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OECS Song-writer's & Producers Work-camp
Ian JacksonMay 27, 2014Where else in Dominica or even the Caribbean which could be more ideally suited for an OECS song writer's work-camp but at the Atlantique Resort and Spa perched above and ...
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Finally, a place where toddlers and pre-teens can recreate
Ian JacksonMay 21, 2014Since the good old days of the Merry-Go-Round located where the Public Service is presently built, we have not seen public swings, slides, merry-go-rounds, or horse rides. Through the innovation ...
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Sports entertainment or embarassment?
Ian JacksonMay 14, 2014The above was the title of a 2013 Kaiso which would have been performed in round two of the Kaiso finals if Ghetto Prince had not fallen ill that year.
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John Legend: Not your everyday artiste.
Ian JacksonApril 29, 2014It's hard to believe that John Roger Stephens is just 35 years old; yet he's producing such mature lyrics and a unique sound that for me can only mean one ...
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Freedom of Expression- Calypso, Politics and Libel
Ian JacksonApril 25, 2014At the open discussion held at UWI last week hosted by the Dominica Calypso Association, lawyer Duncan Stowe and Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Evelina Baptiste made it very clear ...
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Zion Valley Herbs
Ian JacksonApril 15, 2014Moses Joseph James, all biblical names represent the actual name of proprietor of Zion Valley Residence at Fond Tou Fe close to the famous "white River" at Delices. While many ...
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My Views on the Tommy Lee Sparta issue
Ian JacksonApril 1, 2014I have interviewed a few Jamaicans who know and have been to shows of Tommy lee Sparta and they have nothing good to report. He now carries the title of ...
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Freddy's last war cry: "Aiyayyieeeeeeee."
Ian JacksonMarch 25, 2014Shock gripped me when I heard the news of the death of the gentleman I rate as the best Calypso writer in Dominica, Freddy "Man Himself" Mendes. Yes, Pat Aaron ...
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DICE: Calypso King of Kings
Ian JacksonMarch 18, 2014The above is a title once held by the Scrunter in a one-off contest featuring the best-of-the-best songs by some of the best calypsonians of that era. Now it is ...
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Rethinking approaches to judging Calypso
Ian JacksonMarch 11, 2014It would be easy to put together another finals show and possibly one even better than the original finals with Calypsos from Daddy Chess, Lugars, Chris B, JD and others. ...
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Kaiso: Bits and Pieces
Ian JacksonMarch 5, 2014Have you seen Beno's music video? Well, it's a first time for the artiste, just as it is his first time in the Calypso Finals with a global song promoting ...
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Lugars Water-bag Burst
Ian JacksonFeb. 25, 2014As a writer of Calypso, I have taken my blows when Lugars "messed up" with "Talking in tongues" or last years "Ca eat Concrete" or even when Chris B mysteriously ...
