Pioneer Jamaican Dub Poet Mutabaruka performing at Reggae SunSplash ‘91 in Montego Bay Jamaica.
He is in your face and unapologetic when he delivers. You cannot deny that when you hear poetry by Mutabaruka you will not forget it anytime soon.
All Female Kumina group in Jamaica
Jamaica , my home is a melting pot of various cultural activities. Okay so we are the home of Reggae that sweet music that has impacted the globe … but there are other little known music forms in our culture. Today I give you a bit of information on Kumina.
Kumina is said to the most African of all Jamaica’s cults. Indigenous to Jamaica, it is a cultural form, a religion, music and dance. Its exact date of appearance in Jamaica is not clear but it is believed that around it existed around the 18th century but was fully developed in the 19th century.
It is practiced largely in the eastern part of Jamaica , St Thomas as well as further inland mainly St Catherine. Read the rest of this entry »
Jamaica has produced some really talented comedians and poets. (yours truly included. LOL). Now watch what happens when top Jamaican comedian Blacka Ellis gets in to his own poetry vibe. He is performing a poem entitled “Gateman” which really is a humorous look at an individual who has been given the power to monitor the entrance to a venue. The poem is delivered in patois (Jamaican dialect), and reminds me of the poetry the first lady of Jamaican Poetry, Dr. The Honorable Louise Bennett- Coverly (September 7 1919 - July 26 , 2006)
