Posts tagged: poverty

Banned: Exorcising Dancehall Language and Popular Social Themes?

The Excellence in Music and Entertainment (EME) awards was held on February 5, 2009 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel. The highlights of the night’s event were Vybz Kartel and Spice, who were awarded the coveted and highly competitive titles of: Male and Female DJs  of the Year (2008-09). Their combination song, Romping Shop, which has [...]

Sunday February 22nd, 2009 in , bad man, ban, Broadcasting Commission, Cable and Wireless, censor, censorship, culture, dagga, daggar, dagger, daggerin, Daggering, dance, dancehall, Digicel, Dr. Carolyn Cooper, Elora Consulting, erotic, explicit, gun lyrics, Inner-city, Jamaica, Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, Jamaican, Jamaican Music, Jamaican Researcher, Junko, Lady Saw, lyrics, Mavado, Movado, Oxy Moron, pictures, poor, poverty, prohibit, rampin shop, Ramping shop, rompin shop, romping shop, sex lyrics, Spice, St. Rachel Ustanny, Sting, Sunday Gleaner, videos, Vybz Kartel | 1 Comment »

‘Daggerin’ Headlines Reggae Month!

Until recently, Jamaicans celebrated February as Black History Month, following on the African American tradition, which is aimed at commemorating our history and achievement as Africans in the West. Now, we celebrate February as Reggae Month in order to mark the immense contribution of Reggae music to the development of Jamaica. At this time, Dancehall, which [...]

Sunday February 15th, 2009 in , Africa, Africans, ban, Black History Month, calypso, censor, censorship, Christian, cultural, culture, dagga, daggar, dagger, daggerin, Daggering, dance, dancehall, dancing, demonstration, Elora Consulting, entertainment, erotic, expressions, freedom, identity, Inner-city, Jamaica, Jamaica Music, Jamaican Lifestyle, Jamaican Researcher, Kumina, Lady Saw, lyrics, Mr. Vegas, porn, pornography, poverty, public protest, Queen Patra, Reggae, Reggae Month, responsibilities, responsibility, rhythms, Rights, sex, sexuality, St. Rachel Ustanny, Sunday Gleaner, underground, violence, violent | 2 Comments »
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