An evening of three separate but interlinking presentations—one of the written word, one on the screen, and one on the stage. The first will be presented by Andrene Bonner, author of ‘Olympic Gardens’; the film portion consists of the documentary Saracca and Nation, which examines cultural performances in the Caribbean; lastly, on the stage, Ron Bobb Semple captures the ‘Spirit of Marcus Garvey’. » Read the rest of this entry «
Caribbean Cultural Theatre presents “Evening Time: Three Artists. 3 Countries”
February 14th, 2010 § 0 comments
RITA MARLEY, STEELE, ETANA, KAY MORRIS, HEADLINES AT “ONE LOVE FOR HAITI ” CONCERT.
February 5th, 2010 § 0 comments
The Jamaican Canadian community in Toronto has been significantly playing its part in the relief efforts to aid the victims of the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti . On Saturday, February 6th Toronto will once again come alive with its biggest fundraising concert to date. Dubbed “One Love for Haiti ,” the concert is being coordinated by Denise Jones of Jones and Jones promotion, and will be held in association with Bob Marley day. This platform will also be used to celebrate the birthday of reggae’s legend, Bob Marley. » Read the rest of this entry «
Vanilla looks set to retain Guyana Carib Soca Monarch crown
February 1st, 2010 § 0 comments
Reigning Carib Soca Monarch, Melissa Roberts well known as Vanilla was last on stage, and proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that she certainly deserves that title. But will she keep it?
Well that is left to be seen soon, as she defends that title against the other semi-finalists!
The others are Wilbur Levans, Orlando Yohannsen, Jackie Hanover, Tomika Thomas, Tille Thorne, Beverley Williams, Pierre Da Silva and Barbara Nedd. And with G$1M up for grabs, anything can happen! (Enid Joaquin)