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Wednesday, 04 July 2012 13:21
Monty Alexander Celebrates with Heartbeat of the World
Written by CPR Reggae Heartbeats of the World celebrate milestone with Monty Alexander BY SHARON GORDONNEW YORK: Many jazz lovers were inside the Merkin Concert Hall on Wednesday, June 6, to pay tribute to Jamaican born pianists Monty Alexander on the occassion of his birthday and his 50th year of being in music. In…
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02 Arena line-up earns Dancehall's ire Published: Sunday | June 24, 2012 Artistes claim Respect Jamaica 50 concert doesn't truly represent Jamaican music history Davina Henry, Staff Reporter The celebration on everybody's lips are those surrounding Jamaica's 50th anniversary. One event in the Golden Jubilee celebrations that has been getting…
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Monday, 25 June 2012 17:30
PM Proposes Commission on Cultural and Creative Industries
Written by CPR Reggae Portia and Quao Charles HE Campbell Sunday, June 17, 2012 FROM the early 1930s through the 70s, disparate strands of the national decolonisation movement including elements of the Jamaica Progressive League, Marcus Garvey's United Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), and People's Political Party (PPP) along with many creative workers, such as…
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Negative reactions to Jamaica 50 songSadeke Brooks, Staff Reporter Not only has there been a controversy from a political standpoint but many Jamaicans have expressed displeasure, at the Orville ‘Shaggy’ Burrell-produced ‘On A Mission’ song that is being used by the Jamaica 50 Secretariat, as part of their new marketing…
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Tuesday, 12 June 2012 06:38
Plans in High Gear for Diaspora Conference in the United States
Written by CPR Reggae Plans are in high gear in United States for the biennial conference of the Jamaica Diaspora Northeast Region from June 15 to 16 in Boston. Under the theme: ‘Jamaica: The Pursuit of Fellowship and Prosperity – The Next 50 Years’, the event will address some key areas of concern for…
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Tuesday, 12 June 2012 06:32
Jamaica to Strengthen Ties with Overseas Community
Written by CPR Reggae Jamaica to Strengthen Ties with Overseas Community Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, said that the Government will be strengthening relations with the Diaspora and regional and international partners.Speaking in the 2012/13 Budget Debate in Gordon House on Tuesday (June 5), Mrs. Simpson Miller informed that an Inter-Ministerial…
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The Crisis of being “Straight’ BY SHARON GORDON NEW YORK: THERE IS a crisis afoot, brewing in the pews of churches, boardrooms and bedrooms. There is acrisis and it has to do with the rights of gays. Many in the United States and around the world see President Obama’s support…
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Published: Friday May 25, 2012 | 11:39 am By Sharon Gordon On Tuesday, May 15, the General Assembly Hall at the United Nations Headquarters was filled to capacity as a diverse audience turned out to support the 2012 Annual Gala Concert in support of a permanent memorial to the victims…
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Press Release Brooklyn, N.Y., April 24th… The Coalition to Preserve Reggae Music, Inc, has announced today that a panel of four distinguished women will discuss the economics of reggae music at the next Community Conversations forum scheduled for Monday, April 30th. The forum titled Reggaenomics 101--The Economics of Reggae Music…
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Psychologists Urge Comprehensive Investigation of Trayvon Martin Killing / Justice for Trayvon In a call for a comprehensive investigation of the killing of Trayvon Martin, Psychologists for Social Responsibility has written to Us Attorney General Holder and the Florida Attorney General Bondi as follows: Dear Attorneys General Holder…
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by Mandingo King Stitt was and is my friend, teacher and mentor and I say this because like his soul, his musical contribution will never ever die but will always be present to remind and inspire us who love the music that Africans in Jamaica produced. Winston Sparks is the…
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The Jamaica Progressive League Celebrates Black History Month By Sharon Gordon The Jamaica Progressive League celebrated Black History Month with their annual Cocktail Sip on Sunday, February 19 at the Elegant Rosehall on White Plains Road in the North East Bronx. The well attended event attracted many long time members…
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Mr. Vegas Celebrates Jamaica’s 50th with Sweet Jamaica release By Sharon Gordon It was jammed packed inside New York City’s Miss Lilly’s Variety on Thursday night, February 2nd. Just one day after celebrating the birthday of reggae icon, Dennis Brown, Mr. Vegas accompanied by guitarist, Tony Bone and two back…
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Coalition to Preserve Reggae Music presents their Annual Reggae Month and Black History Month Reception @310 Lounge in NYCInternational Recording Artist, Freddie McGregor WHO: Coalition to Preserve Reggae Music, Inc., (CPR) WHAT: 2012 Reggae Month Reception WHEN: Monday, February 27th, 6:30pm to 10:30pm WHERE: 310 Lounge, 310 Bowery between Houston…
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