The Plymouth Jazz festival is coming up on 25th April in Tobago, looks like an event not to be missed.

Featuring major acts like Rod Stewart, Shakira, Whitney Houston, Diana Ross, Smokey Robinson, Peabo Bryson, En Vouge, James Ingram and Steel Pulse.
Whoa, that’s quite a line up!
My first question, what do any of those above mentioned artistes have to do with Jazz?

Rod Stewart with his “if you want my body and you think I am sexy” no jazz there…

I love to see Shakira shaking those hips of hers while she is singing but she don’t do Jazz.

Whitney Houston belting out how I am all the man she will ever need, but no freaking jazz there either.
I challenge you to identify one of those acts that are even remotely connected to Jazz.
Is it that promoters are “selling out” by not booking jazz purists in order to attract more patrons?
At least when Chris Harper of Notes to Note puts on his Jazz events at the Plantations, he features “real” Jazz acts, and so does Gilbert Rowe with our Barbados Jazz Festival.

The next question I would ask is why do they call an event such as this a “Jazz Festival”?
When you to come to Bacchanal Time calypso tent don’t you expect to hear calypso? So when you go to a jazz festival should you not hear jazz?
If you will not be hearing Jazz not even once, why not change the name to more accurately reflect the musical fare offered,So it should be the “Tobago International Music Festival” then every thing would be covered, including Shakira shaking those hips!

I always keep my promises except for when I don’t.
Last week I mentioned how lia deserved her own write up, and here it is.

                                    This is Lia

I first met Lia Gajadhar back in 2004 when Madd was working on a dance idea to the song “Hard Ears”.
It came to me that we could use an idea similar to “Thriller” with ghouls dancing with our lead singer Eric Lewis and choreographer Trevor Priddie recommended Lia and told me she was good, just returned from studying make up in the States.

So Lia came to the Madd office and told her I wanted her to make up dead people to dance with Eric, so she asked exactly how intense to I want them to be as she can do some pretty gruesome stuff.
And I was saying to my self “yeah right” who is this lil girl claiming she can do make up gross people out?”
Well I could not have been more wrong, look at this picture…

Here is Eric with the Trevor Priddie and his dancers made up by Lia, she did some make up that was so horrific that patrons actually scampered from the dancers in horror when they went into the audience.
Even Eric’s own daughters became afraid of him after seeing him performing with the “duppies”.

Lia used a technique where she started with one level of horror make up effects that intensified as the season progressed, so you ended up with the dancers looking like accident victims with chunks of flesh hanging from their body.

I remember once being back stage when lia was finished working on the “dead people” and they looked like bodies that had started to decompose. “It was freaked me out and I had to leave. It reminded me of seeing Ingrid with out make up once.
 

Because of the excellent make up effects from Lia and effective choreography by Trevor Priddie and his dancers “Hard Ears” became one of the most effective live presentations Madd has ever had in Bacchanal Time calypso tent, my only regret was that I was in it as an undertaker and didn’t get to sit in the audience and enjoy the spectacle of it.

Lia making up Soca Queen Alison Hinds

We are always talking about the front line performers and not enough on the talented people behind the scenes, Lia Gajadhar is one of those people.
The ultimate testimony to Lia’s talent how ever is what she did with Ingrid Holder, a make up person that can make Ingrid look beautiful has got to be good!

Boyce is leaving the computer before Ingrid finds me ….

It is a picture of a Rock you idiot, you don’t know what a Bajan rock look like? I had to caption it…? cheese don bread..

When I first started writing Boyce voice I had a couple of ideas as to how it could be an interesting site that people would want to visit.
One of the ideas I put to Darron was to have an element of “gossip” where you give readers some glimpses into the personal lives of bajan personalities similar to the drivel publications I criticized yesterday.

So Boyce Voice would have done some bits about Lil Rick’s personal life, who Jon Doe is seeing on the side and about DJ Dave Smooth’s “play ground”.
Would have gotten some hot news on Alison Hinds and dug up something about Edwin not about who is the “Voice in his head” but who is the new voice whispering in his ear.
Then I would have done a piece on Peter Ram and where he got his last name from.

I was all fired up and ready to go, then it dawned on me how big Jon doe is, Could you imagine dropping a remark about Jon Doe and having him come to look for you?
Not to mention Peter Ram, Ram is a serious man when it comes to those things,
As for Lil Rick the Hypa Dog, I don’t think it would be any fun being attacked by a dog. Believe me, Rick and ram are people you do not want to get on the wrong side of.
I was going to do a piece on who Santia is seeing now since she is too small to attack me, then I realize she was a lawyer and could sue my ass to kingdom come

Then I realized people like Dave Smooth are on the radio constantly and would just take an afternoon and castigate me on the air, or Alison Hinds would just meet me and knock me down with her behind.
When I started to consider the dangers of being attacked physically and verbally by enraged entertainers I decided it would be safer to stick to attacking the Government, NCF and the Police.
I also remembered the saying’s ‘people who live in glass houses should not pelt rocks” and “let him who is with out sin throw the first boulder”, take those wise words with you as you go through your day.

Boyce is leaving the computer as a Rock comes flying through screen….

I am often in a quandary when I read the drivel which masquerades as entertainment news which pretty much equates to just old fashion “lick mout” gossip.
Am I suppose to care who Brad Pitt is going out with?
Or that Jennifer Lopez is having twins? whoopie!
or that Paris Hilton has new man?
I mean, who gives a Rats Ass?!…

Britney checking into rehab or out, so many times we have lost count

And the latest news now out, Am I suppose to care that Britney spears has lost her child visitation rights?
Or how much times she has been in rehab and how her father is now taking care of her again?
Who gives a rat’s ass…!

I would like some one to explain to me why I should care,
When I read entertainment news I like to read about the box office business generated by a movie or the behind the scenes of the making of the movie, not who the star is bonking might be bonking or is about to bonk.
If that is what you are interests you, you need to get a life!
Am I suppose to care who Rihanna is going out with?
Or that she and Chris Brown are supposed to be engaged? …
……….Wait a minute, I do care about that!

If our Rihanna is getting hitched we need to know about it so we can approve it, I mean is Chris Brown good enough for our Rihanna? (Darron will put up a poll that will allow you to vote on that soon)

But when it comes to the other celebrities, who gives a rat’s ass?!

Does Chris Brown have life guard ambitions or what?

Guyanese Timeka and our Rihanna in Jamaica

Here is a bio on Timeka Marshall hailing from Guyana, she is one on the artistes represented by Pyramid Entertainment which is managed by the irresistible Santia Bradshaw. With the coming of CSME we need to know about our regional neighbours, so read on, you are not busy ..

Who would have thought that a simple jingle for a local company would be the start of a music career that seems destined for success? Well that is exactly how young Guyanese singer Timeka Marshall got her break. In 2006
a local telecommunications company staged a competition for their new jingle. Timeka entered and won. This became the springboard for recording her first R&B Single “We Should Separate”, which was released and quickly followed by the music video. Produced by Muzikmedia and shot on location in Jamaica both the track and the video gained popularity on the Caribbean music scene and held their own in heavy rotation on radio and television stations across the region.

Yet there was much more to unearth in the way of Timeka’s talents. Timeka After performing “We Should Celebrate” on the Guyanese entertainment circuit to appreciative audiences,Timeka was keen to cultivate her songwriting talents and attended the Barbados Music seminar and Showcase in February 2007. There she blew regional and international music executives away with her obvious talent and enticing sensuality. With just one performance of the gritty dancehall track “Nothing At All”, Timeka was immediately signed to a developmental deal which would see her working with some of Jamaica’s top producers.Timeka’s commitment and hard work in the months she spent in Jamaica has paid off, with the release of two singles – “Free” and “Ice-cream Boy” (a fresh taste on a classic) produced by international reggae producer
Clive Hunt and his team of talented musicians. Her relationship with Jamaica and the treasure trove of musicians, directors and producers there continues to grow. As soon as the two singles were in heavy rotation on Guyana’s airwaves, Timeka returned to Jamaica to continue recording. This dedication is a clear indication of her intention
to take her music throughout the region and beyond and add to the growing list of Caribbean artistes who now rank among the international superstars of the entertainment industry.

“Peter Boyce, you have been selected to be on the CBC board!”, from the time I got the call from the PM I have been practicing. As you can see from above picture I spent quite a bit of time “on a board” before it was explained to me that’s not what they had in mind.

Now I am watching CBC TV and listening to CBC radio stations like madd so I can make valid contributions when I participate as a director on the board of the Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation.

It is quite an honor to have been selected by the Prime Minister to be a board director on a corporation as prestigious as the CBC. Considering my controversially nefarious reputation which is now even more re-enforced by the colorful discourses exemplified on this blog, some might think the PM is taking a chance. How ever I endeavor to rise to the occasion, or the occasions when meetings are convened and emit a level of performance and representation which would be a credit to the industry.

The CBC board contains a diverse selection of people including Leroy Parris of Clico as Chairman, Vice Chair Janette Layne Clarke and also not one but TWO pastors, so I know we will have some fun.

I would like to publicly thank the PM for having the confidence in my abilities to give me this opportunity to serve.

In the mean time I will continue my “board” practice, I am certain at some time Chairman Leroy Parris will convene a directors meeting in CBC yard and we will be giving boards expected to be adept at being “on them”, I want to be ready!

Hello People, Today we will take a break from cussing and check out this new CD that has recently been released, Ronnie Morris sent me this photo and media write up which I will now publish for your entertainment edification.

My comments on above picture; what’s with the shirt off thing Ronnie? do you realise you do not have any muscles? It might help that when you go for a shirtless look like this that you have some muscularity within the vicinity, example look at this picture of 50 cents…

See the difference? This is how you should look when you take your shirt off Ronnie, so as it relates to muscles if we were comparing you to 50 cents, we would have to call you 8 cents Ronnie!

While he might be 8 cents in muscularity, Ronnie is rich as it relates to talent, here is his overview of his CD Album which is now out, watch for an audio release on Boyce Voice soon..

“Ronnie Morris’ self-titled 6-track album is officially in stores islandwide! The album boasts new material from the young singer, including the Deepu-Panjwani-produced “More”, a lush remake of the DeBarge classic “In A Special Way” which he performed at the 2008 Barbados Music Awards, and the Brad Griffith and Sebastian Llegall-produced reggae scorcher “Send Me A Love”, which is sure to ignite regional radio. Also featured on the album are Deception, More Than Words and Remember When It Rained, all high-quality tracks in keeping with the output of this award-winning recording and performing artiste. The album is available islandwide for just $25! Go get your copy today!

And that’s the end of the release from 8 cent Ronnie…..

I now see why Gabby did not want to let go of that cultural ambassador job. I don’t blame he. You know what is $6000.00 a month plus $350 traveling allowance? That is what the Nation newspaper is reporting Anthony “Gabby” Carter was paid monthly for being our cultural ambassador.

Maybe we should be celebrating that it was recognised that an entertainer was worth $6000 per month. It is however, unfortunate that this same financial latitude was not extended to other members of the entertainment fraternity. I remember the meager increase in Party Monarch prize monies which was granted by government in 2007. Also last year, I remember how NCF CEO Estwick took back an event pass from Captain Sawyer and other calypsonians because they did not judge in the calypso competitions. Government could even give a $40 ticket to calypsonians further less substantial monies.

The fact that Gabby was paid $6000 monthly, we should not be vex. I also see that Philip Goddard was getting $15000.00 a month and he can’t even sing. Gabby should have been getting more. But the same monetary fairness should have been applied to other entertainment entities across the board.

What is good for the goose is good for the gander…
(Not that I am calling Gabby a goose and you a gander but you know what I mean)

I am always letting out my deep dark secrets in this blog here’s a next which a lot of people do not know.

I am a Michael Jackson fan!
I think his “Dangerous” CD is one of the greatest albums ever made, I even like it more than the mega hit “Thriller”.
I have not liked any thing he has done recently but his past hits “Smooth Criminal”, “Dirty Diana” “Man in the Mirror” even “Ben” I think they are the greatest ever.

Of course what Michael Jackson has become famous for these days, admitting you are a fan of his is not a good thing. Referring here to those child molestation allegations which brought down his career.
Also, admitting you are a fan of a 49 year old man who talks like a 9 year old girl and has hair and wears make up like a 39 year woman is not cool, I should say I am a fan of his music and not of him.

Here’s a tip I have learnt; Never drive your car and listen to Michael Jackson music up loud!
One morning I was driving my car listening to “Smooth Criminal” with the volume up and I happened to slow down by a bus stop, so there I am singing the chorus “Annie you OK, are you OK Annie” to the top of my voice and dancing as much as I can while behind the wheel of a car. Then I turned and made eye contact with scores of people at the bus stop looking at me in shock. There were some school boys who looked particularly horrified, like they were going to pick up their feet and run at my slightest movement. Its like everyone was thinking “there’s one of them Michael Jackson pervert freaks!”
Don’t let that happen to you people, keep your Michael Jackson addition “in the closet”.
Well now you know another one of my secrets, at least I am man enough to say it out loud.
I LOVE MICHAEL JACKSON! Well at least his music that is, just don’t let any one know, keep it between us on Boyce Voice.

Boyce is moon walking away from the computer…

Serious entertainment analysis of Michael Jackson  coming soon!

What can I say about the dynamic young singer/song writer Philip 7? “Nothing Left to Say” is the name of this brand new track from Philip 7. This is a follow up to his Barbados Music Award winner “Beautiful Surprise” well this should be no surprise to you Philip has another hit. So theres nothing left to say than to click and play “Nothing Left to Say”

 

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