Small audience, big tunes at 'Booyaka!'
The audience was small, but the tunes were huge. The persons singing on the records were dead, but the music was, in the main, lively. A booth which featured, pictures and career synopses of over 30 dead Jamaican singers, deejays, producers and musicians underscored the theme...
Payne takes RedBones' number one poetry prize
When Abebe Payne delivered his trio of poems at RedBones the Blues Café recently, the substantial audience which turned out for the 7th Annual Writers' Awards was quiet as they listened attentively throughout. And, there was a lot to listen to as Payne played on, but not wit...
Curtains go down on 'Love Games' Dec 9
The immensely popular comedy revue Love Games takes its final curtain call this Sunday, December 9, after completing over 100 performances. The production has played to enthusiastic audiences at its home base at Centerstage Theatre, as well as select venues....
Thought-provoking, witty and engaging
With a stellar cast including Bertina Macaulay, Marguerite Newland, Afolashade from the Sistren Theatre Collective, Alwyn Scott and Munair Zacca, M.A.D.K.O.W. Productions introduces a new playwright, Amba Chevannes and her work to the Jamaican stage. The two one-act plays...
Will Smith's daughter wants to be a diva
Bangshowbiz:Will Smith says his daughter is the new Paris Hilton. Will - whose nine-year-old son Jaden made his acting debut as his son in 'The Pursuit of Happyness' last year - revealed seven-year-old Willow wants to be as famous as the hotel heiress so...
Don Imus returns to the airwaves
(AP): Don Imus returned to the airwaves Monday before a live studio audience, introducing a long list of cast members on his new morning show, including a black woman. Just eight months ago, Imus was criticised as racist, targeted for daily protests and forced...
Kennedy Center honours five
(AP):From Good Vibrations to GoodFellas, Brian Wilson and Martin Scorsese scored. Steve Martin strutted as one of the "wild and crazy guys." Diana Ross sang to Motown stardom. Pianist Leon Fleisher surmounted a debilitating injury. Their contributions to American culture...
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