Cultural Voice

C ountry of Origin: ​   Jamaica ​ U ltra excited about this art form: The performing arts (particularly theatre) ​ ​ L oves to travel to:  ​ Countries around the world ​ T rend you love: ​​ Almost anything related to natural Black hair U nderground artist to watch:  ​ Takashi Hirano ​ R isk averse, Risk Tolerant or Risk Taker:  Calculated risk taker ​ A rtistic Side: ​​ Languages and linguistic pursuits L ife Motto:  ​ 'It's not enough to merely exist. LIVE!' ​ V ery good at:   ​ Public speaking ​ O utspoken about: ​​ Human rights and equality I nspired by: ​   Mavericks C ultural Icon:  ​   The Hon. Dr. Louise ​ Bennett-Coverley E veryone should try this once: ​   Throwing caution to the wind ​

C ountry of Origin:  Jamaica U ltra excited about this art form :   Reggae Dub Poetry ​                        L oves to travel to:  Africa (Zambia) T rend you love:  Females Wearing Their Natural Hair U nderground artist to watch:  Prince Levy (Singer) R isk averse, Risk Tolerant or Risk Taker:  Risk Taker A rtistic Side:  Mixes Creativity w/ Activism. L ife Motto:  The Sky Is No Limit V ery good at:  Working with People O utspoken about:  Child Rights I nspired b y:  People Who Rise Above Challenges C ultural Icon:  Louise Bennett-Coverley (Miss Lou) E veryone should try this once:  Performing 

C ountry of Origin:​ Jamaica U ltra excited about this art form: Music L oves to travel to :  Trinidad & Tobago U nderground artist to watch: Racquel Jones (poet)   T rend you love:​​ #selfie R isk averse, Risk Tolerant or Risk Taker:  Risk Tolerant A rtistic Side:​ All sides of me are artistic L ife Motto:  “All will be well” ​    V ery good at: Communication   O utspoken about: Everything I’m passionate about        I nspired by:​  My grandparents  C ultural Icon:  Louise  Bennett  E veryone should try this once:  Para-sailing

The world is on edge of the devastation that Ebola has unleashed on affected countries in West Africa. Accouring to the World Health Organization t here have been 9,936 Ebola cases so far this year and 4,877 people have been killed by Ebola.  In an increasingly insular world where cultural crossroads are a necessity for normalcy, there is increased xenophobia and anxiety induced by the thought of a global outbreak. No sentence is complete without the word Ebola.  My friend Jani is a citizen of Liberia, one of the countries most affected by the outbreak cannot escape the ‘threats,’ real and imagined. In her brief musing about the effect it has on her psyche, she has coined a term for her condition and the condition of those around her as the ‘Siren effect’. The change in cultural norms should not be frowned on. But my fear is that after Ebola, they may never return.  Siren Effect - Jani Jallah  It’s 10: 29p.m. on a Monday night. I am lying here and have a

Please share with young Caribbean and Latin American visual artists (15 - 24 years) who would like to publish copies of their work in an academic journal. Drawings, paintings, photographs and e-graffiti are welcome.

C ountry of Origin:  Jamaica U ltra excited about this art form :   Lyrical Hip Hop Choreography ​ L oves to travel to:  Warm places (beach bound) - Cayman & Bahamas T rend you love:  Hashtag Activism (eg. #BringBackOurGirls) U nderground artist to watch:  Monica Minott, Poet. R isk averse, Risk Tolerant or Risk Taker:  Risk Tolerant  A rtistic Side:  Writer (short stories) L ife Motto:  Vulnerability Births Honesty     V ery good at:  Writing O utspoken about:  Rights of the Poor I nspired by:  Unsung Heroes (eg. My mom) C ultural Icon:  Bob Marley E veryone should try this once:  Making Snow Angels What's Your Cultural Voice?? #MyCulturalVoice on   Facebook  /  Twitter  /  Instagram  @culturalvoice Promoting # Intercultural-dialogue 6 Days to the Launch of CV's First Issue of 2014!!  *Derefe is the Associate Editor of Cultural Voice eZine. 

C ountry of Origin:  Mexico U ltra excited about this art form :   Musicals, especially "Phantom of the Opera" ​ L oves to travel to:  Every corner of the world T rend you love:  Opera in theatres U nderground artist to watch:  Richard Hall (Jamaican Painter) R isk averse, Risk Tolerant or Risk Taker:  Risk taker  A rtistic Side:  Singer L ife Motto:  Living everyday giving the best of you    V ery good at:  Organizing cultural events.  O utspoken about:  Justice.  I nspired by:  My Parents.  C ultural Icon:  Octavio Paz (Mexican Nobel Prize in Literature).  E veryone should try this once:  Sing with a Mariachi band.  What's Your Cultural Voice?? #MyCulturalVoice on   Facebook  /  Twitter  /  Instagram  @culturalvoice Promoting # Intercultural-dialogue 7 Days to the Launch of CV's First Issue of 2014!!