Posted 18 Jan 2010 — by MrDixon
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Donny Yardas is undoubtedly a talented recording artist and song writer whose music continues to attract global audiences while staying true to home base. Unlike many artist of his time, the lyrical content of his music not only highlights his artistic creativity, but amplifies his ability to create timeless music. Well known throughout the dancehall fraternity and New York for crafting hits such as “One for Me,” “Your Eyez”” and “Nostrand & Maple.” Yardas continues to pull himself closer to becoming a force to be reckoned with in dancehall. And to prove that he has what it takes to top charts, Yardas recently premiered a music video for his hit single “so we rock it” which featured Screechy Dan.
To give you a glimpse inside the mind of Donny Yardas, I took the liberty of chatting with him about his career and the methodology behind the release of his latest music video. Read More
Kingston Jamaica: January 17, 2010: Double EME nominated recording artiste Marvin Clarke more popularly known as Wasp after seeing the horrific scenes and the extensive devastation suffered by Haiti in the recent earthquake has re-recorded his hit single ‘Cry Fi Dem’ as a tribute to the Haitian people.
Since re-recording the single there has been a tremendous demand for the song which a number of radio jocks and sound system selectors have describe as a fitting anthem.
According to Wasp “when I watched the news and saw the gruesome scenes, I was really touched and decided I had to do my part to help, the song will be used throughout various campaigns aimed at soliciting aid for the people of Haiti”.
Over the weekend the fast rising deejay performed at the highly anticipated Coke Zero Concert delivering one of the most memorable sets of the night. Wasp took the stage at minutes after 10pm entering with his ‘Unfair Officer’ to loud cheers and applause, without skipping a beat he veered into the street anthem ‘Bag A Gyal’ reeling off a list of female names who were involved in a catfight over him. Read More
The University Players’ will pay tribute to the late Trevor Rhone with a staging of his award-winning comedy “Two Can Play” which will be presented for just six performances beginning Saturday October 17th and continuing through to Monday October 26 at the Philip Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts, UWI, Mona.
Two Can Play, a work which won the award for Best Jamaican Play in 1982, features performances by 2008 Actor Boy Award nominees Nadean Rawlins and Alwyn Scott, and is directed by Brian Heap, who also won this year’s award for Best Director. The most recent University Players’ appearance by Nadean Rawlins and Alwyn Scott was in the Players’ memorable production of A. R. Gurney’s Love Letters which was presented earlier this year. Read More
NEW YORK, NY. Monday, July 07, 2009–New York City residents will get another opportunity this Summer to reminisce about the glory days of the recent past when sports and academics fuelled enough pride and prejudice to last a lifetime beyond the high school classrooms and soccer fields in Jamaica, West Indies.
The Springfield Gardens High School field at the Springfield Gardens Education Complex at 143 Avenue & Springfield Blvd., (near the North Conduit Avenue), in Springfield Gardens, Queens, NY, will be the venue for what organizers hope will be the first annual showcase of those players of the past whose pride and passion made the schoolboy soccer competition one to die for. Read More
by Jon Arnold
When you are planning your next Jamaica vacation, do not forget to consider the unique experience of St Thomas. While St Thomas Jamaica is undoubtedly influenced heavily with the Caribbean flavor, it also has a flavor all its own, with definite influences from both the Danish and Fresh cultures. In addition, the residents of St Thomas are just about as laid back as you can get, which further adds to the overall atmosphere of relaxation. Read More