Fried dumplings. I know this may be turning into a food blog but...

Vybz Kartel - Breathless

Bob Marley. (Listen here)

Today’s mood: Happy :)

Although I’m not smiling physically, my insides feels like it’s smiling like these little kids ;p 

Compound Entertainment


Ne-Yo

In his pursoot to globalize his label’s talent pool, Ne-Yo has just launched Compound Island, the Caribbean version of his label Compound Entertainment. He intends to promote music from Jamaica and from the Islands around the world. He plans to give artists a chance to showcase their talent through an online talent search.

“Reggae music is global music; you can go anywhere to hear it. You can go to Australia and hear it.” said Ne-Yo.

Bounty Killa, Ghetts, Shystie, a bunch of other people - “Limb by Limb”

I guess the cool kids are calling this stuff “post-Dancehall” - Dancehall guys singjaying over non-“Dancehall” beats, often alongside UK grime dudes and ladies. Not sure if this supercedes the Funky Bashment subgenre or not. 

Unrelated: for whatever reason, huge posse tracks by American rappers almost always bore me, but when Road Rap/Grime dudes do it I’m all over it. Probably because I hate America?

-J

Tamarind

Fried dumplings. I know this may be turning into a food blog but gravy nuh nicer than when you have a piece of fried dumpling to wipe it up.

Belly Dance

Belly dance or Bellydance is the name commonly used in Western countries to apply to traditional Middle Eastern dance, specifically Egyptian ghawazi dance in the 19th century, and raqs sharqi in the 20th century. The term is sometimes extended to include all traditional Middle Eastern dances. More recently, belly dancing has also been adopted in the West as a fitness program.

The term "belly dance" is a translation of the French danse du ventre which was applied to oriental dance around the Victorian era. The term is somewhat misleading, as belly movements are only a small part of the dance. The most featured part of the body is usually the hips.

Belly dance takes different forms in different regions, both in costume and dance style, and new styles have evolved in the West as its popularity has spread globally.