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Nine-Night for Charles Hyatt
published: Tuesday | January 16, 2007 <DIV class=KonaBody xVlvo="true">
Many Jamaicans still <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 700; COLOR: orange! important; BORDER-BOTTOM: orange 1px solid; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">carry </SPAN><SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 700; COLOR: orange! important; BORDER-BOTTOM: orange 1px solid; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">on</SPAN> the tradition of nine-night activities for the life of the dear departed.
The recent passing of actor Charles <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">Hyatt</SPAN> saw many of his friends and theatre <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">family</SPAN> holding nine-night celebrations for him on Friday night at the Little Theatre <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">parking</SPAN> lot, Tom Redcam Avenue in Kingston. It began at 11:00 p.m. All the familiar faces from the world of the theatre came out to join the journey into what traditional nine-night is all about.
Elements of the nine-night
It had all the elements: from a leader (master of ceremoinies) who was wickedly verbose to the singers tracking songs from a sankey and their accompanying voices totally lacking in harmony (on purpose) plus the grumbles from dissenters of, "a no so i go."
The place filled up by midnight and the band laid out drums, tambourines and the longest 'pipe' you ever saw - from this came a bass-like sound.
The set was complete with l
Nine-Night for Charles Hyatt
published: Tuesday | January 16, 2007 <DIV class=KonaBody xVlvo="true">
Many Jamaicans still <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 700; COLOR: orange! important; BORDER-BOTTOM: orange 1px solid; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">carry </SPAN><SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 700; COLOR: orange! important; BORDER-BOTTOM: orange 1px solid; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">on</SPAN> the tradition of nine-night activities for the life of the dear departed.
The recent passing of actor Charles <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">Hyatt</SPAN> saw many of his friends and theatre <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">family</SPAN> holding nine-night celebrations for him on Friday night at the Little Theatre <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">parking</SPAN> lot, Tom Redcam Avenue in Kingston. It began at 11:00 p.m. All the familiar faces from the world of the theatre came out to join the journey into what traditional nine-night is all about.
Elements of the nine-night
It had all the elements: from a leader (master of ceremoinies) who was wickedly verbose to the singers tracking songs from a sankey and their accompanying voices totally lacking in harmony (on purpose) plus the grumbles from dissenters of, "a no so i go."
The place filled up by midnight and the band laid out drums, tambourines and the longest 'pipe' you ever saw - from this came a bass-like sound.
The set was complete with l