Cultural Voice

C ountry of Origin : Jamaica U ltra excited about this art form: Poetry   L oves to travel to: Paris, France T rend you love: Increased Accessibility of Literature   U nderground artist to watch : Jamaican Painter Kai Watson R isk averse, Risk Tolerant or Risk Taker: Risk Tolerant A rtistic Side : Anything I'm Passionate About L ife Motto: Plant More Grass V ery good at: Conceptualizing New Ideas O utspoken about: Injustice  I nspired by: Excellence C ultural Icon : Edward Baugh  E veryone should try this once: Reading One Book A Month For A Year 

C ountry of Origin: Russian Federation U ltra excited about this art form: Seascapes by Ivan Aivazovsky ​L oves to travel to:  New York. T rend you love: Classical concerts, especially of Symphony Orchestras U nderground artist to watch:  Ms. Olga Vasilyeva – « pathfinder» of Russian Aug(De)Mented Reality R isk averse, Risk Tolerant or Risk Taker: ABSOLUTE Risk Taker A rtistic Side: Guitar player L ife Motto:  Be the change you want to see in the world   V ery good at:  Fulfilling targets and cooking omelet. O utspoken about: Interpersonal communication. I nspired by: My father. C ultural Icon:  S inger Sting. E veryone should try this once:  Read some pieces of the greatest poet Alexander Pushkin.

C ountry of Origin:  Jamaica U ltra excited about this art form :   World Music ​L oves to travel to:  Seychelles, Africa & Haiti T rend you love:  Travelling U nderground artist to watch:  Samuele Vivian (Guitarist) R isk averse, Risk Tolerant or Risk Taker:  Risk Taker A rtistic Side:  Producing Shows L ife Motto:  Positive, Creative Energy V ery good at:  Interacting w/ People O utspoken about:  Social Justice & Environment Awareness I nspired by:  Achievement Against Odds C ultural Icon:  Picasso E veryone should try this once:  Kingston on the Edge         

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

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 Asso...

“Head #12 (floor plan)” by Derrick Adams, on view at "Black Eye," a new group show curated by Nicola Vassell.  Courtesy of Jack Tilton Gallery On View | A Group Show in TriBeCa Explores Black Identity Today Article re-posted from New York Times  5/1/2014 The curator Nicola Vassell has a blue-chip art-world pedigree as a former director at both Deitch Projects and Pace. And perhaps because her gallery work positioned her in contexts where glitz and glamour are currencies of their own, media coverage of Vassell has often focused on her taste and style — her former modeling career, her wardrobe, the social goings-on at her SoHo loft. But Vassell has lately gone independent — she left Pace in 2012 to found Concept NV, which she describes as an art ideation lab — and it’s clear she’s got more pressing social concerns on her mind. “Activism is important to me,” she says. “I find that sometimes the art world is too busy with its art-world view to consider that.” Her la...

Cultural Voice LIVE - What is happening in dancehall? 01/28 by Your Cultural Voice | Culture Podcasts Cultural Voice, your trusted source of Cultural happenings around the globe continues to innovate and bring you quality Cultural content. It's what's trendy and relevant - featuring underground and established cultural figures from Jamaica and worldwide! Join Stefanie Simone and Derefe Chevannes as they are joined each week by musicians, poets, painters and more from the corners of the Globe. This week we were joined in studio by music entrepreneur Yaniq Walford and our special guest is upcoming reggae artist Iba Mahr... Join us... every Tuesday @ 2:00 pm www.blogtalkradio.com/culturalvoice

Ewan Simpson (Source: The Jamaica Observer) Cultural Voice went behind the scenes for a chat with Ewan Simpson, Musical Director of the National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica (NDTC) about the upcoming evening of Music scheduled for December 15, 2013, 6:00 pm at the NDTC Studio (behind The Little Theatre). CV: What does this concert mean in the journey of the singers of the NDTC? ES: The concert is an opportunity to showcase in a more fulsome way the music of the NDTC. CV: What have been the major challenges you've faced since assuming the role of Musical Director? ES: Transitioning to have a solid, consistent set of voices able achieve a desired balance as persons have left, retired and new persons have come in. It is the work it takes to settle down and practice over and over to have a consistent sound. CV: Will there be themes for the upcoming concert? If yes what are those themes? ES: No. There are no themes. It is the music of the NDTC, mostly ...