Jamaican Archives - Consciousness.co.za Magazine https://consciousness.co.za/tag/jamaican/ Arts and African History Fri, 16 Mar 2018 14:35:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Nyarai – Artist Feature https://consciousness.co.za/nyarai-artist-feature/ https://consciousness.co.za/nyarai-artist-feature/#respond Sun, 19 Apr 2015 10:20:51 +0000 https://consciousness.co.za/?p=9461 Born to Jamaican & Mauritian parentage, ‘Nyarai’ (meaning Be Humble) taught vocal training for young people as a way of self-awareness and development, but didn’t fully enter the vocal world until years later. Nyarai later joined a musical trio (Yu’niq). She also has a performing arts background in dance and dance choreography; and was active in [...]

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]]> https://consciousness.co.za/nyarai-artist-feature/feed/ 0 25 Facts about Marcus Mosiah Garvey https://consciousness.co.za/25-facts-marcus-mosiah-garvey/ https://consciousness.co.za/25-facts-marcus-mosiah-garvey/#respond Tue, 10 Feb 2015 21:43:44 +0000 https://consciousness.co.za/?p=8880 Source: http://www.blackhistorystudies.com 1. Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jnr was born on 17 August 1887 in St Ann’s Bay, Jamaica. His parents were Malcus Mosiah Garvey Snr, a stone mason and Sarah Jane Richards, a domestic worker. The Garvey’s had 11 children, nine of whom died in early childhood. Only Marcus Garvey and his eldest sister Indiana [...]

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