Jamaican Salsero

Glow - Santa Monica

Glow - Santa Monica

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 [...]

4th of July in Puerto Vallarta

4th of July in Puerto Vallarta

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 [...]

Beenie Man @ Jamaican Gold’s 13th Anniversary Party

Beenie Man @ Jamaican Gold’s 13th Anniversary Party

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 “Glow in the Dark” @ Staples Center

Kanye West “Glow in the Dark” @ Staples Center

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 [...]

Salsa @ Erotica L.A.?

Salsa @ Erotica L.A.?

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 [...]