Peter Tosh Museum to Open in Kingston
The newest museum in Kingston will open in the summer of 2016 and honor the late reggae icon Peter Tosh. Tosh was a social activist and advocate for the Rastafari religion as well as a musician. He died during a home invasion in 1987 at the age of 42. Tosh taught himself to play the […]
Jamaican Chinese Hakka Pork And Ham Choy With Wood-Ears Recipe
Hakka Pork and Ham Choy is a favorite of Jamaicans of Chinese descent. We use pork in many Hakka dishes. I learned this recipe when I was very young from my father. Try my simple Hakka Pork And Ham Choy with Wood-Ears Recipe. Ingredients: 3 lbs. pork belly ½ pack ham choy 1 ½ tbsp. […]
The Nooses on the Internet – America is still pretty racially divided
Theoretically I understand racism. Someone hates someone else because of the color of his or her skin. But as empathetic as I profess to be, every now and again I read or see something that shocks me into the more visceral reality. One that only North American black people could possibly understand. Those of us […]
Day 114 of 365 Things to Do, See & Eat in Jamaica – Go Coasting: Chukka Ocean Safari
Enjoy this fantastic tour of Jamaica’s coastline. Experience a private beach and nature reserve where you can see the White Egret, an exotic bird indigenous to the island. You’ll see where rivers flow into the Caribbean, view natural reefs, and see mangroves. The tour takes you to the ruins of a colonial plantation, and you […]
A New Generation of Roots, Rock & Reggae Raging Fyah Releases New Studio Album Everlasting on May 27 on Dub Rockers
On the heels of their first national U.S. tour with Stick Figure and Fortunate Youth, one of Jamaica’s most promising young acts Raging Fyah is gearing up for their debut album for Dub Rockers, entitled Everlasting. Following their previous self-released albums “Judgement Day” (2011) and “Destiny” (2014), Everlasting will be available for worldwide release on […]