Conversation with Jamaican Singer, Belinda Brady

Two-time Juno Award nominee and Canadian Urban Music Award winner for best R&B single of the year Belinda Brady, was born in Kingston Jamaica. Surrounded by music as it was a central part of her family. Carl Brady, Belinda’s father was one of the original members of the iconic Byron Lee and the Dragonaires; one […]

Review: BRAATA – The Little Engine that Could!

RawHTML:BRAATA Productions, headed by the dynamic and passionate Andrew Clarke, hosted its second annual fundraiser and award ceremony on Saturday September 14 at the beautifully appointed Jamaica Performing Arts Center in Queens, NY.Now in its 4th year of existence, BRAATA, which I will forever refer to as ‘the little engine that could’, continues to fly […]

My Jamaica Travel Series: Seven Days & Six Nights in Oracabessa

Oracabessa or Oracabeza as it was named by the Spanish that inhabited Jamaica , is located in the parish of Saint Mary. It is 2 miles away from Ian Fleming Airport and it has been a safe haven for private jets to fly in and out with ease. Oracabessa is known as an artistic community […]

A Conversation with "Sex, Drugs and Jerk Chicken" book author, Marcus Bird

Marcus Bird was born in Jamaica and received his degree in Film Production from Howard University in Washington D.C. He has written for Comedy Central in New York, the Jamaica Observer, several online publications and had two short stories “Gaijin Girl” and “Sleep” published in the 2010 and 2012 editions of Japanese literary journal Yomimono. […]