Ananse Sound Splash 2012, a Story Telling Conference & Festival

11/06/2012

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Billed as a conference on story telling with discussions, presentations and performances from international participants, this festival is an official Jamaica 50 event. The focus is on the oral tradition and is being produced by Ntukuma Productions which is headed by Amina Blackwood-Meeks.


Programme
Tuesday, November 20 at Institute of Jamaica (Kingston)

Ananse Parade and Opening Ceremony - Presentation of Papers and Performances


Wednesday, November 21 at Baptist Church Hall (Ocho Rios)
Presentation of Papers and Workshops


Thursday, November 22 at Baptist Church Hall (Ocho Rios)
Presentation of Papers, Workshops, and Table Talk Discussions


Friday, November 23 at Seville Heritage Park (St. Ann)
Tell Across Jamaica Day and Night Time Entertainment including Duppy (Ghost) Stories


Participants include:
 Baba, The Storyteller, Diane Ferlatte, USA
Zowda Radebe, Nomsa Mdlaslose, South Africa
Michael Kerins, Glasgow
Jan Blake, Mary Nelson, UK
Henry Muttoo, Cayman
Linda Fang, China
Jeeva Raghunath, India
Margaret Mead, Meg Lippert
Amina Blackwood Meeks, Joan Andrea Hutchinson, Yaa Asantewa, Makeda Kenyatta, Turnell McCormack, Jamaica

For more information contact janice.gore@emc.edu.jm or tel: 876 246 4821 or 876 805 4914.
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Festival Songs - Jamaican Nostalgia

08/09/2010

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The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) is to be heartily praised for the wonderful job they are doing promoting Jamaican cultural expression. They are the unit responsible for producing the annual Festival song competition. I would go out on a limb and say 90% of Jamaicans over the age of 25 have a special place in their heart for festival songs. The songs evoke a pleasant nationalism and pride (as they were intended to) that remind many of us of our youth.

Congratulations to Kharuso, winner of this year's Festival song contest!

JaCulture has compiled a list of our favourite festival songs from back in the day. We hope you enjoy them as we do not only during the Emancipation and Independence Celebrations but all year round.
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