CARIBBEAN TODAY


 Ex-Fugees Wyclef,

 set for reunion on s
NEW YORK It will be a T
reunion of sorts in New release
Zealand early in the New Year second
for former Fugees members over 2
Wyclef Jean and Lauryn Hill. wide,
 Jean and Hill are slated to been
perform on Jan. 23 at the allege
Ragamuffin Music Festival, in years.
Rotorua, according to organ- T
izers. It will be the first time in will al
years that the two will share a gae's
stage. ing Ju
 The Ragamuffin Festival Robb
will be Hill's first performance Shagg
since she canceled her 2009
tour in June, citing health Car


reasons.


Lauryn Hill

stage in N.Z.
hough the Fugees only
sed two albums, their
d, "The Score", has sold
20 million copies world-
and a follow-up has
highly-anticipated/
;dly in the works for

he Ragamuffin Festival
lso feature some of reg-
top performers, includ-
hlian Marley, Sly and
ie, Sean Kingston and
gy.
ibWorldNews


'Catch A Fire' for Grammy Hall of Famn


ob Marley & The
 Wailers' "Catch A
 Fire" album is among
several recordings set to be
inducted in the 2010 Grammy
Hall of Fame.
 The album was recorded
by Island Records in 1973. It
established the band as inter-
national superstars, leader
Bob Marley in particular. The
socially aware lyrics and mili-
tant tone surprised many lis-
teners, but others were
attracted to songwriters
Marley and Peter Tosh's con-
frontational subjects and opti-
mistic view of a future free
from oppression.
 "Catch a Fire" peaked at
#171 and #51 on Billboard's
(North America) Pop Albums
and Black Albums charts,
respectively. It is number #123
on Rolling Stone's list of the
500 greatest albums of all
time, the second highest
placement of the four Bob
Marley albums on the list.
 Other selections include
songs from Bo Diddley, Judy
Garland, Harry James & His
Orchestra, the Isley Brothers,
Mahalia Jackson, Janis Joplin,
Gene Kelly, Johnny Mercer,


Jelly Roll Morton and the
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.
 "This year's Grammy Hal
of Fame inductees highlight a
diverse array of masterpiece
recordings that have had a pr
found impact on our musical


history," Neil Portnow, presi-
dent/chief executive officer of
The Recording Academy, was
quoted as saying recently.
 The Recording
Academy's National Trustees
established the Grammy Hal
Of Fame in 1973 to honor
recordings of lasting qualita-
tive or historical significance
that are at least 25 years old.

- CaribWorldNews
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Deported rapper Shyne visits prison


BELMOPAN, Belize Moses
Michael Levivy, better known
as the Shyne, is sharing his
experience in a New York
prison with prisoners in Belize.
 The rapper, Belize's most
famous depor-
tee, visited the
Hattieville
Prison on
Nov. 26,
Thanksgiving
Day in the
U.S., where he
spoke to about
400 inmates. Shyne
 His visit
was planned to inspire the
inmates. He told them that he
never thought that a "young


dude" who had a hard life in
Curassow Street would reach
the highest level in America
culture. He said that he made
$30 million, and said he did
records with Usher and Justin
Timberlake among others
while shooting a video while
in jail.
 "Anything is possible,"
Levivy said.
 The son of Belize Prime
Minister Dean Barrow urged
the prisoners not to sit in
prison and cry, but plan their
lives out as he did.

- Oscar Ramjeet/Special to
CaribWorldNews.
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& EnT E RT nI n m e nT


 Jamaican drums i

 music at South Fl
 J amaican, William "Willie"
 Stewart has taken his dis-
 tinct style of drumming
 into South Florida's schools.
 For the last eight years he
 has been teaching the into
 Broward County institutions,
 sharing his knowledge and
 experience with the students.
 Working with young persons,
 motivating, uplifting and
 empowering them led to the
 creation of his company
 Solutions in Music.
 After 23 years with the
 international reggae band
 Third World, Stewart has
 become a drum instructor and
 drum therapist, while pursuing
S his passion of teaching. Today,
 he continues to work with
 youth, teaching them the his-
 tory and art of drumming, as
[1 well as the ability to focus and
 communicate using their cre-
 ative talents.
o- Recently, Stewart took his
 technique center stage, work-
 ing with students from two
 South Florida schools during
 a drumming workshop staged Stewart works with participate
 at the Broward Center
 Performing Arts (BCPA) in ditional art forms. Fc
 downtown Fort Lauderdale. years, the BCPA and
 The students were scheduled County Public school
 to come from Parkway Middle presented "Arts Insp
 School and Winston Park workshop that introd
 Elementary. dents to South Floric
 cultural community.
 FUSION tures well-known tea
 Through the educational performing guest arti
 interactive program "Art are passionate about
 Inspires", the BCPA has fused form and willing to s
 education with the arts, giving the students, particul
 students the opportunity to those who are intere;
 interact and work with world- pursuing the arts.
 renowned practitioners in tra- "We are excited


Caribbean artists attempt to come
to terms with a variety of issues,
ranging from self, identity and
community, migration, national pol-
itics, hope and disillusionment
about older models of organization
of art and society, and art and the
making of history, through their
work which will be on display at an


jp solutions in

orida schools


 Photographs by dianeschafer photography
ints at a recent interactive workshop.


or three
Broward
Is have
pires..." a
[uces stu-
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It fea-
ching and
ists who
their art
hare with
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about


this session. This program will
further enhance and continue
to nurture our cultural rela-
tionship with Jamaica," said
Jan Goodheart, BCPA's public
affairs director.
 In 2006, the BCPA forged
an alliance with the Consulate
General of Jamaica, resulting
in a range of successful per-
formances including the
National Dance Theatre
Company of Jamaica (NDTC),
Dem Three Jamaican Tenors,
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exhibition opening this month in
South Florida.
 "Caribbean Canvas: Identity in
an Era of Globalization" officially
opens Dec. 5 and runs through
January at Multitudes art gallery,
Contemporary Art Center
@TeleAmerica in Miami.
 Among the artists whose work


will be on display are Edouard
Dubal Carrie, Maritou, Alejandro
Mendoza, Turgo Bastien, Genevieve
Lahens, Philippe Dodard, Franklin
Sinanan, Guy Syllien, Francesca
Lalanne, Kristo Nicholas and Peter
Wayne Lewis.
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