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Jamaica Gleaner Entertainment
published: Sunday | July 17, 2005

KEEPING TRADITION - 'OUT AND BAD' " Jamaica retains tight links with its cultural history ... ska, rock steady and reggae ... our own sense of rhythm steeped in ... African beats.
FROM TIME to time, whether through beats like the Nine Night rhythm or even Elephant Man's pull on the revival magic of condemning the 'badmind', one can easily feel that though we may have one foot in the modern world...

The world has changed ... so has music
LIKE LIFE itself, the music business is seeing some changes that it probably would never have thought possible 10 years ago. In the early 1990s, artistes could spew lyrics on stage without much thought of corporate backlash...


A hat for all seasons
THE HAT refuses to quit. The fedora, popular since the 1880s is still a fashion mainstay. Usually a soft felt with a crease running lengthwise down the crown with a short brim that runs around the head.


Dancing here to stay
IF YOU thought that the seemingly endless array of dance moves to hit the streets would dwindle, think again. Popular dance moves, the subject of enthusiasm, condemnation, praise and ridicule...


New artistes break the flow
STAGE SHOWS can be quite frustrating for patrons and promoters alike, as many artistes use their already limited time on stage to give upcoming performers a break on the big stage.
















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