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SpotlightCadence and the World Creole Music Festival
Ian JacksonOct. 8, 2013While I am not one to take issue with the World Creole Music Festival (WCMF) having been one of its main promoters in print media for the life of the ...
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SpotlightCalypsonian Checko Bugged
Ian JacksonOct. 1, 2013I am not in the least surprised at the result of the Dr Aaron-Checko case; I always had difficulty and have expressed concerns about this "Bug Her" composition of 2012. ...
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SpotlightAge is More Than a Number
Ian JacksonSept. 24, 2013Undisputable, the Mighty Sparrow and Bob Marley are the two greatest performers of music the region has ever produced. Sparrow, the man who was born in 1935 in Grand Roy ...
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ColumnsSpare a thought for our Emancipators
Ian JacksonSept. 9, 2013They hanged him on a clement morning, swung
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ColumnsRuff & Reddy Re-unites for a Noble Cause
Ian JacksonSept. 9, 2013Bravo to the Ruff &Reddy spare-headed by Daryl Bobb, one of Dominica's premier lead vocalists who has produced several recordings inclusive of calypsos. This is the band which rose to ...
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Calypso Controversy...again!
Ian JacksonSept. 3, 2013Well, here we go again! Calypso controversy in and out of season and many practitioners do not seem ashamed of the disrepute that the art form is driven into year ...
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SpotlightWhat About Michel Raffoul: No One Cares
Ian JacksonAug. 19, 2013Actually the above title, No One Cares, is from a calypso that I composed which took calypsonian Observer to the finals in the mid 90's. Also quite by chance, this ...
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Two powerful musicians join forces in Heritage
Ian JacksonJuly 22, 2013On Thursday, at the Anchorage Hotel, history will be created as one of the greatest local collaborations between two local artistes, who have excelled in their own genres, converge to ...
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Sixth Form Sisserou Singers: Choral Legends
Ian JacksonJuly 15, 2013Writing about the Sisserou Singers is always one of my most difficult propositions because their high standards leave me in awe year after year. Notwithstanding the limitations of the Arawak ...
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MARPIN Telecoms on Right Track
Ian JacksonJuly 8, 2013I must compliment the board and management of MARPIN TV, in its effort to add more local content for its customers. While I cannot express any informed opinion on the ...
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Colton T -the Ice-cream Man
Ian JacksonJuly 1, 2013When Colton Thomas graduated in 2007, I never ever thought that my former English student and Saint Mary's Academy head student, a relatively promising academic, would have chosen music as ...
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In favor of intolerance
Ian JacksonJuly 1, 2013Mr. Michael Norris, I am forced to respond just this once to your "In favor of toleration article" of June 24th 2013, of the Sun. This is your right but ...
