Art Art Is Also 'Brand Jamaica'
FACT: While Jamaica has some stunning galleries, the internet has - and will continue - to influence how we explore, see and understand art.
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Art Bob Marley's Land Rover fully restored
Just in time for the Bob Marley 70th Anniversary celebrations, his original1977 Series III Land Rover has received a full Ras-ta-ra-tion by the Caribbean’s leading resort company Sandals Resorts International and its Jamaican affiliate car company ATL Automotive, ITC - the Regional Distributors for Land Rover as well as the Marley family.
By Biko Kennedy
Art PAINT JAMAICA RETURNS TO PARADE GARDENS
The Paint Jamaica project started in July 2014 when a group of Jamaican artists and a French traveler got together and decided to bring art into the streets of Kingston in unexpected ways and in unexpected places.
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Art Ring Di Alarm! Premieres in Jamaica To Full House
"We can fill the cinema like any Hollywood film," announced Storm Saulter to an applauding audience on Wednesday evening, as the curtains were raised on the Jamaican premiere of Ring Di Alarm!
By Biko Kennedy
Art Paul Campbell, much more than your average 'gangster' actor
Paul Campbell has firmly established himself as one of Jamaica's leading actors and has also been recognised internationally for his contribution to the film industry. He may be familiar to movie lovers as the fearsome gangster, Mad Max, from the hit movie Shottas, or tough cop, Capone, from Third World Cop, but the renowned actor is much more multifaceted.
By Biko Kennedy
Art Fashion Enthusiast and Blogger Tanaka “Tiki” Roberts Gives her Take on Jamaican Fashion in the Global Fashion Scene
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By Jordan Delahaye
Art Twin of Twins tap martial arts for latest project - Ching Pow Movie
Ching Pow: Far East Yardies, is a comedy, which utilizes remixed Kung?Fu film with audio provided by popular Jamaican comedy team Twin of Twins. Cult Kung Fu film, Ninja Death parts One, Two and Three, has been edited to create one film: ‘Ching Pow: Far East Yardies.’
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Art Shottas Reboot...Pre-Production On Sequel To Begin September
Twelve years after the original movie was released, pre-production on the sequel to the film, Shottas, should begin by early September this year. Shottas, a film about life in the violent Jamaican drug underworld, was released in 2002, and starred Kymani Marley, Spragga Benz and Paul Campbell.
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Art RING DI ALARM! set for Jamaican premiere
After a long and successful film festival circuit, the New Caribbean Cinema film finally makes its debut in Jamaica with a one night only event slated for August 13 at the Carib Cinema.
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Art The 'Jamaican Mafia' ready to take over theatres
Since the release of a 53-second teaser in March of this year, many have been waiting with bated breath for the release of the official trailer for the original movie, Jamaican Mafia. Well, the wait is over, and the trailer sets the perfect image of the feature film.
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Art Caribbean’s Largest Art Festival to Launch in Kingston Tonight
Since it started in 2007, the Kingston on the Edge (KOTE) Urban Art Festival has celebrated the diverse artists who live, work and are inspired by Kingston. More than 450 artists and performers from the U.S., France, Spain, Canada and even Cuba have already participated in transforming the largest English speaking city south of Miami into the art capital of the Caribbean.
By Jordan Delahaye
Art 'Better Mus' Come' to make it's UK television debut on May 9
Though nearly four years have elapsed since the official release of the award-winning drama, Better Mus' Come, the film is still making headway on the international scene.
By Biko Kennedy
Art The tales behind some of Bob Marley's rare photos
British photographer Dennis Morris was a high school student in London when he first met Bob Marley in 1974 when, through fate, they began a close professional relationship that lasted up to the untimely death of the Reggae legend’s life seven years later. Speaking with Simon Vozick-Levinson of Rolling Stones Magazine, Morris recounts memories of a few of his most treasured shots of Marley now on display at Los Angeles' Known Gallery for an exhibition dubbed Bob Marley: GIANT running through to April 12th.
By Biko Kennedy
Art Remembering Rockers, 35 years later
Though it didn't garner as much critically acclaimed accolades as 'The Harder They Come', Rockers still stands as a cult classic with an unmatched authentic delivery like none other.
By Biko Kennedy
Art The second staging of the International Reggae Poster Competition
With the theme 'Toward a Reggae Hall of Fame: Celebrating Great Jamaican Music', the International Reggae Poster Competition returns for a second staging.
By Biko Kennedy
Art Lift Up Jamaica Musical
The Ashe Company to re-stage their musical "Lift Up Jamaica" in collaboration with Dance Theatre Xaymaca
By Tanaka Tiki Roberts
Art New Caribbean Cinema Ring Di Alarm!
The newly inaugurated group of Caribbean film makers, New Caribbean Cinema to premiere their first short film series 'Ring Di Alarm' in London at the British Film Institute in September.
By Tanaka Tiki Roberts
Art The First International Reggae Poster Contest
The First International Reggae Poster Contest hosted in 2012 sought to discover fresh Reggae Poster designs from around the world. The theme 'Toward A Reggae Hall of Fame: Celebrating Great Jamaican Music' managed to garner a remarkable response of 1,142 entries from 80 countries including Côte d'Ivoire, Russia, Estonia and Turkey. After four months, the contest was concluded and Alon Braier from Israel was awarded first place for his "Roots of Dub" design.
By Tanaka Tiki Roberts
Art Laura-Anne Fung Jamaican Art Prodigy
It isn't often that you come across an artist who can brag that she has hosted her very own solo art exhibition, especially one who is just 19 years old. Laura-Anne Fung has risen above and beyond expectations as she marvels those who bear witness to her craft, which is purely self-taught.
By Tanaka Roberts
Art A Brush That Clicks
For most people photography is not recognized as an art form. It is seen merely as a medium for capturing important moments and preserving memories.
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Art Laura-Anne Fung, not a singer but a bad ass painter!
We recently did a sit down with the hottest painter that has the whole of Jamaica talking. She's not a musician but we try to promote all forms of Jamaican art and entertainment because its all connected.
By Alex Morrissey