HOUSTON CHRONICLE Written by: Andrew Dansby Nobody can discover every emerging band. But Rick Mitchell, the former Chronicle music critic who is now the director of performing arts for the Houston International Festival, has an ear for up-and-comers. So it is that the Carolina Chocolate Drops, a band the New York Times “had no idea” existed […]
Valpo Men’s Soccer to Close Spring Season With Alumni Game and Concert Saturday
VALPO ATHLETICS The Valparaiso men’s soccer program will conclude its spring season on Saturday afternoon with an alumni game at Brown Field at 12:30 p.m. before welcoming Taj Weekes, whose charity They Often Cry Outreach (TOCO) the Crusaders have partnered with, and Adowa to town for a concert that night beginning at 9 p.m. The Crusaders closed the […]
iFest Features Caribbean Sounds, Other Bands You Should Check Out
HOUSTON CHRONICLE Written by: Andrew Dansby Nobody can discover every emerging band. But Rick Mitchell, the former Chronicle music critic who is now the director of performing arts for the Houston International Festival, has an ear for up-and-comers. So it is that the Carolina Chocolate Drops, a band the New York Times “had no idea” […]
St. Lucia’s Dirty Little Secrets Hung Out To Dry
St. Lucia’s Dirty Little Secrets Hung Out To Dry ST. LUCIA STAR Article by: Kayra Williams Security minister Guy Mayers (center) told the audience that respect was key to curbing abuse.Anyone passing near the Derek Walcott Square on Tuesday, March 30 would have likely had to do a double take to ensure what they thought they […]
St. Lucia’s Dirty Little Secrets Hung Out To Dry
ST. LUCIA STAR Article by: Kayra Williams Security minister Guy Mayers (center) told the audience that respect was key to curbing abuse.Anyone passing near the Derek Walcott Square on Tuesday, March 30 would have likely had to do a double take to ensure what they thought they saw matched up to what was happening in reality. […]
Airing Dirty Laundry?
THE VOICE ST. LUCIA Article by: Stan Bishop (Photo) Taj Weekes joins women in their stance against gender-based violence last Tuesday. There were more tee shirts with messages against domestic violence than there were people willing to show solidarity for the cause. But organizers say last Tuesday’s activity at the Derek Walcott Square is nonetheless […]
Taj Weekes at Mount Snow ReggaeFest and Sink or Swim Pond Skim
THE DEERFIELD VALLEY NEWS The Bud Light ReggaeFest returns to Mount Snow this weekend, March 26 to 28, bringing back lots of music and fun. The annual spring celebration is one of the mountain’s largest events. Last spring, more than 5,000 people witnessed guests dressed in costumes skimming ponds, and sliding on cardboard, and heard […]
Taj Weekes at Mount Snow ReggaeFest and Sink or Swim Pond Skim
THE DEERFIELD VALLEY NEWS The Bud Light ReggaeFest returns to Mount Snow this weekend, March 26 to 28, bringing back lots of music and fun. The annual spring celebration is one of the mountain’s largest events. Last spring, more than 5,000 people witnessed guests dressed in costumes skimming ponds, and sliding on cardboard, and heard […]
KFAI Sponsors Taj Weekes and Adowa at the Cedar
KFAI RADIO MINNEAPOLIS – ST. PAUL KFAI is proud to sponsor roots reggae artist Taj Weeks and Adowa, Sunday, March 14th at the Cedar Cultural Center. Taj Weekes is a poet who’s music is an amalgam of roots style reggae with a hint of afro folk, rock, and jazz.
Taj Weekes & Adowa Play Minneapolis
VITA.MN The Ultimate Guide to What’s Going On in the Twin Cities Review by: Chris Riemenschneider Hardly the first reggae act to address social injustice, Taj Weekes & Adowa do it with more an eye for current affairs and a thoughtful, problem-solving approach, which is just one of several reasons their new album “Diedem” (“All […]