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Reggae musician Dennis Brown performs at the Countryside Club in Kingston, Jamaica in this Dec.12, 1998
photo. Brown, a former child star who became known as the Crown Prince of Reggae, died Thursday, July
1, 1999, at the age of 43 at a Kingston hospital. Associated Press/The Jamaica Observer, File
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Dancer Chalvar Monteiro. Alvin Ailey
American Dance Theater/Andrew Eccles
By Nelson A. King
For his sixth season with Alvin Ailey
American Dance Theater, Caribbean
dancer Chalvar Monteiro made his
choreographic debut during The Ailey
Spring Gala on June 24.
Presenting a special homage to the
nation’s capital, Washington, D.C.,
the gala celebrated hope, promise and
future, and included three premieres
expressing the evening’s themes,
according to Morgan Thweatt, public
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By Nelson A. King
Rita and Cedella Marley are the latest
international reggae icons to endorse
the Jamaica Heroes Modernized project,
according to Shay and Kay Productions.
“I believe the Jamaica Heroes Modernized
project is important for others
to support due to its mission of honoring
and reviving the portrayal of Jamaica’s
national heroes,” said Bob Marley’s first
born, Cedella Marley, chief executive
officer of the Bob Marley Group of companies
in endorsing a video with her
mother and reggae icon, Rita Marley, at
their home in Miami.
“We believe as Jamaican’s we need to
be globally represented for our impact
on culture and the world,” she added.
Jamaica Heroes Modernized is a multi
dimensional legacy project focused
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Carib dancer
makes waves
Reggae icons
endorse project
REGGAE
TRIBUTE
By Vinette K. Pryce
The world premiere of the docufilm
“Dennis Emmanuel Brown: The
Crown Prince of Reggae; the Man and
the Music” signaled the re-opening
of the entertainment sector on July 1
and also celebrated the 37th anniversary
of International Reggae Day.
The tribute film debuted in Kingston,
Jamaica reversing the stagnant
state of entertainment since the government
closed the entertainment
sector following declaration of the
pandemic coronavirus.
For more than a year, the entire
industry shuttered disabling concerts,
theatrical productions, dance presentations
and other forms of amusement.
“The entertainment, culture and
creative industries represent a key
part of our competitive advantage
and are vital to our economic recovery
and long-term growth prospects,”
Prime Minister Andrew Holness said
announcing return of indoor and outdoor
events.
“The industry has the potential to
emerge from the crisis stronger and
better than before,” Holness added.
There was fanfare and relief that
the one-year lockdown is now over
but also that the celebrated icon who
died 22 years ago at age 42 is now
being given the spotlight on the big
screen.
Brown died July 1, 1999 from respiratory
heart failure.
Commissioned by the Ministry of
Culture, Gender, Entertainment and
Sport and produced by Judith Bodley,
the premiere event coincided with the
annual revelry surrounding IRD. On a
day, virtual broadcasts, media blitzes,
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