January ’05
Creating Dub poetry from his own authentic mix of reggae, rock, folk, rhythm and blues, Jamaican-bred Jabez uses his lyrical rhymes to champion social issues. The program also features reggae sensation Empress TreJAH.
Saturday, January 8 at 9pm – BAM Café, 30 Lafayette Avenue – Brooklyn, NY
Admission: $10
BAMcafe Live – JABEZ’
BMA Café – 718-636-4100
SHORTS
Laugh away the winter blues in the fun and frolic of island life. Beauty, greed, superstition, immigration and of course love are just some of the issues skewered in a few of the most hilarious short comic plays of veteran writer Freddie Kissoon. The pan-Caribbean cast features Comedienne – Susan Olton Kennedy, Calypsonian – Doctor Witty, AUDELCO Award nominee – Dianne Dixon along with Deborah Carrington, Christopher Larmond, Arnett Nurse, Jerry Victor and Ariane Wint.
Thursday thru Sunday, January, 20, 21, 22; 23 and 27, 28; 29 @ 8pm
South Oxford Space, 138 South Oxford St.
(between Hanson Pl. & Atlantic Av.), Brooklyn, NY
Admission: $25.
Caribbean Cultural Theatre – 718-783-8345
Listings are accurate as of the time of publication. Patrons are urged to contact producers/promoters directly to confirm date, time, venue and admission cost.