Top 10 Most Iconic National Festival Songs, Celebrating 56 Years of Hits
The National Festival Song Competition has produced five decades worth of timeless hits. Jamaicans, inherently patriotic and born with music practically flowing through their veins, take the independence-time contest and the nationalistic music it produces in earnest. Known for launching careers, the festival song competition attracts the interest of established artists as well as rising […]
A Wonderful Celebration of Caribbean Folklore at Anancy Festival 2024
In celebration of Caribbean-American Heritage Month, Island SPACE Caribbean Museum, in partnership with Jamaicans.com, hosted the annual Anancy Festival on Saturday, June 29th, 2024, in South Florida. This year’s event, drew over 130 attendees who gathered to celebrate the folklore of Anancy, the spider man and trickster known for imparting life lessons through stories The […]
Photo Highlights: South Florida’s 2024 Caribbean-American Heritage Month Celebrations
Annually, Caribbean-American Heritage Month is a time to recognise and celebrate the rich culture and contributions to the United States by Americans of Caribbean origin. Founded and established by Dr. Claire Nelson, the month was recognised inaugurally in the year 2000 by the Institute of Caribbean Studies. In 2004, the month of June was officially […]
The Rise of Homegrown Film Festivals | Platforming Creativity & Bolstering Local Industry
The Jamaican cultural and creative landscape is expanding to create more native platforms to showcase homegrown talent. One of the ways we see this happening is with the rise of locally conceptualised and directed film festivals. There are many substantive benefits to native film festivals, the most significant of which is helping emerging filmmakers find […]
Nollywood & Jollywood Cooperation: Jamaica Enters into Strong Partnership with Nigeria’s Film and Animation Industry
Jamaica has joined the list of nations interested in partnering with the film and animation industry of Nigeria. Nigeria’s Minister of Art, Culture, and the Creative Economy, Mrs. Hannatu Musa Musawa, praised the proposed Audio-Visual Film Production Agreement during a visit with the Jamaican High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr. Lincoln Downer, who said his government […]
Steve Higgins Brings Jamaican Folk Culture to Japan
Jamaican tenor and cultural ambassador Steve Higgins recently visited Tokyo and Tottori, Japan, to showcase Jamaican Folk Songs. While in Japan, Higgins performed at concert halls, engaged with students at Iwami High School, and collaborated with celebrated Japanese artists. His tour commemorated the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and Jamaica, sharing the rich […]
Award Winning Jamaican-born Director David Heron To Produce and Direct American Premier Of Alwin Bully’s McBee
Broadway World Award winner David Heron will produce and direct the American Premiere presentation of the late Dominican born playwright Alwin Bully’s Caribbean drama McBee in Jamaica, Queens in June. The play will be presented as a one night only staged reading production at the Jamaica Performing Arts Center (JPAC) on Sunday June 23 at 7pm, preceded by a […]
Jamaican Artist Chad Hammond Wins Red Stripe Special Edition Label Design Competition
Jamaican artist, Chad Hammond, is the winner of the Red Stripe Special Edition Label Design Competition. His design, chosen by more than 2,000 online voters and a panel of judges, brought him the grand prize of J$500,000 and the chance for his design to be showcased in the Olympic Village in Paris. Additionally, his design […]
Jamaican-born Actor’s Adaptation of “The Hate Race” Memoir Staged in Australia
Australian Jamaican actor, Zahra Newman, performed a one-woman show in Melbourne, Australia, adapted from the award-winning memoir, “The Hate Race,” by Maxine Beneba Clarke. Most of the characters in the story are from the Caribbean, just like Newman. A story of childhood seen through “the lens of race” Newman has been closely involved with the […]
Gwendolyn Willie Celebrates 30 Years of Success with Jamaican Restaurant in Queens, New York
Jamaican Gwendolyn Willie has operated G’s Restaurant and Bakery in Queens, New York, for more than 30 years. The restaurant is known for its delicious and authentic Jamaican cuisine, and it represents the power and legacy of its owner’s dream and skill. Gwendolyn Willie, who is better known to her customers as “Miss G,” founded […]