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Thanks for dropping by! Negril.com is dedicated to exposing the Heart, Arts and Culture of Jamaica. Negril.com strives to cover all our varied art expressions through reviews, commentaries, interviews, and tips you can use.

To read exciting contributions by our writers, you can either read the blogs below this welcome note or click on any of the links (above the welcome note) to individual pages. You can also search through our monthly archives listed on the right of this page.

If you would love to have your cultural event or project featured, please contact us at either our Negril office (957-3191) or Kingston representative (797-7297). You may also send an email to anthea@negril.com. Keep connected!! One World, One Love!

JUST A THOUGHT:
“A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a
tree without roots.” — Marcus Mosiah Garvey

A graduate of the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts, Anthea is CEO of OAaSIS International, a company set up to expose and sensitise on the culture and the arts, starting with children. She has over 12 years experience in Journalism and the Fine Arts. Contact her also at islandartattack@yahoo.co.uk or anthea@theoaasis.com. [or Facebook]. WEBSITE: www.antheamcgibbon.com

Negril’s online mediahouse

 exposing the Arts of Jamaica!!!

Anthea McGibbon, Content Editor

FOR OVER 10 years, Negril.com remains dedicated to exposing the Heart, Arts and Culture of Jamaica. Negril.com recognises that visitors to the island especially are attracted to the island because of the island’s unique culture and multiskilled people. Negril.com strives to unfold Jamaica’s varied art expressions through reviews, commentaries, interviews, and tips readers can use, especially while in Jamaica.

This especially as there are those persons who shy away from reading the local news, sometimes filled with reports on crime within Jamaica. Currently, there are hotels that do not allow immediate access to local newspapers for this reason, and hence preventing them from grasping a full understanding of the island and its offering otherwise.

The online mediahouse, however, in no way competes, but rather compliments exisiting media houses. It operates as an an extension of the coverage of Arts and Culture of local media houses. It is staffed by a qualified editorial team, long experienced with the varied arts and expressions and are themselves seasoned and proliferic journalists in this regard.

 

Anthea McGibbon, an experienced art critic and artist herself functions as the Content Editor. She still on occasion contributes to the the Gleaner’s Art Section.

Some of these persons contribute on a voluntary basis, joining the quest to see Jamaica take its rightful place at the pinnacle of the world. The vision of the team is to use arts and culture to transform the outlook of and from Jamaica. 

Partnering with companies such as Negril Education Environment Trust, performing and visual artists, as well as the popular spots around the island, it is hoped that even the most insatiable hunger for interaction with Jamaica and its people will be filled.

Contributions by our writers can be still be accessed, despite the layout of the site is currently being upgraded for better interaction and exposure, which at times result in photographs not being shown. 

To access contributions, readers must first log on to www.negril.com and choose/click on Arts and Culture from the list to the left of the home page.

Thereafter readers can click on any of the links (above the welcome note) to individual pages. Articles and their links are also published immediately following the welcome note. Readers can also search through the monthly archives listed on the right of this pages in the Arts and Culture section.

Readers can join the message boards or simply send a comment where requested.

So far, there are numerous websites are reusing downloaded information and articles from the site. Interestingly the only one not accrediting the source is located in Portmore, Jamaica, and doing so without expressed permission.

To reuse any item from the site please contact the management or content editor in writing and additionally give proper accredition on the source. 

For coverage or feature of any cultural event or project including books in Negril.com’s Art and Culture section, contact can be made at any of the following:

The Negril office (957-3191), Coral Plaza or
Kingston representative (797-7297)
Mail can be sent to 3 South Avenue, Building #2, Swallowfield, Kingston
You may also send an email to the Content Editor Anthea McGibbon, at anthea@negril.com or islandartattack@yahoo.co.uk.

Keep connected!! One World, One Love!

JUST A THOUGHT:
“A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.” - Marcus Mosiah Garvey

A graduate of the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts, Anthea is CEO of OAaSIS International, a company set up to expose and sensitise on the culture and the arts, starting with children. She has over 12 years experience in Journalism and the Fine Arts. Contact her also at islandartattack@yahoo.co.uk or anthea@theoaasis.com. [or Facebook].

Jamaicans ‘Sexy in Black’

PATRICK JAMES PHOTOS

THERE IS NO doubt, Dogg Pound and Doggstyle Promotions have raised the culture of dancehall’s bar in several areas for parties on their scale with their latest offering Sexy in Black.

A good number of persons cheated on the nights dress code of all out black.Quite honestly, however, anyone arriving at 3:00a.m. and beyond would have been thoroughly impressed to the extent to recommend it as a must-attend Saturday spot.

Number one, on the list to admire, is the bar, where service was prompt and efficient.  The manager and promoters lived up to the party experience that was promised.

The selectors evidently had fun equal to the experience of the patrons. They too had their own well placed drink and food bars. Noticeable was the crew from Sherlock Crescent, Duhaney Park that ‘ blessed up’  the party, while promoting their upcoming all-white party.

Patrons were moved from as No Interview by Bounty Killer  to the recent and crowd favourite as Real Killa by Mavado. But the party really came to life in the daggering segment with Hundred Stab from Aidonia, Bend Over from RDX and the increasingly popular Ramping Shop combination from Vybz Kartel and Spice.
The security presence was good and visible throughout the night. Although all sounds were entertaining, special mention must go to Silver Bullet and Darkcide for their showmanship.

Patrons were satisfied and even requested additional time, despite the police lock off at 5:30 am.

Article courtesy of Negril.com’s Arts and Culture Editorial team.

HOW TO: in Jamaican style

FROM OUR OWN own Jamaican experts, get practical advice on handling varied challenges from cultural to financial, when staying on Jamaican soil. They are sourced from the Caribbean’s leading newspaper, The Gleaner’s new feature, ‘How to …’, an instruction guide giving practical advice on fixing many of those pesky problems that pop up - without paying an arm and a leg. Seize on info from Jamaica’s industry experts and become a veritable Mr or Mrs Fix-it….
Read more at HOW TO: in Jamaican style

SATURDAY, November 22

• Flute players from Colombia

OFFERING A BIT of Colombia’s culture to Jamaica, the Colombian Embassy will stage a concert for the benefit of Jamaicans free.

The Ambassador of the Republic of Colombia, H.E. Dr. Ventura Emilio Díaz Mejía will host a performance of “LOS GAITEROS DE SAN JACINTO” (THE SAN JACINTO GAITA FLUTE PLAYERS), winners of the 2007 Latin Grammy Award in the Category of Best Folk Music Album at the Courtleigh Auditorium (former Island Life), 6 St Lucia Avenue. Vin d’ honeur at 6:30p.m. Show starts at 7:00p.m.

TUESDAY, November 27

• MultiCare Christmas Concert
(In Commemoration of Universal Children’s Day)

MULTICARE FOUNDATION PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAMME will host a MultiCare Christmas Concert
In Commemoration of Universal Children’s Day, at the Philip Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts
University of the West Indies, Mona.
The Participants are students from the MultiCare-assisted schools in East, West, Central Kingston and Greater Portmore.
The programme showcasing talents and creativity of students in Dance, Music, Drama and Speechwill feature dance repertoire of Modern Contemporary to Popular, African and Folk.

Adopting a holistic approach to child development, the MultiCare Foundation uses Sports and the Visual & Performing Arts as a catalyst to replace the culture of violence, and to create a culture of peaceful coexistence, tolerance and understanding among participants.

The MultiCare Foundation reflects the commitment of its endowing partners Cable & Wireless Jamaica Limited, Caribbean Cement Company Limited and ICD Group Limited to sustainable development, and to the building of a safe and peaceful nation.

DANCEHALL REVIEW:

‘Wasted Wednesdays’

— The Golden Edition

P Gavin James, Contributing Writer

BY ALL ACCOUNTS, the recently installed annual event Wasted Wednesdays ended too soon. For some the ‘R.U.M. events’ 10-party series should have lasted beyond the summer season. This series which has been going since the end of June 2008 has built the reputation coveted by many events, with loyal patrons returning each week to Le Barons on Barbados Avenue in New Kingston.
The Golden Edition, held on the eve of August 20, and the eve of the Olympic gold sweep, was memorable. At 9:00 p.m., patrons were slowly filing in, while others milled around and chatted about the earlier events of the day. At approximately 9:45 p.m. , the party crowd was noteably bigger, and the vibes kicked in. DJ Mezz of Liquidity championed the early vibes by spinning hits such as Snoop Dogg’s Drop It Like It’s Hot and the remixed version of Bogle’s All Dem Deh influencing a few unto the dance floor.

Eventually with a stepped up tempo by Liquidity now joined by Darkcide Disco, the dance floor crowd got too tight for breathing. High salutes to thugs in attendance came naturally, with a slew of Vybz Kartel tunes, like My Scheme and Laugh, the new collaboration with, and Shoot Them getting a most favourable response from patrons. With the salute to the ‘thugs’ lasting approximately thirty minutes, the Gully God was not exhausted enough, as selections such as Money Changer and Don’t Worry were greeted with thunderous shouts of ‘forwards’.
The dancers were pulled in with Gully Creeper and Nuh Linga and earned reasonable applause as they shuffled, and crawled across the dancehall. Shots of tequila, were the chosen bullets to signal support to DJ Cess’s dedicaton of The Golden Edition. Cess dedicated it to all athletes in Beijing and the Reggae Boyz draw. He then sent Mavado’s Faster Than a Bullet which secured the best response for the night.

Obviously, the ladies were out to party.
The DJ in keeping promise were “putting the ladies first” in a no nonsense mood for the “daggering” segment. Lil Wayne’s Lollipop sent most if not all remaining ladies rushing to the centre of the dancefloor showing off varied dance steps. Afterwards DJ Cess made his intentions clear with Vybz Kartel’s remix of Lil’ Wayne’s hit. The ‘daggering’ segment got in high swing with songs such as 100 Stab, Ah You and Bruk it Off from Aidonia, Daggering from Vegas and B**** B**** from Charley Blacks, and, the hugely popular Carback from Mavado put many couples right down to business.
When the midnight hour ticked, the DJs changed tempo to signal the end of the party, to the disappointment of the various genres.
The final 15 minutes was highly commanded by Richie Ras who in the closing spin made the patrons Overcome with So Special from Mavado and Romance from Serani. The main crowd-pleasers in the final segment were Winner from Konshens and Stinkin Rich from Serani, which also was good farewell to the thugs.

CRITIC’s RATING

**** 4 of 5 stars

Overall the party was well-attended and most patrons had a good time. The music was well selected, on-point, and presented good variety. The night’s celebrations could not have been in better hands. R.U. M. events will close off the Wasted Wednesdays series for this summer next week Wednesday at the same location. With this being their first official event series for the promoters, R.U. M. events media relations officer Kashan King promises patrons much more in the future events . ” Based on the support we have received so far, it is safe to say we have a good following, and this is the start of good things for R.U.M. Events”, King said.

Patrick Gavin James is a graduate of the University of the West Indies where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Media and Communications.