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I dare you to listen to this next artist’s masterpieces and not be automatically en-
dowed with rhythmic muscular articulation......go on....I dare you. yeah, I thought it
was impossible. Usher raymond IV is an American recording artist and actor that
cannot be denied of his share of the pie.
he rose to fame in 1997 with his hit album “My Way” that has been declared Plat-
inum six times, and which contained his first Billboard hot 100 number one charter
“Nice and Slow”.
This entertainer extraordinaire, many times likened to Michael Jackson for his lyri-
cal beauties, exotic voice and wicked dance moves, has melted the hearts of many
with his socially correct swagger and totally cools style. Born in Texas, Usher has
given the world the album confessions in 2004, which went Diamond and boasted
the highest 1st week sales for an r&B artist in history. It has been named the best
selling r&B album of the 2000 decade; it has spawned four Billboard hits and won
numerous awards and accolades deserving of such a masterpiece.
But it ends not there. Usher has tried his hand in the acting world and turned out to
have quiet a green thumb for it, starting with appearances in the TV series Moesha
to his first film The Faculty in 1998 and his first starring role in the movie light It Up.
More recently, Usher has released his hit album raymond vs. raymond and Ver-
sus, producing collaborations with Beyonce, Jay Z and lil’ Wayne, just to name a
few. over the years Usher has graced our senses with hit singles like “Burn”,
“lovers and Friends”, “caught Up” and “There Goes My Baby”, a short list from
one of many.
To be infected with this artist’s contagious brilliance, catch him in his next appear-
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Embedded in the soil of New York, this “daughter” emerges, nourished with the soulful
influence of her musical peers and mastery of the black and white keys. Just the thought of her
puts you in a poetic mood. Alicia Augello Cook, better known as Alicia Keys, is an American
R&B singer, but she is also a songwriter, pianist, author, philanthropist, producer, news
correspondent and actress. This maven in her own right, possessing exquisite beauty and grace,
has won the hearts of the world and wooed them into a hypnotic trance with her deep, soulful
rhythms, tantalizing lyrics and undeniable style.
Born in New York where she learned classical music on piano at the age of 7, her debut
album “Songs In A Minor” has sold 12 million copies worldwide and earned her the titles “Best
Selling New Artist” and “Best Selling R&B Artist” for 2001. This self acclaimed diva released
an album in 2003, “The Diary of Alicia Keys”, which has been certified 7 times Platinum and led
to her first live album “Unplugged” debuted in 2005. Subsequent albums released; “As I Am” in
2007, earned her 3 grammy Awards and led to the “As I Am Tour” which had sold out shows in
Europe and America. More recently, “The Element of Freedom”, released in 2009, has given us
hit singles such as “Un-Thinkable” and “Doesn’t Mean Anything”.
Though Alicia has earned several accolades, she is a multifarious individual, completing her first
marathon in 2006 in greece, being a best selling author in 2005 for her masterpiece “Tears for
Water”, a songbook of poems and lyrics. She is a New York Daily News travel correspondent
and plays an active role in charitable organisations for the youth such as “Keep A Child Alive”
foundation raising funds to provide anti-retroviral medication to AIDS infected kids in Africa.
Alicia Keys, musician extraordinaire, can next be experienced at the Black Ball charity event in
September.
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No doubt a star born out of mix-
tapes, Aubrey “Drake” graham has
proven to be more than just a
rapper. This 23 year old, rapper and
singer, born and bred Canadian
launched his music career on
the popular social website My-
Space and has never looked back.
He was no stranger to the camera,
though. In 2001, he was an actor,
playing the role of “Jimmy
Brooks” on the TV show “Degrassi:
The Next generation”; a role which
he enjoyed for 138
episodes, finally ending in 2009.
His first mixtape was released in February 2006- “Room for Improvement” on MySpace,
succeeded by another- “Comeback Season” released in 2007. In this same year, his music
video “Replacement girl” was featured on BET’s “New Joint of the Day”, making him the first
unsigned Canadian rapper to achieve such a feat.
Lil’ Wayne was given some of Drake’s music in 2008, who immediately invited Drake to do
some songs together with him, producing pieces such as “Ransom”, “I Want This Forever”
and the remix to Drake’s “Brand New”. Though Drake was just rolling with the crew, he was
officially signed with Young Money Entertainment on June 29th, 2009. Soon after this, his
promotional single “Best I Ever Had” from the EP “So Far gone” scored 2nd on the BillBoard’s
Hot R&B/ Hip Hop Songs Chart.
“Thank Me Later”, his most anticipated full album, released in June 2010 and
features collaborations with greats such as Jay Z, Lil’ Wayne and Kanye West.
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Known for his smooth golden voice, Jah Cure, real name Siccature Alcock, was born in Montego
Bay, Jamaica and introduced to the world of reggae music as a teenager. His rise to fame
initiated with the release of his sin-
gle “King in this Jungle”, a duet
with Sizzla who subsequently
placed Jah Cure on the map as a
member of the Bobo Dread- a
group of Rastafarians known for
their resistance to conforming to
Western Traditions.
But this rise would soon be cur-
tailed, as in November
1998, Jah Cure was
pulled over while driving
in Montego Bay and
questioned by police as a
suspect in the case of rape. He
was subsequently arrested and
prosecuted in April, 1999, and sen-
tenced to 15 years in prison. Jah Cure has always maintained his innocence, claiming the arresting
officer was courting the accuser’s mother and that his legal representative was useless and unpro-
fessional.
Yet his sentencing only helped catapult his name to stardom; through support from fellow reggae
artists and fans alike. His prison stay was not wasted either; with access to recording equipment,
he released three albums behind his prison walls- “Free Jah’s Cure- The Album, The Truth”
released in 2000, “ghetto Life” in 2003 and “Freedom Blues” in 2005.
After serving 8 years of his 15 year sentence, he was released on parole on 28th July, 2007.
Prison life had not conquered this brilliant artist’s creativity, producing hits such as “Hot Long
Time” featuring Junior Reid in 2008 and the album “The Universal Cure” in 2009.
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Unless you have been living under a rock for the past
decade or so, this artiste needs no introduction. Full name
Beyonce giselle Knowles, an American R&B and Pop
recording artist/ actress/ fashion model,
Beyonce has raised the bar of singing to a level few can
stretch to grasp. Combining a gorgeous persona with a hypnotic
voice and an outrageous stage performance, Beyonce is no longer
in a league of her own; she has changed the whole game!
Discovered when her dance instructor would begin hum-
ming a song and she would finish it, acing the high pitched
notes. Her father later on quit his day job to manage the girl
group they had formed and Beyonce was the lead singer.
This move saw the family income to decreasing by
half, but Beyonce’s father saw that dream in his lit-
tle girl’s eyes and was determined to let it shine
for the world to view. And shine it did. With her
southern slur and southern hips, being born in
Houston, Texas, Beyonce led the girl group Destiny’s Child to fame, getting signed with Columbia Records in
1996, enjoying many hit singles such as “Say My Name”, “ No, No No” and “Survivor”, winning many grammy
awards and even being honoured with a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame.
In 2001 the group announced a hiatus to pursue solo projects and Beyonce embarked on an
epic discovery. From acting to getting married, her true discovery came when she discovered
her “alter ego” Sasha Fierce. Describing this persona as an adoption when performing on stage,
an out of body experience, Sasha Fierce is a bold, energetic, sensual side of Beyonce, and her
last tour was based on this character....the ‘I AM....SASHA FIERCE” tour, which brought
Beyonce tremendous success. Beyonce also has her own clothes line- Dereon and a fragrance
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Carnival is all about energy, rhythm, freeness
and excitement.
JW and Blaze,
the dynamic
s o c a
duo, emulates such
characteristics. Born as Jason Williams and
Ancil Isaac Jr respectively, these young men are
no strangers to the world of entertainment. JW
was the former host of Party Time a TV series
highlighting local talent and Blaze was a mem-
ber of a sound system called Sel Construction.
Currently radio announcers on the “Red Hot
Morning Show” on the popular radio station Red
96.7 fm, this combined powerhouse gave the
whole of Trinidad an awakening with their hit sin-
gle “Palancing”, written by songwriter Kernal
Roberts. “Palancing” won them the International
Soca Monarch Carnival 2k10 crown as well as
Road March title for 2k10, making them the
first radio personalities in Trinidad and To-
bago’s history to ever achieve such a feat.
Capitalizing on their love for soca music
along with youthful mannerism, JW and
Blaze dominated the Carnival season for
2k10, the song wooing the hearts of many
and evoking ease of the tongue to chant this
catchy phrase well known to Trinbagonians
as local jargon. Palancing may have different
meanings for many, but the main definition car-
ried throughout the sea-
son of the phrase was to
let inhibitions go and let
the power of the music
reign supreme. A dance was also created by
the boys, a rhythmic swaying of the body, al-
ternating the act of bouncing on each leg while
chanting the chorus of this hypnotic phrase-
one that was seen as a challenge to master by
many for the Carnival season.
JW and Blaze had done performances earlier
this year in Canada after Carnival. The country
eagerly awaits their delivery for 2k11; can they
maintain the standard set by Palance? Only
time alone will tell.
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Flowing fabrics, funky jewelry and shimmering satin
were the order of the day at Islands of the World Fash-
ion Week’s evening runway session. The event hosted
at the British Colonial Hilton displayed collections by de-
signers Desreen Waller, Tesha Fritz (Elements) and
Shaun griffith of Perez Designs.
Designer collections are inspired by anything that excitesthe human palate. Their themes can portray a period inhistory, a range of colors, types of fabric - anything whichhas a strong visual impact. This is what fashion designerShaun griffith of Perez Designs showcased in his stun-ning collection.
With more than 16 years in the field of fashion designand construction, griffith said that his country, Trinidad,was the driving force behind his inspiration to exude atheme of comfort and simplicity with just a touch of so-phistication. Attributes portrayed in the intricate beadworkand embroidery complimenting his designs.
“Our country is such a cosmopolitan country,” saidgriffith. “We mix so many different colors and fabricsand that is why the theme of my last piece was Car-nival,” said griffith. “That’s the only way I could showhow our country has such a diverse amount of dif-ferent people and everyone comes and celebratesas one.” Bahamian native, Tesha Fritz, has been de-signing jewelry for seven years and expressed thatnature itself has been her inspiration in designing hercollection.
“I wanted to exemplify being natural and appreciatenature,” she said. “I think nature is one of the thingswe have walked away from and I think it’s about timewe returned.”
Jamaican designer, Desreen Waller’s collection wasamazing blend of bright satin fabrics with eco-friendlymaterials such as Spanish moss and Hemp. The Ja-maican designer said she took her cues from hermentor, London designer, John galliano.
“I wanted to use bright colors in my collection be-cause they are our island colors,” Waller explained.“It’s a part of my culture and I wanted to share a bit ofthat with the Islands of the World Fashion Week.”
Following the extravagant fashion show, guests, de-signers, locals, models and judges were treated to aBahamian cultural night of mind blowing entertain-ment. Included in the entertainment line-up were, Firedancer Action Johnny, local entertainer, MatellusChipman and The Bahamas National Youth Choir.The cultural evening was complimented by a succu-
lent buffet complete with a mindboggling spread ofBahamian dishes, including local favorites such as
conch salad, peas soup and dumplings and coconutwater. The event was hosted by the Ministry of Tourismand Aviation in the beautiful Bahamas National Trustgardens.
Kendal Major, Senior Manager of Communications andPublic Relations at the Ministry of Tourism explained thatevents like IWFW are good for the economy.
“We are trying to showcase our own heritage and givethe visitors here tonight the Bahamian experiencethrough our presentation with an array of entertainers -that’s the real essence of it,” Mr. Major explained.
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if you’re thinking of a band with charisma, style, energy,
and all round trend setters, then you must be pondering
about kes the band. mainly consisting of three brothers by
blood and a brother by
another mother, as
they fondly define,
kes the band has
been blowing the
minds of music lovers since 2005. music lovers, and not
only soca lovers, because kes the band has developed a
style of music the world has come to love. labelled
“caribbean pop”, these
innovative wonders have fused calypso inspired melodies
with rock rifts and a soulful vocal blend from the lead singer
to create a unique musical direction that is appreciated by
non- soca followers as well.
kees dienffenthaller is the lead singer, commanding the
stage with mind boggling energy, a heart melting voice and
ravishing good looks, devotedly supported by his brothers
hans dieffenthaller on drums and Jon dieffenthaller on
guitar. the third member is riad boochoon, kees’s best
friend. together they are a force to be reckoned with, and
have released albums such as “three bald heads and a
dread” and “on in
five”. they have
dominated the car-
nival circuit for many
years and have be-
come a household name.
kes the band has set standards hard to beat, working with
multiple grammy award winner desmond child and cut-
ting tracks with the likes of maxi priest and bishop lam-
ont. hit singles such as “stay with me”, “lion”, “come a
little closer” and more recently “stalker” has placed them
on the map, and their consistency and raw talent has kept
them there.
currently preparing for their first ever performance in the
Uk with appearances carded for august 2010 in holland
and london, kes the band is once again showing to the