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Monthly Archives: January 2011
HONOURING BLACK HISTORY MONTH: AN INTERVIEW WITH ROOTS REGGAE STAR RUPERT HARVEY AND A REVIEW OF “MAPLE LEAF RAG”
Maple Leaf Rag Reviewed by Jorge Antonio Vallejos “I chose Maple Leaf Rag as my book’s title because if it fuses jazz music with our national symbology. While the title celebrates the unity of black culture and Canadian culture, it … Continue reading
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Tagged "Flux" by Kaie Kelloguh, "Jelly Roll In Canaan Land" by Kaie Kellough, "Maple Leaf Rag" by Kaie Kellough, "Pardner Hand" by Kaie Kellough, "The Executioner" by Kaie Kellough, "The Hanging of Angelique" by Afua Cooper, Black Coffee Poet, Black History Month, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Interview with Roots Reggae Star Rupert Harvey, Marie Joesph Angelique, Rupert Harvery
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BLACK MUSICIAN CHAYA AUSTIN SINGS A SONG
Chaya Austin is a self taught musician who writes her own songs. Constantly evolving, Austin experiments with her guitar and piano and learns something new with each session. Influenced by artists of different genres, Austin is coming up with her … Continue reading
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INTERVIEW WITH YOUNG BLACK ARTIST CHAYA AUSTIN
Chaya Austin is a mixed race, Toronto based, multidisciplinary artist. Currently finishing up high school, Chaya writes music and practices playing her guitar and piano regularly. Taking vocal lessons for the last year, Chaya is working on an album and … Continue reading
THE BEST OF ETTA JAMES
The Best of Etta James Reviewed by Jorge Antonio Vallejos If you do not know Etta James by name and face you have probably heard her music in films, coffee shops, at events, and on the radio. She is “The … Continue reading
LEANNE AVERBACH READS HER POETRY
I read Leanne Averbach’s first book Fever three years ago. It was one of those amazing finds in a sale bin at Toronto Women’s Bookstore. The name attracted me first. Once reading the personal poems inside I new the book … Continue reading
COME CLOSER
Come Closer By Leanne Averbach Reviewed by Jorge Antonio Vallejos Reading Leanne Averbach’s first book Fever will leave you floored. If you’re a poet, her poem The Funeral will have you thinking of how much you need … Continue reading
I DREAM: HONOURING DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. I remember hearing his famous speech as a young child. It was always something I enjoyed hearing. And it was always something of inspiration and importance. Since the time Dr. King recited … Continue reading
ROOTS REGGAE ARTIST ODEL JOHNSON SHARES A SONG
I first met Odel at a concert in Toronto. A couple of years later we ran into one another on Bloor Street. I heard a “Yo!” and saw an accompanying smile. Odel passed me his new CD at the time … Continue reading
INTERVIEW WITH ROOTS REGGAE ARTIST ODEL JOHNSON
Odel Johnson is a multidisciplinary roots reggae artist. Known as one of the North America’s best drummers, Odel has performed with many bands all over the globe including Juno winning Messenjah. The creator of two albums, Body, Mind, and Sold, … Continue reading
REDEMPTION
REDEMPTION By ODEL Reviewed By Jorge A. Vallejos When you think of roots reggae who do you think of? Bob Marley? Peter Tosh? All the big names that are now gone? Roots Reggae is alive and well and there’s a Jamaican-Canadian … Continue reading
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