KINGSTON, JAMAICA – It’s been almost 60 years since the first Bond movie was filmed. This year, the 25th Bond returns to the famous winter home of Ian Fleming, the man behind the books.
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Artistic Director Vladimir Issaev and his troupe are wrapping up the 2018-2019 season by the Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida with a spectacular performance.
Zia Benjamin, the Jamaican songstress who has penned and been featured on hits from the likes of Sean Paul to Major Lazer, brings her soulful sound to the forefront in 2019.
Kingston, Jamaica: Talented youngsters from across the island will bless Kingston with their vocals on Sunday, April 7, at the 2019 National Children’s Gospel Song Competition’s “Sweet 16” Semi-Final Concert. Being organized by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), the free concert will be held at the Louise Bennett Garden Theatre, 36 Hope Road, Kingston 10, starting at 5:30 p.m. and will see the 24 semi-finalists compete for a spot in the National Finals.
NEW YORK, NY – Reggae Sumfest, the greatest reggae show on earth, had its New York launch on April 17 in Brooklyn at Bogart House in East Williamsburg. Reggae aficionados, industry icons, tastemakers, the Diaspora community and sponsors converged at the trendy spot. Bronx restaurant Ultimate Jerk provided a fine fare of Jamaican food including jerk chicken, festival, rice & peas paired with cocktails courtesy of Appleton.
The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s (JCDC) Drum Fest 2019, a purely percussion music festival will bring the beat to the Louise Bennett Garden Theatre, at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre in Kingston on Sunday, April 14. Beginning at 4:00 p.m. this annual festival is a part of the annual Music National Finals of the Festival of the Performing Arts Competition.
Today (March 29th), the GRAMMY-winning, multi-platinum musician Shaggy unleashes his latest single "You" featuring the 19-year-old rising Canadian singer-songwriter Alexander Stewart. Shaggy has tunnel vision for his one and only on his addictive new pop track, produced by Dwayne Shippy. “You” is the second single (following "Use Me") off Shaggy's first solo album in six years Wah Gwaan?!, to be released worldwide on May 10th, 2019 on The Cherrytree Music Company, Brooklyn Knights Entertainment and 300 Entertainment.
Kingston, Jamaica: Audiences were treated to an exciting lineup of performances, sprinkled with high concept items at the Drama National Finals of the National Festival of the Performing Arts, held at Little Theatre in Kingston on Thursday, April 4 and Friday, April 5.
The top 36 junior soloists, ensembles and choirs from across the island gathered at the Louise Bennett Garden Theatre at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre in Kingston on Sunday, April 7for a chance toout-shine and out-sing each other at the Jamaica Children’s Gospel Song Competition’s “Sweet 16” semi-final concert.
The Dean Collection is an art collective founded by producer, rapper and art collector Kasseem “Swizz Beatz” Dean and his wife Alicia Keys. The Dean collection over the years has built a family art collection collecting works from renowned, established and upcomingartists across the world with primary focus on the support of living artists. The Dean collection has developed platforms that encourage progress in all facets of artistic practice.
Kingston, Jamaica: Participantsof all ages showed up intheir brightly coloured costumes to the Little Theatre in Kingston from across the island to put their talents on display for the National Finals in Traditional Folk Formson Tuesday, April 2 and Wednesday, April 3.
RENT, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award®-winning masterpiece comes to South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center in a vibrant 20th anniversary touring production. In 1996, an original rock musical by a little-known composer opened on Broadway… and forever changed the landscape of American theatre. Two decades later, Jonathan Larson’s RENT continues to speak loudly and defiantly to audiences across generations and all over the world. Larson’s gorgeous masterpiece is an ode to living for the moment. “There is no future. There is no past. I live this moment as my last,” its characters sing in “Another Day.” And delivering some of the best advice for living you can find in any musical, ever: “There’s only us. There’s only this. Forget regret. Or life is yours to miss.” All the much-loved songs of the original Broadway hit are reprised, including the powerhouse ensemble “Seasons of Love,” Mimi’s ebullient “Out Tonight,” and heartfelt renditions of “I’ll Cover You” and “Sante Fe.”
The highly anticipated National Finals of the National Festival of the Performing Arts will take centre-stage at the Little Theatre in Kingston come Tuesday, April 2. Organised by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), an Agency of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the annual Festival will see performers from across the island compete in Jamaica’s premier cultural showcase for a chance to take home a national title in the areas of Traditional Folk Forms, Drama, Speech, Music andDance.
