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Phyllis Dillon- Jamaican Songbird
It goes without saying that Jamaica’s music industry has largely been dominated by male performers and in the circumstances, the number...
Yaawd Media
Dec 29, 20234 min read


Jamaica's Street-Food conundrum
A little over a week ago, a video surfaced on social media with images of what appeared to be a vendor at the ‘Crab-Circle” stalls at...
Yaawd Media
Oct 11, 20234 min read


The high expectations placed by Jamaicans on its athletes is a mirror of the success desired by all.
Image courtesy of Nationwide News Network, Jamaica It has been 75 years since Jamaica participated in the Summer Olympic Games held in...
Yaawd Media
Sep 8, 20234 min read


Florida's Attempts at a Rewriting of Black History
The Cotton pickers. Acrylic on canvas painting (24"x48") by Richard Hugh Blackford Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis has decided to show...
Yaawd Media
Aug 21, 20233 min read


Emancipation -We still have very far to go.
It has been 185 years since slavery ended in Jamaica, and 61 years since the island was granted Independence from Great Britain....
Yaawd Media
Aug 1, 20234 min read


Jimmy Cliff, OM- An Outstanding Musical Journey
Outside of Robert Nesta Marley, it is undoubtable that the most successful singer, musician and recording artiste produced by our island...
Yaawd Media
Jul 31, 20235 min read


My Magnum Opus provides a record of Black History
Some weeks ago, I had an opportunity to chat with a teenager who sought me out to discuss my art with her as part of a school project she...
Yaawd Media
Jul 30, 20233 min read


WE FAILED FREDDIE, MAYBE EVEN DAMAGED HIS LEGACY
I grew up listening to the music of the Clarendonians who introduced little Fredde McGregor into the business by taking him to Clement...
Yaawd Media
Jul 25, 20232 min read


Elaine Thompson-Herah is a Standout. She will return.
The failure of double/double Olympic Champion Elaine Thompson-Herah (ETH) to win an individual spot on the Jamaican track team for the...
Yaawd Media
Jul 22, 20234 min read


Addressing the obstacles to Establishing and Realizing the Full Economic Value of Jamaica's Culture
Despite being among the top ten percent of the most culturally influential countries in the world, Jamaica struggles to find a formula...
Yaawd Media
Jul 1, 20231 min read


National Honour for Sugar Minott- Long Overdue
Today, May 25, 2023, would have been the 67th birthday Lincoln “Sugar” Minott. A National Honour for this son of Jamaica and Icon of its...
Yaawd Media
May 25, 20235 min read


PENN RELAYS IS NO LONGER OF ANY VALUE TO JAMAICA'S TRACK PROGRAM
I tapped into the Yaawd Media page of my Facebook account on my cell phone just now and was greeted with the screaming response to a post...
Yaawd Media
May 1, 20236 min read


SUPREME VENTURES' "STING" SUFFERED A FATAL BLOW
Jamaica's dancehall peeped from behind its established predecessor Reggae, towards the end of the 1970s with the experimental touches...
Yaawd Media
Dec 31, 20225 min read


BURNA BOY LIT UP "THE OFFICE" IN KINGSTON AND STAKED HIS CLAIM IN REGGAE-LAND.
The National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica is colloquially referred to as “The Office,” a moniker it earned during the qualification...
Yaawd Media
Dec 21, 20225 min read


IS ARGENTINA'S WC TEAM AN ADVERTISEMENT OF THE COUNTRY'S SUCCESS AT RACIAL CLEANSING?
Education is a transformative process. This means that as we grow and develop, we should be increasing our exposure and by extension, our...
Yaawd Media
Dec 11, 20223 min read


REMEMBERING REGGAE'S COOL RULER- GREGORY ISAACS
October 25th marked twelve years since Gregory Isaacs, one of Jamaica's most beloved vocalists passed away. Gregory was as pertinent in...
Yaawd Media
Oct 26, 20225 min read


JAMAICA'S CRIME NEEDS MORE THAN THE BROADCASTING COMMISSION'S PUBLIC RELATION STUNT
This past week I came across a stomach-churning reminder of Jamaica's ghastly crime problem through a graphic video of two gunmen...
Yaawd Media
Oct 22, 20225 min read


CHRIS BLACKWELL-Married to Jamaica's Music Success
The most far-reaching element of Jamaica’s culture has been its music and it is through this element that Jamaica has succeeded ahead of...
Yaawd Media
Oct 9, 20225 min read


60 Biggest Jamaican Songs since Independence in 1962. The sixth 10 years: 2012-2021.
This is the sixth and final installment in the series "60 Biggest Jamaican Songs since Independence in 1962," and represents the Yaawd...
Yaawd Media
Oct 6, 20224 min read


60 Biggest Jamaican Songs since Independence in 1962. The fifth 10 years: 2002-2011.
This is the fifth installment in the series "60 Biggest Jamaican Songs since Independence in 1962," and represents the Yaawd Media team's...
Yaawd Media
Oct 4, 20224 min read
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