The Future of Reggae!!!
Mind blowing!!!
What's up with that shed?
Something Inspiring!!
The Future of Reggae!!!
Shouting out our Manifesto Jamaica Family with this one!!
Yaadcore Presents: This is Protoje is the newest 23 track offering from Jamaican reggae sensation Protoje. What you will find here is quality reggae vibes, essential for the last lap of summer we have left.
For more information visit :
http://protoje.com
DOWNLOAD : Yaadcore Presents: This is Protoje [Mixtape]
Toronto, August, 23rd, 2011 – Celebrating our significant 5-year anniversary for this upcoming edition, the Manifesto Festival of Community & Culture returns this year with an 11-day long festival featuring an unprecedented series of events including the ArtReach Pitch Contest, FRESH (New Artist Showcase), the 106 & York Urban Arts Festival, Wombmanifesto, Origins (an Indigenous Hip Hop Showcase), Manifesto Movie Night, the Red Bull Music Academy Culture Clash, a Conference on Community & Career, a Street Dance Tribute and many more.
“What’s up with that shed?”
That was the question that started it all, an idea to do something revolutionary and different, a place for the arts if only for a little while, a Pop-Up creative space. After throwing around ideas, we finally settled on the project; The Manifesto Barbados Pop-Up Campus and we pitched it to the Wendy Kidd the owner of Holders House.
For those of you in the Arts world in Barbados that don’t know the name you should she’s the founder of the annual Holders Festival Season, one of the largest and renowned festivals on island. After hearing our idea she immediately jumped on board and offered us the use of the ground for free. And so the project was born.
On Sunday August 21st, we got down to the business of cleaning the shed on the Holder’s Festival Season grounds in preparation for the upcoming Manifesto Pop-Up Campus & Lounge. The lounge will provide an atmosphere for artists to exhibit their work, perform, hang out, grab a drink, and watch a few non-Michael Bay films.
As this project evolves and becomes reality, stay tuned to the site for updates, as we document the whole thing.
The next move is to invite artists to showcase their best work (video instillations, sculpture, drawings, paintings, etc.). We’re aiming to have this project ready to go by September 23rd and lead into the Manifesto festival (October 15th-16th), which also will be held at Holders House.
We need your help! Volunteers, Artist submissions and any donations i.e. couches, lamps, rugs, books, pretty much anything that will add to the decor . Check out some pics of the space after the jump.
Questions? msg us on facebook
Sign up to be a volunteer via our Get Involved section on the site.
or email us at volunteer@manifestobarbados.com
Mind blowing!!!
Every once in a while you find greatness in music, it comes in all forms, from a musician on an instrument, to a singers vocal range, to a producers vision on a beat. But every once in a while you hear a DJ or a producer do a mash-up that’s unbelievably special. Last night we found one, and it’s been in solid rotation of more than a few of the Manifesto Barbados team’s headphones all day.
Atlanta naitive Justin Padron produced a gem of a mix-tape called “The Dub Below” a collection of some of the biggest hits by the legendary ATL-eliens Outkast and threw on what are quite possibly some of the craziest dubstep beats of all time, to create what we consider to be one of the best mash-ups since Ratatat Remixes Vol:2
We invite all of you our fam to join us in this journey of musical brilliance that is
The Dub Below
Something Inspiring!!
We found this on our Fam at Manifesto Toronto’s website hope you love this like we do!!
Recently, I have had the pleasure of garnering many friends from Toronto’s Habesha community, among every conversation are lyrics from Ian Kamau’s “I Choose You” ends up being brought up and quoted.
This gem is well-appreciated not only for it being a dub over UGK/Outkast’s hit “Intl Player’s Anthem” (which in turns samples the amazing Willie Hutch), this joint gets much appreciation for the sincere lyricism of the narrative hindsight a love tale that Ian Kamau displays.
It’s wonderful to see it conveyed with visuals as he tag-teams with Nabil Shash to bring you more dopeness.
Here is what Kamau had to say for it:
Choose You is my second collaboration with Nabil Shash (although the third to be released after Misunderstood), the song was featured on the Love & Other Struggles Mixtape released February 15, 2010. This video features the our friend Sara (Sars) Asfaha who graciously agreed to be a part of the shoot and the apartment I grew up in in Esplanade in downtown Toronto. Enjoy.
Ian Kamau’s new album comes out October 7th
Twitter – Ian: @iankamau
Twitter – Nabil: @nabilshash
Finally remembered that there was a much hyped documentary on Jean-Michel Basquiat floating around out there. I’ve been meaning to check this out for over a year now. Today I put an end to that…
Finally remembered that there was a much hyped documentary on Jean-Michel Basquiat floating around out there. I’ve been meaning to check this out for over a year now. Today I put an end to that and consulted google for a solution. The film does not disappoint. A great way to spend 93 minutes. Hit the link below for the full movie.
Simply Flawless!!!
Our favorite Rapper out of T-dot Shad-K just dropped his new single off Real Frequency’s Toronto compilation The New North and it’s simply just some ill lyrics and flow off of a gritty beat…not your typical Shad track but it sounds like some circa 1996 Staten Island, Wutang-esque basement beat and we’re loving it!!
To listen to the rest of the New North Compilation please visit:
http://therealfrequency.bandcamp.com
Mad geniuses Björk, Peter Sluszka and Michel Gondry team up on the visuals for her new single, Crystalline.
Here’s some background on how it was made via. Hornet Workshop
Bjork’s performance was initially recorded against black on multiple cameras and then projected onto the set against a spinning disc hovering above a cratered moonscape. Three projectors, arrayed along an arc at 30 degree intervals, synched with the performance create perspective shifts when the camera moves around the disc giving Bjork an ethereal, holographic presence.
Additionally, fabricated ice crystals, streaking comets, hammered metal drums nestled in moon craters, concentric sand patterns, and Gondry’s abstract 2D drawings all contribute to the cosmic vibe.
The entire shoot, including fabrication, rigging, lighting design, animation, and artist performance was completed at Hornet Workshop over the course of one intense month.“
ARC comes to Bim
FRESH MILK is pleased to host ARC founders Holly Bynoe and Nadia Huggins at its inaugural event on Saturday August 13th 2011 from 5pm til 8pm.
The event will launch ARC Magazine Issue III in Barbados and provide a platform for the Vincentian publishers to speak to the birth of this publication (January 2011)from their position as independent artists functioning within an informal network.
ARC Magazine is a Caribbean Art & Culture magazine dedicated to highlighting emerging & established artists. ARC Magazine’s aim is to foster and develop dialogues and opportunities for individual and collaborative artists across the region, while stimulating sharing and nurturing creativity by providing outlets forself-expression and critical engagement.
Copies of ARC III – hot off the press – will be available for purchase for $40 BDS. Students and annual subscribers will be offered discounts and the chance to collect the entire suite, as back issues will be also available.
The event includes an exhibition of photography, sculpture and video works co-curated by ARC and Projects & Space.This event will showcase the works of emerging and established contemporary artists from Barbados and the region,including Sheena Rose, Mark King, Russell Watson, Yao Ramesar, Joanna Crichlow,Phillip Nanton and more.
To coincide with the launch, ARC also announces an Open Call to all artists. Works may be submitted on a MAC compatible CD/DVD.
Please include:
i. Biography
ii.Resume
iii. Artist Statement
iv. 10 images in jpeg format @ 72dpi, no larger than 1000px on the longest side, maximum size of each file 2MB. Performance or new media artists send video links no longer than 5 minutes.
v. Image list: Please submit an image list with the CD/DVD ensure that the image list has your name, title of each piece, proper captions: date, medium and size of works.
FRESH MILK aims to be an informal gathering space to discuss ideas related to the practice of contemporary art. Founded by visual artist, Annalee Davis, FRESH MILK is located at the Milking Parlour Studio, Walkers Dairy, St. George, Barbados.
All are invited, please RSVP at rsvp@arcthemagazine.com
Internet Gold
We were browsing booooooom.com and came across some internet gold
Nick Bertke (aka Pogo) has been doing some amazing remixes using Disney videos and Characters, and we loved it so much we just had to share.
and his second one Bloom
Hope you guys enjoy a trip down memory lane
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