Jamaican Salsero in L.A.

The city of Santa Monica held an all night art event entitled, “Glow”. It was held at the Santa Monica pier and the surrounding waterfront. It was scheduled to go from 7 pm to 7 am. It featured, art installations, performers, musicians and DJs from KCRW. I didn’t get to the event until after 10 [...]

This Jamaican decided to celebrate USA’s Independence in Mexico. So I spent the 4th of July weekend in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. It was overcast when we landed on the 4th of July. The area was feeling the effects of a nearby tropical depression. The first thing you notice about Puerto Vallarta is the feeling of [...]

This past Sunday, Jamaican Gold held their 13th Anniversary party at Forbidden City. There was a special guest performance by Beenie Man. The night started out with some fairly decent juggling by White Lightning. It was a good mix of dancehall and hip hop. The audience was then treated to two dance performances from a [...]

Kanye West brought his “Glow in the Dark” tour back to LA this past weekend. This time it was held at the Staples Center. As usual, I was late to the concert and got there in the middle of Lupe Fiasco’s set (this time I really had no excuse seeing that I was right next [...]

Thanks to the folks at LearnSalsa.com, I think I have my justification for mentioning my attendance at Erotica LA on Saturday. Not only did they have a dance floor set up at the convention where patrons could dance, they were also holding classes in the middle of the convention. I also found out afterward that [...]

“Hoviate Man” (My Identity) was the title of The UCLA Iranian Student Group’s (ISG) Sixth Annual Culture Show. The show was held at the Freud Playhouse at UCLA. The show featured a comedic skit interspersed with dance and musical numbers. The skit followed the journey of an Iranian-American youth who wanders the streets of Iran [...]

The Police were in town for two concerts last week. They performed back-to-back nights at the Hollywood Bowl. I managed to catch them on the first night. Prior to the concert I probably knew about four (maybe five) Police songs. I was given a crash course in their discography by my best friend who I [...]

With Usain Bolt breaking Asafa Powell’s 100 meters world record last week, Jamaica now has the two fastest men alive. Also three of the top 10 times ever posted in the 100 meters have been by Jamaican-born sprinters (Donovan Bailey being the third). I have to figure out a way to watch the Jamaica Olympic [...]

The 22nd Annual UCLA JazzReggae Festival was held over the Memorial Day weekend. It was a “weekend of peace, love and music.” Sunday was Jam day with performances from acts such as The Roots, Immortal Technique, Tribal Jazz and Goapele. Monday was the Reggae day and featured act such as Stephen Marley, Mr. Vegas, Selena [...]