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Saturday informally kicked off the September Celebrations with the annual National Song Competition. The event boasted a impressive lineup of talent from across the country. With the backing of the Gilharry Seven Band, a total of eighteen artists performed before a lively audience at the Memorial Park. News Five spoke with Communications and Marketing Director […]
The annual Belize International Jazz Festival kicks off this weekend with an opening concert and jam session on Friday night at the Bliss. The music celebration runs through to August twenty-first and features a host of bands, including the Heartland Jazz Orchestra as well as Belize’s own Omolewa Osain. News Five caught up with Theatre […]
Written on August 11, 2016 | Posted in
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The National Song Competition, the premier event that kicks off the annual September Celebration, will be held at the Memorial Park on Saturday. A total of twenty-one songs will be judged in two distinct categories, Carnival Song and Belize National Song, respectively. Artists participating in this year’s competition include Cecil Jenkins Jr., Jeanie Brooks, Glenford […]
Come next week, three young Belizean musicians will partake in a regional orchestra workshop in Trinidad and perform in two sold out concerts along with musical professionals in classic, pop and technical displays in that CARICOM state. It is a venture undertaken by the Belize Bank to develop a local orchestra in the next five […]
The Cellula Band of Panama is in the country; the band arrived late this evening and will be performing two free concerts in Orange Walk and San Ignacio. Established in 2011, the six-member band plays pop and roots reggae. The band’s visit is organized by Embassy of Panama in Belize in partnership with the Ministry […]
The Bahamian National Youth Choir annually partners with the Carnival Cruise Line for a tour of the region; from the Bahamas the group would board a ship and travel to the Cayman Island, Honduras and Cozumel. For the first time, the group included Belize in its tour and put off a one-hour musical showcase on […]
Today, Belizean musician Bernard Cayetano, street name Unlmtd, stopped by our studio to promote a new video. He’s based in Belize City’s Lake I, and isn’t exactly a stranger on the musical scene. But he’s trying to get his message out to a wider audience. Unlmtd, Musical Artist “I deh duh music probably about […]
Written on July 1, 2016 | Posted in
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Soca versus Dancehall…it’s a one of its kind concert that the promoters from Kings Promotion have put together for Belizeans this Saturday at the Hour Bar Field in Belize City. Bacchanalist Kerwin Dubois and Dancehall/Reggae artist Aidonia will take the stage to give partygoers a taste of both worlds. Today, the artists touched down in […]
Written on June 10, 2016 | Posted in
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The finals of the National Coca-Cola Spelling Bee took place today in Burell Boom, Belize District. Twelve finalists representing all districts competed to become the top speller in the nation. It was a nerve wrecking experience which would be won only for the second time by the Toledo District and the first time for a […]
According to Blake, the calendar also takes into consideration the date for the annual Carnival King and Queen Competition. Marcello Blake, VP Commerce, BCCI “It was a meeting between both parties and basically what we all did was, each side provided their view on what the different activities were and we tried to find […]
For two weeks, the National Festival of Arts will feature creative arts performances in drama, song, music and dance from preschoolers, primary school children, secondary students and even teachers. It is part of the Institute of Creative Arts and the Ministry of Education’s goal to incorporate the creative arts into the education curriculum – that […]
Music powerhouse Bad Boy Records took a journey down memory lane this weekend. An audience of twenty thousand gathered at the Barclays Center in New York City to experience the nostalgia that is the hit-laced catalog of the record label during its heyday. While fans were treated to classics from a range of Bad Boy […]
Daily, between six and nine p.m., at the Memorial Park in Belize City, a small scale concert would end the day’s workshop for Belize Music Week, which is ongoing. Belizeans artists get the opportunity to showcase their talents to residents and others artists in attendance. But the week-long activities culminate on Sunday with the fifth […]
At the Bliss Institute for the Performing Arts this morning, Belize Music Week was officially launched. Musicians from throughout the country are taking part in a series of activities to promote the music industry. Topics such as intellectual property, export and marketing of music, how to acquire working visas and other pertinent issues are on […]
Fighting gang and criminal activities with basketball? That’s what the police department is doing. Today they officially launched a sixteen week basketball programme in the Southside that will see members of ten gang groups participate in friendly competition. A.C.P. Chester Williams says that he hopes it will help to put down the guns and squash […]
Fresh from successful presentations at the New Orleans Jazz Fest, artists will keep the pace with a series of events to promote the local music industry. Belize Music Week starts next week Monday and runs through to Sunday, May twenty-third. The event, the first of its kind, will further stimulate artists’ development to prepare them […]
The week-long activities will be held at the Memorial Park in Belize City and will feature live performances on a daily basis by some of Belize’s finest artists. But according to Barrow, the seminar will help artists to develop their brand and understand the business aspect of the music industry. Top on the agenda is […]
The New Orleans Jazz Festival, one of the most anticipated events in that genre, kicks off this weekend. Half a million persons are expected to visit the fest which runs for two weeks. The forty-seventh festival features top artists who will be performing from jazz to rock to rap to pop to R&B and even […]
In the next few minutes, seven students of the Anglican Cathedral College will be vying for the title of Miss ACC. The pageant, which has been revamped, is being held to raise funds for a feeding program at the institution. Over the past four weeks, the delegates from third and fourth form classes have been […]
Written on March 18, 2016 | Posted in
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The annual Belize Gospel Expo takes place this weekend in Belmopan at the May Gordon Park, near the University of Belize. The expo was created to showcase the talents of young Belizean Christian artists, who will join the stage with Gospel singers J.D. and J Prince from Trinidad. Prince touched down in Belize this afternoon […]
Written on March 18, 2016 | Posted in
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Garifuna parandero C-Wills has won a total of five awards at the recently held Garifuna Music Awards in New York. The ceremony was held on Saturday at the Hostos Center for Arts and Culture. Apart from being named the Best New Artist, C-Wills also snagged the coveted Album of the Year Award for his debut […]
Written on March 16, 2016 | Posted in
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Animal – it’s a track by the young Belizean artist Marlyn Vansen that has been blasting on airwaves across the country, but tonight the twenty-year-old singer is debuting the video right here on Channel Five. Directed and produced by her brother, David Vansen of Wolf Productions, the video showcases issues faced by Marlyn to persevere […]
Written on March 11, 2016 | Posted in
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Jamaican singer and songwriter Christopher Martin is in the Jewel for a mega concert this weekend in Belize City. The twenty-nine-year-old reggae artist is the internationally featured performer for Flavaz Entertainment’s seventh anniversary concert that takes place this Saturday at the ITVET Compound. Also taking the stage with Martin are Belize’s very own Denise Castillo […]
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Son of Hopkins Vince Lewis, popularly known as Belizean artist Aziatic and the man behind the punta song Chatty Chatty, touched down in Belize today. Aziatic has been working along with producer Juni Mar on a new album featuring paranda tracks. The album entitled “Automatic” is being finalized and will have ten songs including a […]
Written on March 10, 2016 | Posted in
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Meanwhile, Tour Manager and C.E.O. of U.S.-based Urban Management is also in Belize. He’s Belizean American Jeff Christie, whose company focuses on providing high-quality industry services and artist management services from discovery and development to world tours and everything in between. Christie is in country to make a presentation to Belizean artists on the music […]
Written on March 10, 2016 | Posted in
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