LLOYD PARKS - Slaving [1972]
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The Removal of Nelson’s Statue
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Voting in a pandemic? What is wrong with democracy?
Voting in a pandemic? What is wrong with democracy?
Democracy is a system of government where citizens of a country elect representatives to manage the affairs of the country. The three arms of government in a democratic system (the legislature, the executive and the judiciary) should operate on a principle of “the separation of powers”. The Legislature makes the laws, the Executive executes and implement the laws and the Judiciary is a network of…
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Watch Spirit Desire : an experimental film project by dj afifa
Watch Spirit Desire : an experimental film project by dj afifa
In 2016 I met Sokari Ekine at the 13th International AWID Forum in Bahia, Brazil. We were both participating in the The Black Feminisms Forum (BFF). I was presenting a soundscape for a session called “Nourishing Freedoms” and she was doing a photographic exhibition called Spirit Desire.
Spirit Desire featured a series of images about Haitian Vodoun; everyday living, ritual and ceremony.
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A national day of mourning
A national day of mourning
August 1 and 6 are national holidays in Jamaica. August 1 commemorates the anniversary of the Emancipation day proclamation in the British Colonies and August 6, the passage of the Jamaica Independence act by the United Kingdom Parliament in 1962.
The Emancipation Day proclamation of 1834 ended the use of African slave labour in the colonies while the Jamaica Independence act made the…
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Learning about Jamaican through music
Learning about Jamaican through music
African Music : A People’s Art by Francis Bebey
I was invited by Dubophonic Records to write something about the selection of dub tracks used on the Excerpts of the Jamaican Parliament Audio Database which is currently being aired as a one hour radio programme on Zanj Radio in Jamaica and Decolonizing the Archive Radio in England.
Here is a preview of the article you can read the rest on the
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An “Archive of Jamaican Politics” on DTA Live Radio Decolonizing the Archive Radio(DTA.Live) will be featuring excerpts of the Jamaica Parliament Audio database every Wednesday at 3pm (UK time).
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Jean Binta Breeze live at the Poetry Society of Jamaica 8 years ago, on Tuesday July 31, I recorded Jean Binta Breeze at the Poetry Society of Jamaica fellowship at the Edna Manley College for the Visual and Performing Arts.
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What happens in the Senate?
What happens in the Senate?
The Jamaican Parliament is made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Senate contains 21 Senators appointed by the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition. There are 13 “government” senators and 8 “opposition” Senators.
The role of the Senate is to Review Bills passed by the House of Representatives.
Listen to the Jamaican Parliament Audio database (JPAD) for excerpts…
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A Sound Diary about Haiti
A Sound Diary about Haiti
Haitian Sound Diary Vol 1 is my latest project. It is a one hour soundscape/documentary with material I collected while participating in the Ghetto Biennale in Port Au Prince Haiti in December 2019.
Listen to the sound diary here.
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Male Teenage Pregnancy Likkle Addi is going to be a father. His father Addijah Palmer popularly known as Vbyz Kartel made the announcement on Instagram a month ago.
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Research from Germany is showing the effects of COVID-19 on the brain and nervous system. Can you really recover from COVID-19?
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The Jamaican Parliament Audio database
The Jamaican Parliament Audio database
The Jamaican Parliament Audio database (JPAD) is a part of the memory project by dj afifa. The memory project investigates how music and the sound environment can affect what we remember and what we forget. The memory project explores both individual memory and national memory.
JPAD is important to understanding and preserving national memory.
The database is a collection of audio from sittings…
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Sounds of Life presents Rewind
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History is about memory
History is about Memory
I was having a conversation with someone the other day about the COVID-19 spread in Jamaica. I shared with her my questions about how coincidental it was that the areas identified to be quarantined were the communities of 7 and 8 miles Bull Bay and Corn Piece in Clarendon. 7 and 8 miles Bull Bay is represented by the wife of Prime Minister of Jamaica and Corn Piece was…
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Sound Culture University 2020
Sound Culture University 2020
Call for Applications
Sound Culture University 2020
Sounds of Life invites you to attend the Sound Culture University from June 10-20, 2020 in Kingston, Jamaica.
At the Sound Culture University, music is life. We highlight the dynamic nature of sound and music in our lives and use the knowledge gained to design applications across a wide range of disciplines and practices.
The SCU is facilitated…
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