appeasing the spirits
In the magnificent space of imported beauty, the Jamaica Rum Festival was born and staged over two days on March 9 and 10, 2019 at the Royal Hope Botanical Gardens.…
reporting violence in Jamaica
Much of the violence in Jamaica goes unpunished. Yet, much of the violence in Jamaica is reported. When I say violence, I’m talking about the violence of irresponsible reporting. I’m…
r kelly ruins everything
With the recent and old allegations against R Kelly front and center in 2019, for me, song lyrics are taking on new meaning. So just like the TruTV show Adam Ruins Everything “turns life…
ever fresh
It’s a new year and I hope 2019 is being good to you. This post is just a heads up about the surface changes that I’ve made. Don’t worry, the…
and 400 years from now?
Pull up the sound system vibes and draw for the Steppin’ Razor, the great Peter Tosh who wailed out: “400 years, (400 years, 400 years, ahhh ahh ahh ahh)… Come…
salt or pepper, it’s (all)spice
* Following recent provocative conversations, I have added some updates to this post since the original publishing date. They are indicated in green. ~Riddim Writer~ Just when I thought that…
we are all vulnerable, in a way
On the morning of Sunday, October 7, 2018, I turned on the television in a Miami hotel room and the NBC news scroll read: “Earthquake in Haiti, 11 dead.”* The…
musical triggers, issa thing
I’ve been wanting to write about this new Protoje album, A Matter of Time, for a little while now. Every time I sat down to do so, I stopped myself and…
"write pon di riddim" 