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SpotlightInstilling wisdom, not fear, through the arts
Ian JacksonMarch 28, 2020For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.2nd Timothy 2:7
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SpotlightCalypso countdown
Ian JacksonMarch 4, 2020So in a few days the Calypso Finals will unfold. At the time of writing only King Dice and Jaydee second songs had been released but I am sure that ...
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Calypso Commentary- Ethics and Judging
Ian JacksonFeb. 25, 2020When a Calypso writer spends hours and sleepless nights putting a song or composition together and in a few seconds or minutes a commentator or a so-called critique or analyst ...
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SpotlightPraise or Sewo
Ian JacksonNov. 12, 2019As a Christian, I wish to warn believers about using every opportunity to make merry, to Sewo in the name of thanksgiving. It is sad that as a columnist on ...
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SpotlightStill Waters
Ian JacksonSept. 26, 2019So many are the metaphors, innuendos that could be captured by the latest art exhibition showcased two weeks ago at the Old Mill Cultural Centre staged by Dominica's premier female ...
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SpotlightBouyon stamping its authority
Ian JacksonSept. 26, 2019Three weeks ago I tuned into the Jamaican programme Sportsmax and I was greeted to the sound of an Asa Bantan composition which introduced the programme. I could not believe ...
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SpotlightCalypso, Tradition and Elections
Ian JacksonSept. 13, 2019There has been lots of speculation, innuendo and inferences as politics and the looming elections, constitutionally due by May 2020, heats up. Aspersions, calculations seem to have been completely left ...
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SpotlightAfro Beat Invasion
Ian JacksonSept. 13, 2019If, as we know, life and everything under the sun began in Africa then one of the greatest gifts given to man, after life itself, music, all began in the ...
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SpotlightSty LaRocque- Drummer extraordinaire
Ian JacksonSept. 13, 2019It all began for Alex Sty LaRocque at the tender age of 12 when he fell in love with the drums. His father, now deceased, a guitarist, was his mentor. ...
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SpotlightBiggest local WCMF contingent ever
Ian JacksonSept. 4, 2019We seem to be coming of age in terms of the professionalism of our bands which renders them more suitable than a decade before when groups like the 1St Serenade ...
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SpotlightInsights into Vincy Mas
Ian JacksonSept. 4, 2019Vincentians have dubbed Vincy Mas the best in the region and they can do that. I have seen them all with exception of Trinidad and Tobago and the Spice Isle, ...
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SpotlightHere are two of Dominica's best DJ's
Ian JacksonJuly 4, 2019Wadix and Dr. Miguel are two DJ's that have elevated themselves from merely being just spinners of disc as in the old days of the Ted Daley's or BaBa's or ...
