    Up and coming local songstress, Sarah "Sezi" Silvera will be performing at Redbones Blues Cafe, July 8 at 9pm. Sezi is a talented singer, songwriter, storyteller, and dancer and never fails to entertain her audiences with her unique animated style ...

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• July 1 – International Reggae Day Honours Reggae Greats

  27 June 2011 by Karin in Happening on the Edge 2011,Music [ no comments ]

  [caption id="attachment_12669" align="alignnone" width="432" caption="Dennis Brown"][/caption]   International Reggae Day 2011 honours three reggae greats: Dennis Brown, Gregory Issacs, and Burning Spear. INTERNATIONAL REGGAE DAY AWARDS are given to legends of Jamaican music who have through their work, professional integrity and humanity positively ...

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• Jamaica Achieves Third Place in Global Drumming Competition

  21 June 2011 by Karin in Music [ 2 comments ]

  Jamaica just achieved an impressive third place in the first ever Red Bull Tum Tum Pa global university drumming competition. Music is a universal language. Doesn't matter your nationality, race, male or female. Red Bull Tum Tum Pa gathered 150 students ...

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