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Rasta and The Pelican comix



RASTA: DEM A TRY FI STUDY I&I EENA DI U.W.I.


(2 RAS TALKIN…)

CHORUS:

So...UWI a study wi?

Eeh?!

You-Wee

a study wee?

Fi wha? Fi set wi free?

You-W-Eye still a try?

Fi do wha…try fly…?

Fi try fi study

I&I...?

Well,

as long as dem know

When dem do dem study-dem

An-si-seh:

A long time I&I a “medi” dem

A watch dem a hold di BabbleWrong “credi”-dem

O..!?

As long as dem know…

Seh Rasta Know: A long time I&I Afrikan roots a Steady dem.

Seh Rasta Know: A long time I&I Afrikan roots a Rock

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Reggae and dancehall A culture clash

Edward Seaga: It is felt, generally, that all Jamaican popular music can be described by one brand name - reggae. This assumption has been widely accepted because of the dominant position of reggae music, which has so captured international popularity that it is a phenomenon. But musical styles remain popular for only so many years. Then comes the period when the composing of new tunes ceases and, the music thereafter lives on in memories and reputation. Reggae reached that stage 25 years ago.
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Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts (EMC) and the University of the West Indies, Mona (UWI) will host the 11th Dance and the Child International (daCi) Conference, August 2-8. This was revealed at the daCi Jamaica media launch on Thursday, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston. The theme for the event is 'Cultures Flex: Unearthing Expressions of the Dancing Child'. Nicholeen DeGrasse Johnson, conference chair and director of School of Dance, highlighted one of the reason
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