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Assamba gives 'stookie' advice
Minister of Tourism, Entertainment and Culture, Aloun Assamba, gets ready to bust the 'dutty wine' during a dancehall stint at 'Powerful Men and Women Perform For Charity' concert at the National Indoor Sports Centre, recently. - Colin Hamilton
by Mel Cooke, Freelance Writer
As Aloun Assamba, Minister of Tourism, Entertainment and Culture, spoke to the large gathering at the National Gallery of Jamaica, downtown Kingston, on Sunday afternoon, she noted that "in Jamaica there has never been a doubt about the creativity of the people".
Some of that creativity is on display at the gallery, as Assamba was speaking at the opening of the National Visual Arts Competition and Exhibition 2007. And it is also on display in every day life, as Assamba noted that the creativity "permeates the way we talk, the way we walk, the way we dance from the ska to the stookie".
However, when there was absolutely no reaction to the mention of the dance, made popular in song by QQ, Assamba demanded "Waapen, you don't watch the cable? You don't know the stookie? When you leave here you go find out the stookie."
Rhumba to rum ram
Returning to her script, Assamba again connected eras of Jamaican dance, saying, "from the rhumba to the rum ram." This time, though, she did not wait for any signs of recognition of the latter, saying, "you don't know that. If you don't know the stookie the rum ram too new for you."
"I could show you how to do it, but you have to pay good money for that," Assamba said.
There was no doubt about the appreciation of the large gathering for Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Music Competition 2007 gold medal winner Simone McFarlane, as enthusiastic applause followed her delivery of Where The Boys Are.
The exhibition of work adjudicated in the JCDC competition is free and open to the public at the National Gallery up to August 18. The gallery is open between 10:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. from Tuesdays to Thursdays, closes half-hour earlier on Fridays and at 3:00 p.m. on Saturdays. It is closed on Sundays and Mondays.
Those who visit will be able to cast a ballot for a viewer's vote prize awarded to the most popular piece, and the National Awards Presentation takes place in Orange Park, downtown Kingston, on July 29.
There will be three medallists' showcases across the island in Mandeville at the Bloomfield Great House, in Montego Bay at the MoBay Civic Centre and in Ocho Rios on September 12, October 18 and November 21, respectively.
Minister of Tourism, Entertainment and Culture, Aloun Assamba, gets ready to bust the 'dutty wine' during a dancehall stint at 'Powerful Men and Women Perform For Charity' concert at the National Indoor Sports Centre, recently. - Colin Hamilton
by Mel Cooke, Freelance Writer
As Aloun Assamba, Minister of Tourism, Entertainment and Culture, spoke to the large gathering at the National Gallery of Jamaica, downtown Kingston, on Sunday afternoon, she noted that "in Jamaica there has never been a doubt about the creativity of the people".
Some of that creativity is on display at the gallery, as Assamba was speaking at the opening of the National Visual Arts Competition and Exhibition 2007. And it is also on display in every day life, as Assamba noted that the creativity "permeates the way we talk, the way we walk, the way we dance from the ska to the stookie".
However, when there was absolutely no reaction to the mention of the dance, made popular in song by QQ, Assamba demanded "Waapen, you don't watch the cable? You don't know the stookie? When you leave here you go find out the stookie."
Rhumba to rum ram
Returning to her script, Assamba again connected eras of Jamaican dance, saying, "from the rhumba to the rum ram." This time, though, she did not wait for any signs of recognition of the latter, saying, "you don't know that. If you don't know the stookie the rum ram too new for you."
"I could show you how to do it, but you have to pay good money for that," Assamba said.
There was no doubt about the appreciation of the large gathering for Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Music Competition 2007 gold medal winner Simone McFarlane, as enthusiastic applause followed her delivery of Where The Boys Are.
The exhibition of work adjudicated in the JCDC competition is free and open to the public at the National Gallery up to August 18. The gallery is open between 10:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. from Tuesdays to Thursdays, closes half-hour earlier on Fridays and at 3:00 p.m. on Saturdays. It is closed on Sundays and Mondays.
Those who visit will be able to cast a ballot for a viewer's vote prize awarded to the most popular piece, and the National Awards Presentation takes place in Orange Park, downtown Kingston, on July 29.
There will be three medallists' showcases across the island in Mandeville at the Bloomfield Great House, in Montego Bay at the MoBay Civic Centre and in Ocho Rios on September 12, October 18 and November 21, respectively.