Category: Entertainment

By Bhisham mohamed As expected, the Guyana National Stadium, Providence, East Bank Demerara was packed to capacity for the first of two Easter Fest concerts featuring Jamaican legends, Glen Washington and Beres Hammond on Sunday night. The duo did not disappoint their fans who turned up in their thousands to be a part of the event. Also turning out breathtaking performances was Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT& T) Jingle and Song Competition winner, Brandon Harding. The show which started some three hours behind schedule saw a clash of great…

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By Tiffny Rhodius Bartica Regatta 2012 was an explosion of great music and exciting boat racing despite its hallmark pageant was noticeably absent. The Bartica Regatta is a signature event of the tourism calendar in the country, President Donald Ramotar said. He added it is the government’s duty to support the event, and in so doing, presented Regional Chairman Gordon Bradford with a cheque to the tune of Gy$ 500,000. “Bartica is really growing from strength to strength and is realising the dream of our government,” said Ramotar. The president…

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Tennicia De Freitas, born on December 10, 1991, is one of the youngest performing artistes in Guyana. Signed to the Kross Kolor Records Label, she is known for the song ‘Dont Want To Be Born’ which became the winning entry for the 2010 Junior Calypso competition. She has also gained many other great achievements over the past years of her career which includes being the youngest female artiste in Guyana have to received the Guyana Cultural Association New York Youth Award 2010. She is a strong young woman who believes…

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By Dr Tara Singh  “The most fantastic experience I’ve had in India was at the conduct of the Ganga Aarti on the bank of the Ganges at Haridwar. That was unbelievable. At Mathura, Lord Krishna’s birth place, I grabbed some soil and brought it with me to the USA. Another memorable experience was when Lake Persaud and I attended a typical Hindu wedding in a village called “coolie” in Rajasthan. There was where Amitabbh Bacchan made the movie coolie. The wedding hosts asked me to sing and they enjoyed it…

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After a two-year hiatus, the popular television reality series is back. In the wake of the increased global attention being given to the creative industries, and fashion- related enterprises gaining much media exposure, the show is a welcome return to TV. National Communications Network (NCN), one of the companies partnering with the creators of this showcase of young and upcoming talent, looks forward to its airing. Producer Sonia Noel recently back from stints as guest judge on Mission Catwalk – the Caribbean equivalent of Project Runway, spoke excitedly about the…

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Celeste David, born in the ancient county of Berbice on October 30, 1986, started singing from the tender age of four in her church. Celeste obtained early exposure to the stage, doing her first concert as early as five years old. Plying her trade at almost every conceivable opportunity, Celeste became a regular feature at school concerts, community gatherings and other forums that included weddings and funerals. Thanks to Whitney Houston and at a later date Lauryn Hill, two strong influences in her career, a definite singing style, poise and…

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By Vishnu Bisram Tributes have been pouring in from many persons in the Guyanese community in New York over the passing of Bollywood music icon Padmashree Ravi Shankar Sharma. Reports say the music legend died in Mumbai India over the weekend. The popular singer was well known by his first name; Ravi and has worked closely with other Guyanese artistes and music promoters, including Lake Persaud, Devendra Pooran and Peter Dass. Lake Persaud and Terry Gajraj are currently touring India and have indeed expressed sadness on the singer’s passing. In…

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Terry Gajraj, popularly known as ‘Guyana Baboo’, hails from Berbice. He started singing as a little boy in the Fyrish Road Mandir where his grandfather was the pandit. Terry’s father and uncles taught him to play various Indian musicals. Terry is one of Guyana’s most charismatic and distinguished singers. His genres of songs include Soca, Chutney, Reggae, and Indian. Since his first record “Soca Lambada” was released in 1989, he has gone on to release more than 29 more albums, and has had number one records on all the Chutney…

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Thousands of persons flooded the streets of Linden in glittering costumes and outfits as Region 10 hosted its annual costume and float parade last Sunday under this year’s theme “Mashin’ with pride, keepin’ we tradition alive”. Despite periodic rainfalls, the revellers decked in an array of colours braved the weather and turned out in their numbers at the five corners junction to start the afternoon filled with excitement, gyration, laughter, enjoyment, singing, dancing, and drinking. At approximately 13:00h, the Purple Rose Foundation led the parade, as the nine other contingents…

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