Archive for the ‘Events’ Category

by: Ralston Barrett

Flava Squad Entertainment the promoters of HYPE 2K10 promise to make this year’s staging of their annual stage show a most memorable event; despite the pressures of the current economic recession the chief organizer of the event Ewan McRae is adamant that his company will be staging a great event come April 3rd at Independence Park in Black River, St. Elizabeth. Therefore he and his team have put together a very exciting package for Hype 2K10 because they want to give patrons good value for their money.

“We know how tight things are for everybody right now with the recession and all that’s going on economically, therefore we are trying our very best to give our patrons a very good event for their money. We have always tried our best to deliver a very good entertainment package to our supporters; since we began HYPE 2K four years ago we have always maintained this approach. This year will be no different as we have put together another very exciting package again,” said Mr. McRae. Read the rest of this entry »

Kingston, Jamaica: – Jamaica’s premier oldies party, Good Times, invades New York on Friday April 30, 2010. Already tightly gripping the psyche of Jamaican party lovers, Good Times is now spreading its grasp to North America. The event is slated for Mingles Café in The Bronx, New York and is the first out-of-island experience for the party, but according to the organizers, not the last.

Good Times staged four times annually in Kingston, boasts enviable numbers, and has grown considerably since its first edition in 1996. Many in the Diaspora have been known to fly to Jamaica and incorporate the event into their hectic vacation schedules, as the party spreads it wings to score record numbers in Kingston, May Pen, Montego Bay, and Ocho Rios.

Music lovers in New York will be treated to pulsating rhythms from music worldwide from as far back as the 70s and 80s when Dancehall King Yellow Man and lyricist Super Cat reigned supreme. This collaboration between The Quorum from Jamaica and the Irie Jam Media family from New York promises a great party vibe. Read the rest of this entry »

by: Raymond ‘Shadow’ Small

Kingston Jamaica: Next Saturday, March 20th the Best Dressed Fun in the Son gospel festival will see the unveiling of an impressive cadre of local and international acts gracing the stage at the 2010 renewal of the island’s most successful gospel showcase.

The concert to be staged on the grounds of Jamaica College boasts an impressive line-up featuring U.S based Multi-platinum and four-time Grammy, Stellar and Dove award winner Kirk Franklin alongside local top flight entertainers such as the very dynamic and inspirational overseas based gospel DJ Papa San, 2010 Youth View Awards –Gospel Artiste of the Year DJ Nicholas, Omari, the fast-rhyming Goddy Goddy, Ja Bez, the very energetic Sister Scully, Kimiela Issacs, Three The Lord’s Way, J Lee, Sons of The Prophet, Karen Gregory, Ryan Berry, Praise Academy of Dance among others. The word will be brought by International Evangelist Andrew Palau. Emcees: Che Cowan and Nadine Blair. Admission is absolutely FREE! Read the rest of this entry »

Diamond selling dancehall/reggae superstar Orville Burrell popularly known as Shaggy will be the featured act at the Negril One Love Reggae Concert winter series show which will be held on Tuesday the 23rd of February at the Negril Escape Resort.

Shaggy came to international prominence in the early 1990s with a cover of the Folks Brothers Ska hit Oh Carolina; since then he has become a household name world wide having sold millions of album and singles. Shaggy’s impressive catalogue boasts several international chart toppers such as It Wasn’t Me Angel, Boombastic, In The Summer Time, Luv Me Luv Me, Hey Sexy Lady, Wild Tonite and Whats Love.

Shaggy is also a very exciting stage performer and he never fails to connect with his audience. The ladies never seem to get enough of his suggestive stage antics. It is expected that his appearance at the Negril Escape Resort will be another memorable event. Read the rest of this entry »

Yasus Afari

The very highly anticipated POETRY IN MOTION will have its 7th annual staging on Sunday February 28th, at Villa Gardens, 9 Villa Road Mandeville, Jamaica starting with an all-inclusive dinner at 4pm and showtime will be at 6pm sharp.

Poetry in Motion will serve up Clean Intelligent Fun For the entire Family, showcasing MUSIC , DANCE, COMEDY, STORY TELLING, FASHION & POETRY in a very Family Friendly atmosphere.The show will feature: YASUS AFARI, KEN BOOTHE, JOAN ANDREA HUTCHINSON, SIMON CROSSKILL,OWEN BLAKKA ELLIS, VIV MORRIS-BROWN, MEL COOKE, AMINA MEEKS, Kerryan Brown, Prof. Barry Chevannes, Tanhoi, Ashley Little, Kimberley Wint, Reggie’s African Fashions & a surprise guest.

As is Customary with POETRY IN MOTION part proceeds of the event will go towards a needy charity and this year’s recepient is EBENEZER HOME as this is in keeping with POETRY IN MOTION’S community focus & the concept of social responsibility. Read the rest of this entry »

Assassin

Flava Squad Entertainment will be staging their 4th annual Family Fun day/ Car Sound Clash, on the 3rd of April 2010 at Independence Park in Black River, St. Elizabeth, dubbed HYPE 2K10. This year’s staging will be even bigger and better as the promoters of the event will be doing everything possible to enhance and maintain the usual high production standards that are synonymous with the HYPE 2K brand of events.

For the last three years the promoters have treated music lovers in southern Jamaica to some very exciting events featuring top acts such as Bounty Killer, Mavado, Rick Ross, Sizzla, Vybz Kartel, Elephant Man, Busy Signal along with top vintage acts such as Ken Booth and John Holt. Read the rest of this entry »

Randy Newman

The songs nominated for this year’s Academy Award will not be performed live at the ceremony in Los Angeles next month, organisers have announced.

The five-strong musical shortlist will be showcased with clips from the films they featured in, said Academy spokeswoman Leslie Unger.

This year’s shortlist includes two songs by Randy Newman from animated film The Princess and The Frog.

Last year’s best original song winner was Jai Ho from Slumdog Millionaire.

Memorable performances

Other songs in the running this year include Take It All from the musical film Nine, performed on screen by Oscar-winning actress Marion Cotillard.

The Weary Kind, sung by Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart is also nominated, along with Loin de Paname from French movie Paris 36.

Bridges is considered the front runner for this year’s best actor accolade, but the song’s co-writer, Ryan Bingham, said: “We haven’t been invited.”

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My Morning Jacket, Wale, Kid Cudi, the National also join three-day festival in Washington May 29-31.

Even though the terrible winter weather still grips most of the East Coast and the South, there’s a light at the end of the tunnel: Festival season is just around the corner. The Coachella lineup has already been announced (featuring Jay-Z, Muse and Gorillaz), the bands for Bonnaroo have been set (including Weezer, the Flaming Lips, Kings of Leon and Jay-Z again) and rumors are already circulating about the Lollapalooza lineup (Lady Gaga and the reunited Soundgarden are being whispered about).

On Monday night, the latest warm-weather festival announced its full slate of bands. The ninth annual Sasquatch festival, held every year at the picturesque Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Washington, revealed its full lineup during a party at Seattle’s Crocodile Café. The indie-centric lineup is lead by the newly reunited Pavement, My Morning Jacket, MGMT and Vampire Weekend. Read the rest of this entry »

WHO DAT Nation and an Irie Vibration are coming to O’Neill’s. Mystic Bowie and Renard Boissiere are bringing the Fat Tuesday fun and frolic to SONO, on Tuesday February 16, to party with Ollie and his gang of merrymakers!

Fat Tuesday Fun and Frolic live authentic Mardi Gras and Caribbean Carnival style show, features New Orleans native Renard Boissiere and Jamaican Reggae artist Mystic Bowie; Zydeco, calypso, soul and soca, funk and ska, swamp boogie and samba!!!

When asked about what patrons can expect when they attend the event, Mystic Bowie says, “Ain’t nobody else around got this kinda party down on Fat Tuesday night — forget the also-rans and has-beens and bring your two boots to O’Neill’s Fat Tuesday and shake your body and ya booty with Renard, Mystic and the Krew!”

The Negril One Love Reggae Concert winter series will come to an end on the 9th of March 2010. The series kicked of on November 17th last year ad has been very successful as every Tuesday since its inception hundreds of patron have come out to support the weekly concert series which is held at the Negril Escape Resort. The concerts have featured some of reggae’s top acts such as Richie Spice, Sanchez, Tanya Stephens, Tarrus Riley, Freddie McGregor, Julian Marley, Jah Cure and Chaka Demus and Pliers. Also the production standards for the series have been very high as the chief organizer and promoter of the series Carey Wallace CEO of Negril escape, ensures that every aspect of his productions are dealt with in a very serious manner. Read the rest of this entry »