Topic Tag: Dancehall

Culture, Travel, Lifestyle, St. Kitts and Nevis

Seven days in St Kitts

This, I have to tell you, isn’t the easiest of writing assignments. It’s not that the idea of seven days in this off-the-beaten-track...

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Culture, People, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis

Lady Saw: she came, she saw

Two things dawned on me the other day as I soaked up the music and the vibes at the 11th annual St Kitts Music Festival. First, and perhaps...

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Film and Television

Film buzz (March/April 2007)

Reggae sisters Queens of Sound: a Herstory of Reggae and Dancehall A film by Sandra Krampelhuber The music industry is notoriously unfair...

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Music, Reviews

Music buzz (November/December 2006)

What could the Matter be? Marlon Roudette and Preetesh Hirji are the musical duo better know as Mattafix. Their work is what record...

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Culture, Music, Arts, Caribbean Diaspora, Jamaica

No to hate: dancehall & gay-bashing lyrics

This was the first paragraph of a recent Associated Press story out of New York: Citing concerns about potential violence, an organiser on...

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Music

Music buzz (September/October 2006)

Songs for thirsty souls Three years ago, just when I thought New York had lost its capacity to surprise me, an intriguing invitation...

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Music, Reviews

Rhythm roundup (March/April 2006)

Unusual suspects Reggae Roadblock – Various artists (Caribbean Music Group) With all due respect to Bunji Garlin, Maximus Dan, and Machel...

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Music, Reviews

Rhythm roundup (November/December 2005)

Backstreet bwoys Unknown Language  T.O.K. (VP Records, VPCD1711) Forget the bland blond boy bands from MTV: with the release of their...

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