From: Ouestime – France Taj Weekes est une énigme. D’un côté, un homme profondément sérieux et intensément passionné par ses visions du monde et d’un autre côté un homme humble et avenant au sourire facile. Weekes a un talent de « caméléon » pour se fondre dans l’environnement dans lequel il est puisqu’il observe en permanence le monde qui l’entoure, mais […]

From: United Reggae By Gail Zucker, Photos by Lee Abel A huge success and a wonderful family experience! The Mendocino County Fairgrounds in Boonville, California was host to the 18th Annual Sierra Nevada World Music Festival on June 17-19, 2011. No wonder it is said to be one  of the best world music festivals anywhere and if you’ve […]

  WEBSITE: www.tajweekes.com/ FACEBOOK: Taj Weekes Taj Weekes est une énigme. D’un côté, un homme profondément sérieux et intensément passionné par ses visions du monde et d’un autre côté un homme humble et avenant au sourire facile. Weekes a un talent de «caméléon» pour se fondre dans l’environnement dans lequel il est puisqu’il observe en permanence le […]

From: Reggae Promotion Sur l’île de Sainte Lucie est né un jeune homme nommé Taj Weekes. Il est le plus jeune d’une fratrie de 10 enfants et vécu depuis son plus jeune âge totalement immergé dans la musique. À 5 ans il chantait à l’église et à 9 ans lui et ses frères formaient déjà un groupe de […]

From: St. Lucia Mirror By David Vitalis ON message and on stage personality, the comparison to Bob Marley is striking — head-holding meditational postures, inter-twined with vigorous dreadlock-shaking convulsions and hop-dances. To St. Lucian artiste, Taj Weekes, the similarities are strictly coincidental, although he indirectly admits that meaningful music demands a certain unity of stage expression. […]

From: Gilt City By Madeline Garber, Gilt City Editor New York is a harbor city—but it’s not often that city kids can pursue after-school activities on the water. Hudson River Community Sailing is trying to change that. This organization develops leadership in underserved youth through maritime education and recreation, helping urban youngsters get their “sea legs.” Next week, […]

From: St. Lucia Jazz Festival By John Emmanuel A visit to Saint Lucia in February of this year by Toronto based West Indian educator, producer and radio host, Alex Waithe continues to bear fruit. In March Waithe featured Saint Lucia on his Toronto-based radio show “Kaiso Rising” which airs every Saturday morning 9-10am on CHRY 105.5FM and Rogers […]

From: One Caribbean With the countdown on to the staging of Saint Lucia Jazz, the Saint Lucia Tourist Board marks the 20th anniversary milestone with still another exclusive festival package – the GOLD PASS. Where the Premium Package targets the corporate segment in respect of the two Jazz nights at Gaiety on Rodney Bay, the new GOLD PASS is […]

From: Caribbean Festivals Based on previous records and some new milestones set for this year, the Saint Lucia Tourist Board (SLTB) has rated the 20th anniversary hosting of the Annual Jazz Festival very highly. Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation Senator Allen Chastanet ticked off as significant, the increasing strides towards an almost 100% local coordination of the […]

From: Jatta Records Download Press Release St. Lucian Artist Taj Weekes & Adowa to be the Highlight of the International Reggae Showcase at the 25th Annual SXSW Music and Media Conference St. Lucian reggae artist Taj Weekes & Adowa are expected to be the highlight of the South by Southwest® (SXSW®) International Reggae Showcase taking place at the Flamingo Cantina in Austin, […]