When Valencia Coleman of Hartford decided to start the Cultural Dance Troupe of the West Indies, it was the National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica that was her inspiration. “I knew about t… ...

Members of Cayman’s large Jamaican community gear up to celebrate 63 years of independence with a packed weekend of scheduled ...

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College continues its 2016-17 season with the much-anticipated return of National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica (NDTC) on Saturday, March 18 ...

Audiences will see traditional Jamaican dances, and hear music that reflects the island’s African, European and Asian cultural heritage. “Jamaica as you know is a country of many people.

For the 15th year, New Life Ministries International is celebrating the presence of the Jamaican population on Nantucket this ...

Nettleford in 1965. Photo by Maria LaYacona. Jamaica has lost its equivalent of Alvin Ailey, Studs Turkel and Mikhail Baryshnikov, all wrapped in one. Rex Nettleford, the luminary dancer ...

WHAT: Jamaican Independence Ball WHERE: St. Joseph's Academy Common Hall, 310 Frank Lloyd Wright Way, Lakeland WHEN: 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 13 COST: $40 per person CONTACT: 863-940-9221 or ...

Amanda Petrusich on Jamaica’s dancehall-music scene and the book “Serious Things A Go Happen: Three Decades of Jamaican Dancehall Signs,” by Maxine Walters.

Object Details Author Wynter, Sylvia Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI Date 1970 Call number F1861 .J277 Type Articles Place Jamaica Data Source Smithsonian Libraries Topic Jonkonnu ...