With the recent news of a Prison to be constructed here thanks to a deal between the UK and the Jamaican Government, and with Politicians giving Jamaicans stress and oppression over the years, the question is asked, “What are we voting for?“. Today Recording Artist D-Medz speaks his mind on “No Vote“. With the help of clips from a recent Vox pop, the “Rebel Souljah” gets at Politicians who make life uneasy for the people, makes it clear that things won’t get better no matter which Political Party is voted in, and questions the value of a vote. Something to think about the next time a Political Rally comes around, and when Election time comes. Off his “Empower EP“, check out the track below and share your thoughts in the comments section.
The highly anticipated event Culture Shock Expo and Concert was officially launched and the school promotions are on! Taylor Made Events and PR Management hosted a successful launch for the Culture Shock Expo and Concert slated for October 3, 2015 at Dinthill High School in Linstead, St. Catherine.
The launch was held at Bog Walk High School on Thursday and was attended by several teachers and administrators. The main organizer Talisa Taylor shared “The launch surpassed my expectations. I remember reaching out to quite a few sponsors and they weren’t so receptive at first but now persons are calling to rent booths and participate”. The event will cater to just over 1000 students from partnering schools and will feature several cultural practices of the Indians, Chinese, Africans, and Europeans in the form of an educational expo and concert
In her presentation at the launch, Taylor presented her display highlighting the features of the event including the Cultural Food Village with several cuisines, the Art and Craft Gallery, and the Cultural Fashion Village. She also pointed out to the involvement of Suncity 104.9FM, Hype TV, EPlus TV and entertainment news programme, The Release that are media sponsors for the event.
The guest speaker for the launch Mr. David Reid, the Eastern Regional Manager at JCDC, also delivered an impressive speech highlighting that Jamaican culture impacts other cultures all over the world and that all Jamaicans are trend setters. June Isaac (the wife of the late Gregory Isaacs) was also in attendance; she also highlighted her eagerness for this cultural event for which she pledges the full support of the Gregory Isaacs Foundation.
Opportunity for Young Talents
The event not only seeks to ‘edu-tain’ students but the organizers are also recruiting young talents that have incredible art and craft pieces that they want to showcase. Taylor shared “We believe in showcasing young talent and Jamaica is filled with artistic people so we do have a gallery that is open for artist to showcase their work and possible get sales. All they have to do is send us sample photos of their work and their contact information to info.taylormadepr@gmail.com”.
The event will also feature a Caribbean Fusion Concert which will feature cultural dances, dub poetry, instrumental performances and guest artistes. These performers include D’Angel, Prodi (formally Prodigal Son), Voicemail, Radijah, Guidance,A-Game, D’Medz, TheOutcome, dub poet group Colas, RR, Marr, Racquel Jones, Ras Extr3me, Aljermaine, Blass, Jah Jah & Asha, A-Shane and Sanity just to name a few.
Culture Shock is slated to begin at 10 am and end 6 pm and will be hosted on the Dinthill High School Grounds in Linstead, St. Catherine on the 3rd of October 2015.
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David Reid (Eastern Regional Manager JCDC), Peter Simpson and Steve Billings (Suncity Radio), and D’MedzJune Isaacs (Gregory Isaacs Foundation) presents David Reid (Eastern Regional Manager JCDC) with a gift basketQraig (Voicemail), June Isaacs (Gregory Isaacs Foundation), Kevyn V (Voicemail), Talisa Taylor (Taylor Made Events and PR Management), and D’Medz at the launch of Culture Shock
Recording artiste D-Medz has caught the attention of the masses with the release of his single, ‘Champion’. The song, which is a part of a six track EP titled ‘Empower’, has even won the praises of the foremost black conscious international organization, the United Negro Improvement Association (UNIA). D-Medz added, “I have been receiving a lot of positive feedback for this single. For which I am extremely grateful.” This passionate 26 year old artiste, reigns from the town of May Pen in Clarendon. Previously a Dancehall artiste, D-Medz now believes that conscious reggae music is his calling; a calling that has resulted in the making of his greatest musical success, ‘Champion’. He shared, “This song is aimed at confronting the fast changing social trends that are challenging our traditional values”.
The release of ‘Champion’, has placed D-Medz high on the reggae charts, giving him many platforms to share his views. ‘Champion’ became number 1 on Stampede Street Charts, 13 on Ron Muschette World Reggae Top 20 Chart and 8 on Blacker Top 20 Video Chart. The song was also recently featured on several Jamaican radio stations including Irie FM, Hitz 97, Mello FM, Bess FM, Hot 102, Stylz FM, and the United Kingdom’s Vibes FM, Bang FM, Roots FM, BBC Radio 1 Extra and Beat FM. Fans have been going wild for ‘Champion’. One Facebook fan shared on D-Medz’s Facebook page, “Your song is really positive! Keep doing what you doing youth!” D-Medz is now preparing himself for a summer promotional trail in Canada to further highlight his EP ‘Empower’.
