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Do All Household Helpers Steal?6 comments

carolynjoycooper wrote 2 weeks ago: Last Sunday, the third annual ‘Dis Poem Word Festival’ was staged in Hope Bay, Portland. … more →

Tags: class politics, jamaican literature, Jamaican popular culture, Dis Poem Word Festival, Kingston Pon Di River Festival, mutabaruka, Ras Takura

You know weh Sammy plant im cahn? 1 comment

read.robin wrote 3 weeks ago: Our culture has been relegated to knick-knack status: a decorative memento. Is it only natural, this … more →

Tags: musings, Jamaica, History, Culture

Alpha Boys’ School Get New Logo2 comments

carolynjoycooper wrote 1 month ago: Prof. Hubert Devonish, Co-ordinator,Jamaican Language Unit, UWI There are two spelling systems used … more →

Tags: Culture, Jamaican Art, jamaican history, Jamaican popular culture, Social History, Maria Papaefstathiou, Michael 'Freestylee' Thompson, Miss Jessie Ripoll, Professor Hubert Devonish

Vybz Kartel's Book For CXC2 comments

carolynjoycooper wrote 1 month ago: Vybz Kartel’s arresting book, The Voice of the Jamaican Ghetto, co-authored with Michael Dawso … more →

Tags: Caribbean literature, class politics, dancehall culture, Education, michael dawson, People's Telecom, university of the west indies, Wilmot Perkins

Losing touch with one's roots

ezekelalan wrote 1 month ago: It is a clear sign of how much I have lost touch with my roots. Yesterday, a nasty, inconsiderate bi … more →

Tags: being jamaican, My Books., Avian Influenza, Best Jamaican books, Commonwealth Book prize 2013, Commonwealth Book Prize 2013 Shortlist, Disposable People by Ezekel Alan, Jamaican authors, Jamaican superstitions

'Bring In All Rastas, Dead Or Alive!'1 comment

carolynjoycooper wrote 1 month ago: Sir Alexander Bustamante Those are the infamous words of Sir Alexander Bustamante, national hero and … more →

Tags: african diaspora, class politics, jamaican history, Jamaican POlitics, Race and class politics, rastafari, Religion, Coral Gardens, Hélène Lee

'Booking' a Revolution

thebitterbean wrote 1 month ago: Booking a Revolution I’ve come to accept that idiocy is my portion. I mean, what other than id … more →

Tags: Books, caribbean writing, Jamaican economy, Kingston Book Festival 2013, Publishing, writing

Garbages of the jamaican ghetto

Sherkhan (eng) wrote 1 month ago: I had to make an episode about a problem that I discovered after living years in a Jamaican inner-ci … more →

Tags: Jamaica, Travels, Documentary, Webdoc, in the ghetto, Raatid and Magic FILMS, mini documentaries, Pollution, recycling

Out of the Mouths of Babes and Sucklings2 comments

carolynjoycooper wrote 1 month ago: Once upon a time, in the good old days, every child used to be every adult’s responsibility. A … more →

Tags: Gender and Sexuality, Jamaican POlitics, Easter sermon, Gender Politics, policing in Jamaica

Protoje to lecture at UWI3 comments

carolynjoycooper wrote 1 month ago: The Department of Literatures in English, University of the West Indies, Mona continues our series o … more →

Tags: Jamaican popular culture, rastafari, Popular Music, Culture, university of the west indies, Protoje

Cherry Creek - Bigot Rock Radio

hollywoodhemptress wrote 1 month ago: Cherry Creek – Bigot Rock Radio By Rupert Declo Rupert Declo producer of Hollywood Hemptress H … more →

Tags: marijuana legalization, 420 Celebrations in Washington State 2013, 420 Comedy Show, 93.7 RockIn River, Cannabis, Cannabis Cures Cancer, cannabis prohibition, Cherry Creek Radio, Corporate Media

Connection between Jamaicans living abroad and Jamaicans living in Jamaica

Sherkhan (eng) wrote 1 month ago: Here is the latest Raatid and Magic work, the report of the first Dispora Youth Connect meeting. In … more →

Tags: Jamaica, Documentary, Webdoc, Reggae Music, in the ghetto, Raatid and Magic FILMS, Jamaican Diaspora

Who’s In Charge of the Rompin’ Shop?1 comment

carolynjoycooper wrote 2 months ago: March is International Women’s Month.  It’s a good a time to talk about sexual politics in dancehall … more →

Tags: african diaspora, Culture, dancehall culture, Jamaican popular culture, Popular Music, cali p, International Women's Month, Janine 'Jah9' Cunningham, Lady Saw

Michael 'Freestylee' Thompson Exhibits at the University of the West Indies Museum3 comments

carolynjoycooper wrote 2 months ago: Michael ‘Freestylee’ Thompson’s reggae posters inspired the design of the Global R … more →

Tags: Jamaican Art, Jamaican popular culture, International Reggae Poster Contest, Maria Papaefstathiou, University of the West Indies Museum, University of the West Indies Press

No Extinguisher, Big Problem1 comment

carolynjoycooper wrote 2 months ago: Those German men in that inflammatory Saturn ad should have had a fire extinguisher in their tiny ki … more →

Tags: Culture, Marcus Garvey, Global Reggae book, Ellen Koehlings, Pete Lilly, Bob marley and the wailers, Errol Kerr, Riddim Magazine

DOCUMENTARIES ABOUT JAMAICA2 comments

Sherkhan (eng) wrote 2 months ago: I tried to group the principal documentaries about Jamaica, from the “big productions” t … more →

Tags: reggae, Music 2, Jamaica, Travels, Documentary, Webdoc, Jamaican Music, in the ghetto, jamaica

New episode from "À la Jamaïque" series - Rasta

Sherkhan (eng) wrote 2 months ago: Selasie teach us some rasta concepts from the Blue Mountains … more →

Tags: Jamaica, Travels, Documentary, Webdoc, jamaica, raatid and magic, Raatid and Magic FILMS, mini documentaries, Rasta

SPARK-ENT FEB 26, 2013 - KONSHENS AND LIL JON TEAM UP

sparkiebaby wrote 2 months ago: KONSHENS AND LIL JON TEAM UP       Coming off the heels of a successful 2012, Danceha … more →

Tags: konshens, Lil Jon, Yeah!, Get Low, big and sexy remix, New York, Markhize, Subkonshus Music, garfield spence

Taking Dennis Brown’s Name in Vain3 comments

carolynjoycooper wrote 2 months ago:        The Crown Prince of Reggae has been royally dissed. D Brown’s duppy must be well vexed.  I ex … more →

Tags: Jamaican popular culture, rastafari, Popular Music, Bob Marley, Global Reggae book, Dennis Brown, sumfest, International Reggae Day, JARIA


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