Best Reggae Act nominee Jamaican designs costumes for Disney
turing Sia and his 7th studio
album ‘Live N Livin’, Sean Paul
continues to remain one of the
most sought-after artists in
music, according to Brooklynbased,
Jamaican entertainment
publicist Ronnie Tomlinson.
The annual British music
award honors achievements
in Black music and culture,
and will take place on Sunday,
Dec. 5 at Coventry Building
Society Arena, with the event
set to be live streamed on
YouTube and air on the BBC.
“Throughout his career,
the international superstar
has carved a home for himself
while championing dancehall,
as being an artist with a
unique sound, look and passion,”
Tomlinson, chief executive
officer of Destine Media,
told Caribbean Life on Monday
. “His ability to show the
power and unity in music
through various collaborations,
across many genres,
has catapulted his career over
the years on various charts,
awards, and with an enormous
fanbase,” she added. “Effectively,
Sean has brought that
same concept back to his own
genre with his album ‘Live N
Livin’, as he collaborated with
some of his colleagues in reggae
and dancehall, highlighting
that together we can also
make great music.”
As a past MOBO Award winner,
Sean Paul said he was very
pleased with the announcement
of his nomination.
“I am incredibly thankful
for the nomination and for
the support of all my fans,” he
said. “Seeing the continued
appreciation of my music is a
great feeling.
“The recognition of our
music from Jamaica is good
for the culture and every nominee
is a winner,” he added.
The MOBO Awards will also
celebrate the best of African
music, jazz, grime, gospel, hip
hop, and R&B, plus media personalities,
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actors and producers.
John Clayton and drummer
Jeff Hamilton (‘Montreux
Alexander ‘76’), and with the
legendary bassist Ray Brown
and guitarist Herb Ellis (‘Triple
Treat’).”
Alexander is also ranked as
the fifth greatest jazz pianist
ever in The Fifty Greatest Jazz
Piano Players of All Time (Hal
Leonard Publishing), Bullens
said.
In August 2000, the Jamaican
government designated
Alexander as Commander
in the Order of Distinction
for outstanding services to
Jamaica as a worldwide music
ambassador.
In 2018, the University of
the West Indies bestowed on
Alexander an honorary doctorate
(D. Litt).
Bullens said that, “at age
77, Monty is still touring and
entertaining fans globally.”
A perennial favorite at Jazz
festivals and venues worldwide,
and at the Montreux
Jazz Festival where he has
appeared 23 times since 1976,
Alexander’s “spirited conception
is one informed by
the timeless verities: endless
melody-making, effervescent
grooves, sophisticated voicings,
a romantic spirit and
a consistent predisposition,”
Bullens said.
She added that the Tarrytown
Music Hall, where Alexander
will perform on Nov.
26, “boasts its own decorated
history.”
Bullens said it is the oldest
theater in Westchester County
that is still being used as a
theater.
She said several films and
television commercials have
been shot inside the theatre,
including The Preacher’s Wife
(1996), The Impostors (1998),
The Secret Lives of Dentists
(2003), Mona Lisa Smile (2003),
Game 6 (2005) and The Good
Shepherd that was directed by
Robert De Niro.
Bullens said she is excited to
once again present live music
to patrons who are thirsty for
quality entertainment.
“Since we announced
Monty, we have definitely got
a lot of positive feedback,”
she said. “In fact, I have been
getting calls from as far as
Brooklyn and New Jersey.
“This venue is a vaccineonly
theatre,” she said. “Everyone
will also have to wear
masks to protect each other.
“Folks are tired of being locked
Jamaican jazz pianist, Monty Alexander and Harlem Kingston Express perform on the Stravinski
Hall stage at the 43rd Montreux Jazz Festival, in Montreux, Switzerland, Friday, July
10, 2009. Associated Press/Keystone/Jean-Christophe Bott/File
up, tired of zooming, especially
the mature folks,” Bullens continued.
Tickets available at http://
www.tarrytownmusichall.org or
by calling the box office at 914-
233-3856.
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Crest– along with Nadira Foster
Williams (Renegade Darlings).
It is produced by Eva Minemar
and Dolores Diaz and directed by
Jaanelle Yee.
According to Chin, “What I
can say, without giving away too
much, is that it is a project I am
immensely proud to be a part of,
that Disney has brought all their
usual panache and expertise to
it, and that it is perfect family
entertainment for audiences of
all ages and backgrounds. Viewers
are in for a real treat come
December.”
Her participation in a project
produced by one of the most
famous brands on the planet is
the latest professional milestone
for Chin, whose nearly three decade
career in fashion and design
has spanned the worlds of film,
television, opera, sports, beauty
pageants and award show red
carpets.
Born in Montego Bay, Chin
has been a lover since childhood
of her hometown’s flora,
fauna, beaches and coral reefs,
the bright colors of which ignited
her early passion for art and
design, and which have proven
inspirational to much of her
work over the years. Nevertheless,
despite her initial interest in
design, she pursued a career in
the corporate world after graduating
from Mount Alvernia High
School in Montego Bay, Wayne
State University in Detroit and
later attending the University of
Detroit’s Mercy Law School.
A successful career on Wall
Street followed, culminating in
her rise to the position of marketing
and communications
manager at Merrill Lynch. But
when the financial crisis hit and
she suddenly found herself at
a professional crossroads, she
elected to pursue her long held
dream of a full time career in
fashion and design by founding
her own couture clothing line,
Femheka.
According to Chin, “The line
derives its name from the combination
of two words- ‘Fem’ (feminine)
and ‘Heka’- pronounced
HECK-AH- (god of magic). Femheka
therefore means ‘Magical
Goddess.’ Our line offers Haute
Couture, Bridal, Prêt-à-Porter,
Home Collections and Costume
Design, all under our slogan
‘Awake. Live. Be a Magical Goddess.’”
She has subsequently styled
and done wardrobe for numerous
music videos, commercials
and special events including
grand slam tennis tournaments,
working with clients such as
Coca Cola, Smirnoff Ice and The
Empire State Building. She has
also provided wardrobe and some
of her own Femheka designs for
several of Jamaica’s most successful
beauty queens including
Miss World runner-up, Dr. Sannetta
Myrie, for the Miss World
pageant.
In the process, she has become
the only Jamaican designer
known to have had her couture
designs showcased on many of
the world’s most prestigious red
carpets, including the Academy
Awards, the Grammy Awards
and the Cannes Film Festival.
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