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York University teaching Jamaican Patois.
Ska is no longer being made in Jamaica
Ska is no longer being made in Jamaica
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Infidelity does not consist in believing, or in disbelieving; it consists in professing to believe what he does not believe. Thomas Paine -
Why take ownership of something that the self appointed Jamaican elite considers lower class
Better to wait until Eurocentric powers that be see the art , quality etc. Prime Jamaican example : Robert Nesta Marley. -
They also teaching patois in the UKOriginally posted by Gamma View Post
http://jis.gov.jm/uk-college-offers-patois-course/The same type of thinking that created a problem cannot be used to solve the problem.Comment
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Gamma to me its all tied into laws about governance,if we have such laws that stiffle and belittle how we express ourselves,then what are the ramifications on other venues of expression,how do we respect our culture,elders,music, history,how do we promote it.Progressive ideas will be trampled on.
As MLK said subjugation of liberty anywhere affects us all,we lost ska and other genres because of this.THERE IS ONLY ONE ONANDI LOWE!
"Good things come out of the garrisons" after his daughter won the 100m Gold For Jamaica.
"It therefore is useless and pointless, unless it is for share malice and victimisation to arrest and charge a 92-year-old man for such a simple offence. There is nothing morally wrong with this man smoking a spliff; the only thing wrong is that it is still on the law books," said Chevannes.Comment
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Huh?!Originally posted by X View Post
What law stifles and belittles how we express ourselves linguistically?
BLACK LIVES MATTERComment
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ahmm...good for them...we already know jamaican patois...
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We already know ska....
Infidelity does not consist in believing, or in disbelieving; it consists in professing to believe what he does not believe. Thomas PaineComment
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We already know reggae .... Thanks Joss Stone
Infidelity does not consist in believing, or in disbelieving; it consists in professing to believe what he does not believe. Thomas PaineComment
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We already know English...
BLACK LIVES MATTERComment
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You are lost, naaah never found.THERE IS ONLY ONE ONANDI LOWE!
"Good things come out of the garrisons" after his daughter won the 100m Gold For Jamaica.
"It therefore is useless and pointless, unless it is for share malice and victimisation to arrest and charge a 92-year-old man for such a simple offence. There is nothing morally wrong with this man smoking a spliff; the only thing wrong is that it is still on the law books," said Chevannes.Comment
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dead & buried...evolution...
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Could it be an attempt to address the shortage of Jamaican translatorsOriginally posted by Bricktop View Postahmm...good for them...we already know jamaican patois...
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/...anada_16631952The same type of thinking that created a problem cannot be used to solve the problem.Comment
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And that is the problem. Is Jazz dead and buried? Is classical music dead and buried? How about big band?
Infidelity does not consist in believing, or in disbelieving; it consists in professing to believe what he does not believe. Thomas PaineComment
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our music has evolved...jazz...classical & big band haven't...let's keep it moving & stop living in the past...next you goin tell me we should still make mento
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Jazz and classical music has evolved.They do so by catering to their niche by concerts and festivals,we don't.THERE IS ONLY ONE ONANDI LOWE!
"Good things come out of the garrisons" after his daughter won the 100m Gold For Jamaica.
"It therefore is useless and pointless, unless it is for share malice and victimisation to arrest and charge a 92-year-old man for such a simple offence. There is nothing morally wrong with this man smoking a spliff; the only thing wrong is that it is still on the law books," said Chevannes.Comment
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