Interview with Sachiyo Morimoto Japanese writer of the book Gender and Sexuality in Jamaica

This month we interview Sachiyo Morimoto Japanese the writer of the book “Gender and Sexuality in Jamaica”. Once a skeptic of dancehall culture now an advocate of the culture.   Q: How did you become interested in Jamaican and Jamaican dancehall culture? My younger sister was a reggae promoter, and she intorduced me to reggae music […]

Yardie in South Africa – Jamaicans coming to SA for Soccer 2010 or otherwise

Soccer World Cup 2010—who’s coming to South Africa? I’ve played host, tour guide and restaurant sampler for Jamaicans and other West Indians visiting South Africa for the first time during the 8 years that we’ve lived here. I love to hear their impressions, to de-coding South Africa through my eyes, and to check out what they […]