For the month of April, the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts (EMCVPA) will put on show its rich tradition of producing meaningful events showcasing the excellence in training offered by the institution with eight events from a.
The Rainbow Theatre in Finsbury Park, London, holds special memories for Yvonne Brown, the widow of the Crown Prince of Reggae, Dennis Emmanuel Brown. It was there in 1974 that the two had a chance meeting that would later lead to love and marriage.
Many good, great, and gracious words were said and sung in tribute to music icon, Kingsley Michael McKinson ‘Ibo’ Cooper at the University Chapel, The University of the West Indies, on Thursday, and tears, too, were shed for a man who everyone.
Family, extended family and friends of Althea ‘Joy’ Cooper solemnly gathered inside the landmark St Andrew Parish Church in Half-Way Tree on Friday morning to bid farewell to a virtuous woman who defined excellence and who was undeniably “top shelf.
THOUGH AFRICAN drumming was outlawed on the plantations during slavery days for awhile because the colonists considered it to be seditious, it did not die. It survived during and after slavery. Thus, Jamaica has a rich drumming culture. The drums.