Moon shine tonight
Moon shine tonight come mek we dance and singMoon shine tonight come mek we dance and sing Mi deh rock soYou deh rock soUnder banyan treeMi deh rock soYou deh rock soUnder banyan tree Ladies may curts and gentleman may bowLadies may curts and gentleman may bow Mi deh rock soYou deh rock soUnder banyan […]
Brown Girl in the Ring
Dere isa brown girl in the ring tra la la la laA brown girl in the ring tra la la la la laDere isa brown girl in the ring tra la la la laShi luk lakka sugar and a plum(Plum Plum) Show mi yu moition tra la la la laShow mi your moition tra la […]
Anancyi and de ole Agg
Bredda Anancy di a wanda fi a lang time ow fi lay dem an pan some goat han pig han hens han vegetable dat bilang tu his neighbours. Im neva did ave nutten fi imself. Im tun it ova ina im mine fi a lang while till at lase it lick im, im ave a […]
Anancy and Fish Country
Dere was a famine in di lan han far months dem neva ave noh rain. Day after day di sum com up ina di cloudless skies, di grass parch lackka caafee berry. Di tree dem also parch han brown same way, di plants in di tree dem staat fi widder away. Dere was a famine […]
Anancy and Plantains
A markit day but Anancy neva ave noh money, soh im siddung by di door af im cattage han im watch Tiger han Iisander di pus, Daag and Goat, han nuff adders hurry a goh markit fi buy han sell. Im neva ave nutten fi sell far im neva did du noh wurk ina di […]
Driving With Countrygal
Well, chile, all dis time I been turning big time foreigner, yuh know. Ah go anywhere ah please without lost an all a flash credit card now. Chile. So, mi dear, being as me becoming a very important person, I decide dat ah tired a di bus-tekking and walk foot. So ah decide fi learn […]
Getting That Croaking Lizard Off The Wall
Ever notice how croaking lizards can climb ceilings while perching happily for hours on the smoothest walls? Late last year, University of the West Indies (UWI) researchers reported that tiny little hairs, not chemical glue, are responsible for the reptiles being able to cling to surfaces. A close-up of a croaking lizard toe shows that […]
Personal Enlightenment
In my quest for personal enlightenment, I have decided to take advantage of my new working status while taking classes in things which always have been of interest to me. Firstly I signed up for a pottery class. The result of which almost made me bankrupt, the buying of clay and pottery making products. Eventually […]
Memories Of Back A Yard Part 3
It’s 5:30 in the morning and I could hear the roosters crowing from near and far “cook-ko-roo-koo!” As if they were holding a contest to hear which could crow the longest and loudest. I made a pee, lowered the enamel chamber pot to the floor and while using my left foot to gently push it […]
Anancy Introduction
The Ashanti handed down to us brilliant folktales about the trickster Anancy, the spider-man, as the hare is the chief character in the Yoruba folktales and the tortoise in the stories of the Ibo people. Songs often accompany the stories and have inspired many Jamaican folksongs. Anancy the Spiderman was brought from the west coast […]