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Sheldon Eugene: a gifted Dominican musician
Ian JacksonJune 21, 2016It is strange that many international and music greats have actually honed their skill out of the Church environment. Many of the Motown greats such as Whitney Houston, the Jackson ...
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African Liberation Day: a perspective
Ian JacksonJune 3, 2016Africa Day or African Liberation Day , however re christened, is sadly losing meaning for Dominicans compared to the 70's, 80's, and even the 90's as the world became a ...
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A review of "Celebrating the Dream" by the Waitukubuli Dance ...
Ian JacksonMay 25, 2016Celebrating the dream, one which the Waitukubuli Dance Theatre Company started 45 years ago was observed in dance, color and sound two weekends ago at the Arawak House of Culture.
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A review of "Not Until"
Ian JacksonMay 20, 2016The title itself suggests some level of tension, expectations of sorts but I did not expect what unfolded. I stepped into the Arawak on night three to witness what the ...
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An impressive song writer's workshop
Ian JacksonMay 12, 2016Yes, it concluded last weekend, that is a song writer's workshop organized by the Association of Music Producers (AMP) in association with the Government of Dominica and the Dominica State ...
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View from the prison van
Ian JacksonMay 4, 2016What an entertaining and introspective night it was when hundreds of people heeded the call to suspend "sewo" to explore through drama and dialogue the root causes of violence and ...
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Untold Stories
Ian JacksonApril 29, 2016Long before Jamaican Reggae artiste Buju Banton said he could go on and on as half the story has never been told, I remember the Dread and/or Rastas as well ...
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Engaging our youth through arts & sports.
Ian JacksonApril 20, 2016Medellin, Colombia's second largest city, was once considered to be the most violent city in the world. That was in the days when Pablo Escobar and his drug cartel were ...
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Music: payment delayed is payment denied
Ian JacksonApril 13, 2016Yes, that's right, they don't want to pay. Who is the "they", you may ask? Well, "they" are the organizers of shows and concerts. For decades Dominicans have been of ...
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Review of the LIBRA Foundation's "Memoirs Scarlett Duboir"
Ian JacksonApril 8, 2016I must confess that in my almost 30 years of reviewing the arts, only theatre groups have invited me to witness any event. Recently, I have not been that keen ...
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Analog versus digital recordings
Ian JacksonApril 3, 2016I don't know if you ever wondered or observed that the sound quality of the 70s & 80's has a depth, an authenticity, some say a human feel, to the ...
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Capturing Biblical truths on stage
Ian JacksonMarch 24, 2016We celebrate the birth and death of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ as another opportunity for "sewo" where we indulge in gluttony and various festivities and pay no homage ...
