SUNY-UWI to ponder dancehall genre’s future
Tasked with addressing
issues related to leadership
and sustainable development a
partnership between the State
University of New York (SUNY)
and the University of the West
Indies (UWI) culled a panel discussion
to focus on the future
of dancehall music.
Their Center for Leadership
and Sustainable Development
(CLSD) with its common
vision of providing access to
information and knowledge to
assist the Caribbean diaspora
and other minority communities
here proposed a conversation
that might add to others
proposed and voted to meet
the United Nations 2030 SDG
goals.
Focusing on the Caribbean
music industry, the topic of
focus will be “What’s next for
dancehall and breakout artists.”
Slated to present the keynote
address will be Jamaican educator
Professor Carolyn Cooper, a
distinguished intellectual who
is reputed to being an advocate
for the preservation of reggae
and dancehall music as well as
one of the primary architects
of establishing a curriculum at
UWI dedicated to the genre.
Cooper has submitted
a plethora of literary papers
detailing the cultural connection
of Jamaica’s homegrown
music to Africa and the rest of
the Caribbean.
Throughout her storied
career she has been at the forefront
defending the roots of
the music and also some of its
ambassadors.
Invited speakers to the Aug 19
event will also include include
Cristy Barber, an avowed fan
of the music who transitioned
to corporate representation of
reggae artists and record distributors
of reggae music.
Robert “Bobby” Clarke, president
and CEO of IRIE Jam
Media Group, consisting of outlets
that provide news, music
and sports via an internet portal
as well radio broadcasts
centered around informing the
Jamaican community is also
expected to add poignant commentary.
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The founder of brokered
radio programming aired at
93.5 FM will join Spragga Benz,
a dancehall artist who recently
garnered huge audiences on his
island during Reggae Sumfest.
Slated for the SUNY Empire
State College, 177 Livingston
St. in Brooklyn, the event is
presented as part of the community
engagement lecture
series.
The program will begin at 6
pm and is slated to run for two
and a half hours.
RITA MARLEY &
SIZZLA – SLATED FOR
EMANCIPENDENCE
GALA HONORS
Reggae icon Rita Marley and
dancehall legend Sizzla Kalonji
are among the principal honorees
at this year’s Emancipendence
celebrations in Jamaica.
Presented during Grand
Gala, the national public ceremonial
Jamaican Professor Carolyn Cooper. AFUWI
gathering that culminates
the celebration of Emancipation
and independence at
the island’s National Stadium
in Kingston attracts the most
distinguished citizens and a
vast array of nationals to laud
with high accolades the contributions
of superlative individuals.
“It means the whole world to
me coming from my nation,”
the deejay reportedly stated.
“Coming from a nation with
love on such a day (independence)
in such a season means
everything.”
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