While many might find it difficult to maintain a career and responsibilities at home, Ifrika manages her time as artiste and a mother easily. According to Queen Ifrica who is the mother of two, a 14-year-old son, Imeru, and a six-year-old daughter, Amakai, “it’s easy to balance both, because on holidays I get to keep them. It’s always a family energy, aside from the music, we have a lot of activities.
Tastee Talent Trail blazing in Montego Bay tonight
Twenty semi-finalists will compete in the Tastee Talent Trail 2007 when the second concert happens tonight in Montego Bay.
Judges Amina Blackwood-Meeks, Anthony Cruz and Chantal Hylton-Tonnes will face the challenging task of selecting the five contestants who will move on to the finals and a chance to win the grand prize of $500,000 and a talent contract with Penthouse Records worth $500,000.
Queen Ifrica is the daughter of veteran artiste Derrick Morgan. Although being the daughter of a famous singer, Ifrica did not come face to face with her dad until she was 22.
While many persons would have known their fathers much earlier, Queen Ifrica said she was not as fortunate growing up. But, she has since been counting her blessings after meeting and connecting with her biological father singer Derrick Morgan.
Dancehall artiste Moses ‘Beenie Man’ Davis has apologised to the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) for claiming that his current tax woes were brought on because of his political affiliation. The internationally acclaimed deejay said on Monday that he was being targeted by the new administration, which he claimed commissioned the tax assessment.
According to the authorities, Davis currently owes the state $47 million in back taxes.
Rain washes Trinidad and Tobago into final vs Jamaica
Reigning champions Trinidad and Tobago advanced to the KFC Cup final after their day/night semi-final match against Barbados was abandoned without a ball being bowled at the 3Ws Oval on Friday. Following overnight and early morning night rain that left the outfield soggy in some areas, the ground was ruled unfit for play after match officials made five inspections.
Nash on a high in Jamaica team
Brendan Nash has only been in the Jamaica cricket team for three weeks, but already he’s enjoying the atmosphere. The new all-rounder has become a talisman with some superb bowling, splendid fielding and steady batting, and is one of the main reasons why the Reggae Boyz have made it to the final of the KFC Cup West Indies limited-overs competition.
During a street attack late Thursday, Lucky Dube, the well known South African reggae star was shot dead, police reports said.
The incident took place in Rosettenville district, where he had dropped of his son. Dube was attacked in an apparent car-jacking.
Jamaica’s most prominent international reggae band, Third World, began an extensive tour of the United Kingdom on October 2, the first such in many years for the group, which is celebrating 34 years in the music business. “It’s the first time Third World will be going to the UK in a long while,” band leader Stephen ‘Cat’ Coore told Splash on the eve of the tour. “It’s very exciting, because for many years we really haven’t done that, and the UK was our real fan base where we launched off with Now That We Found Love, so we’re looking forward to it.”
After serving up an entertaining treat to hardcore music lovers in New York, Irish and Chin Inc. have decided to retire that leg of their annual ‘World Clash’ event. Damion, a representative at Irish and Chin Inc. told THE STAR that, “The market up there is saturated right now and from a financial perspective, it just wasn’t working out. We withstood it for 10 years, and Canada is still ‘iffy’ right now.”
Several artists and artisans living along the north coast and who are making a living from their art and craft understand this all too well. They include Christopher Gonzalez, Ryan Morrison, Milton Messam and Elgo.
Dean Watson and Charles Campbell are two typical ‘tourist artists’. Specialising in the commodities for the tourist market, both artisans claim tha they repeat their designs by necessity, they strive to be as original as they can get in the craft they produce and unique in the finish of their products.