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Slices of daily life in a sunny home by the sea. For good measure, the goings-on of the locals around the home are thrown in. The book is liberally sprinkled with madcap…at times, philosophical…conversations between mother and daughter, visitors, tradesmen. Food is plentiful. Tall tales add to the sauce. A ghost seeks help. Stones grow. A snake dances.
Around the home, the wind and the birds whistle. Sunbeams, filtered by trees, limbo across the lacquered wooden floor.
Some nights, danger lurks. Bandits. Gunshots in the wee hours of the morning. A thief sneaks into a neighbour’s home.
Despite the fears, mother and daughter create a haven.
The mother is wise, kind to one and all. Yet she shoots words so sharp, she quells the petty thief and his foul-mouthed girlfriend into submission. The daughter wallows in self-deprecation. The two engage in power struggles over pepper-sauce, wild flowers, the killing of a fly and other such drama.
Through the keen observations of these two, and their interaction with others, the culture of the well-to-do and poor is revealed. Nature takes on a personality of its own, is discussed like beloved and some mad relatives.
The book, a collection of conversations, stories, quips and musings, highlights hope, grief, beauty and humour in a 3rd world setting. It is, in essence, an irrepressible celebration of home.
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AUTHOR: About Neena Maiya:
I was born in Guyana…. The Land of Many Waters, on the north-east tip of South America.
Y’all ain’t never see a place like where I come from. Trees walk. Jumbies (dead people spirit) walk day and night – though only a lucky few ever see them.
People tell stories more tall than coconut trees, in fact, they reach the moon before the USA ever land there.
Me? I only trying to record them long-tall tales and share them with the world.
Call me a story-teller addicted to people, music, books, craft, art, earth, sky, sea.
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We are holding our annual Night of Film, where we try to promote Guyanese and Caribbean culture by screening short films whose filmmakers are of Caribbean heritage.
At the Jamaica Performing Arts Center
This year we are excited to be screening 5 Guyanese short films on Sunday June 18th at the Jamaica Performing Arts Center in Queens, NY and I am soliciting your assistance in getting the word out to your many viewers. Please see the details below and please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks, John.
John Campbell
President, QCAANY nychapter@qcaany.org
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The Sixth QCAANY Night of Film is back – IN-PERSON – at the beautiful Jamaica Performing Arts Center. Join us as we screen a very special series of spectacular short films – by GUYANESE filmmakers. Reserve your spot now and be part of this excellent Father’s Day celebration. Included with your ticket – Opening Cocktail reception and closing panel discussion with some of the filmmakers – You don’t want to miss this event! (Limited tickets)
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WORLD: ONE World Government INCOMING… !!! – By Neil McCoy-Ward – video
Comments on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c51NnGjvORU
As the US adjusts to an increasingly non-religious population, thousands of churches are closing each year – probably accelerated by Covid
Memories of Jamaica – by Geoff Burrowes
When I was 16 years old I was selected to represent Guyana at Rugby in the first West Indies Rugby Cup which included Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, and Barbados. It was held in Kingston, Jamaica the Northernmost of the West Indian Islands, a country of rare beauty and diversity. As this was 1961 my memories may be timeworn and faulty. They were fresh at the time and I hope to recreate them here, on this page!
We flew from Guyana in the brand new Vickers Viscount Turbojet. I was nuts about planes at the time and the sleek design of the aircraft with its slim Rolls Royce turbojets on the wings was exciting just to look at! When the captain fired up the engines, instead of a deep roar there was a sibilant whistling thrum and when we finally took off there was not the usual deep growl felt throughout the plane but instead the whistling of the turbojets. Continue reading
GUYANA: DAVE MARTINS: THE MAKING OF THE MUSIC – video interview
GUYANA: DAVE MARTINS: THE MAKING OF THE MUSIC – video interview
With songs like ‘Boyhood Days’ and ‘Is We Own’ – Dave Martins told many stories through his unique style of music. Whether the message behind the music stemmed from a good old joke as in ‘Honeymooning Couple’ or from a serious state of affairs like in ‘Not A Blade of Grass’, Martins composed lyrical masterpieces.
In this News Room Insider, the musician shares how he constructed his hits. Musical Content Copyright Disclaimer (Fair Use) under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use
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