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...Doktor's comic genius may be what really routs your brain. "Yes it is many times you doubt on the human" takes the background music from a televised real estate catalog and plays a sample of fiendishly incomprehensible speech with Jamaican-English rhythms. You'll spend hours trying to decipher it and may, in fact, go insane. ("Sweet love for my nation?" Perhaps...

Author: By Nicolas R. Rapold, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Bouncy, Cute Casiotones | 9/19/1997 | See Source »

Well, my Harvard '72 story is that of a gay American-born son of Jamaican immigrants who spent his time at Harvard solidifying a "self" and beginning to learn some of life's immutable, simple and difficult lessons. I knew then that I wanted to be a lawyer and get involved in politics...

Author: By Kenneth E. Reeves, | Title: REMEMBERING 1972: LOOKING BACK ON HARVARD | 6/3/1997 | See Source »

Ever heard of Dog-Men? Want to learn about Jamaican culture? Want to write about both...

Author: By Jal D. Mehta, | Title: Creative Writing Appoints Faculty | 4/17/1997 | See Source »

...first novel is the story of a Jamaican woman's journey to the United States with her daughter, her second the story of a gay male with AIDS in Jamaica, and her third (in progress) the portrait of a Chinese immigrant who moves to Jamaica...

Author: By Jal D. Mehta, | Title: Creative Writing Appoints Faculty | 4/17/1997 | See Source »

Messenger (Island Jamaica), the new album by the Jamaican-born singer Luciano, offers up something refreshingly retro. Musically, Messenger is a big, bouncy, pop album. But its lyrics are focused on the human condition--poverty, spirituality, the preservation of one's heritage. Luciano's voice is another thing that's special: his confident baritone is as warm and deep as Montego...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MUSIC: RASTA REBEL | 4/7/1997 | See Source »

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