Tag: Jamaica
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Because when people can address an issue so clearly, you let them, and encourage others to read their thoughts This was a supposed to be a repost of a blog from my fave Kei Miller. His blog seems to be no more, so I will tag an article from Global Voices that summerises the issue…
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The National Gallery of Jamaica is pleased to invite submissions for the juried section of upcoming Jamaica Biennial, which will now be held from February 26 to May 28, 2017 and will thus be the Jamaica Biennial 2017. The Jamaica Biennial, previously known as the National Biennial, is the National Gallery’s flagship biennial exhibition. Designed […]…
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The physical environment Indoor environments are better because of how the sound travels in space. The soundscape maybe tailored to the type of space it will be presented in. Specific audio playbac… Source: Notes on presenting a Soundscape So proud of my friend Afifa for the groundbreaking work she is doing.
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[Many thanks to Peter Jordens for bringing this item to our attention.] Eternity Martis (The Fader, 1 September 2016) writes about the trajectory of patois on the global stage concluding that “more than just slang—it’s a language of freedom.” [. . .] Patois, as well as its hybridized diasporic slang, is a language used by […]…
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Meagan Sylvester shared this on her page last September 2nd. It popped up in my Facebook reminder and I thought, that this is the best place to post it, because it’s such a great list of papers and essays on our music and Carnival customs etc. So without further adieu: Mason, Peter. 1998. Bacchanal? The…