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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 26, 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


STONEBWOY, HERE IS SOME REGGAE EDUCATION 101
Jamaica’s first National Hero, The Right Honorable Marcus Mosiah Garvey, ON; is on record stating “If you haven't confidence in self, you...
Yaawd Media
Oct 1, 20225 min read


60 Biggest Jamaican Songs since Independence in 1962. The fourth 10 years: 1992-2001
It has been long established that Jamaica’s music is regarded ss the most impactful aspect of the island’s culture. In fact, the music is...
Yaawd Media
Sep 28, 20224 min read


60 Biggest Jamaican Songs since Independence in 1962. The third 10 years: 1982-1991
It has been long established that Jamaica’s music is regarded ss the most impactful aspect of the island’s culture. In fact, the music is...
Yaawd Media
Sep 26, 20225 min read


60 Biggest Jamaican Songs since Independence in 1962. The second 10 years: 1972-1981
Jamaica’s music is best described as the most impactful aspect of the island’s culture and is largely responsible for positioning Jamaica...
Yaawd Media
Sep 24, 20224 min read


THE MORE TIMES CHANGE THE MORE IT LOOKS LIKE JAMAICA IS A LOST CAUSE
At the height of the campaign towards Jamaica’s national Elections in 1980, the late recording artiste Edi Fitzroy released one of the...
Yaawd Media
Sep 23, 20225 min read


60 Biggest Jamaican Songs since Independence in 1962. The first 10 years: 1962-1971
Jamaica’s music is best described as the most impactful aspect of the island’s culture and is largely responsible for positioning Jamaica...
Yaawd Media
Sep 12, 20225 min read


DESPITE ITS SCAPEGOATING, DANCEHALL TELLS JAMAICA’S STORY
Painting: Street Dance - Richard Hugh Blackford (C) 2008 Jamaica is often described by tourism and other travel interests as “the Pearl...
Yaawd Media
Aug 27, 20224 min read
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