The Scene

At 28 years old, Chandini Ramnarain like many of her peers has dreams but unlike some who may still be finding themselves, she is moving full speed ahead with reaching her goals.

Guyana’s music industry, though growing, remains troubled with copyright issues, a deficiency of original, quality material, and the financial hurdles that stagnate studio recordings.

New York-based Guyanese designer Roger Gary launched his Spring/ Summer 2009 Collection at New York fashion week, FashionHow International De-signers Show, which opened on Monday last at Devin Tavern, Tribeca New York.

Keith Waithe’s passion for music and cross-cultural relationships has seen the birth of the Buxton Fusion, which features Waithe on flute backed by local musicians on traditional African and Indian instruments.

Who stole my Carifesta? Who is that cruel person that came in the middle of the night as I slept and stole Carifesta from under my bosom leaving me events-less, all dressed up and nowhere to go but still armed with a few tickets?

I clean my plate for Dirty Rice Hi Everyone, Dirty Rice, don’t let the name of the dish fool you, it is one of the best tasting rice dishes you will ever eat.

If you have a good memory, the name René Winter may just ring a bell.

Little ‘J’ eyes the big time A basically unknown but gifted Simeon Joseph did two things this past month that made people sit up and take notice; he took a popular folk song and made it his own and he pretty much ruled the airwaves.

There is a new spot in town that is serving up healthy fruit smoothies, and breakfast and lunch specials.

When Suriname heard Guyana was hosting Carifesta X its cultural gurus were immediately propelled into action as they wanted to show some “neighbourly love” by bringing the largest contingent to the culture and art celebrations.

Super what? It was an amazing stroke of brilliance or luck (we suspect it was the latter) that saw the organizers of the second Carifesta concert at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence on Sunday night, select Kirk Jardine as host.

One of a kind chicken curry Hi Everyone, For years I have missed eating chicken curry they way I wanted to, the way I had grown to love it.

Gorgeous bags, hats, jewellery and hot, edgy hairstyles were promised and they were delivered at the Carifesta’s Hair and Accessory Show on Wednesday night at the Sophia exhibition site.

The Guyana National Stadium was on Thursday night transformed into a big church, as thousands of people poured into the ground to be part of the much-anticipated Carifesta Gospel Celebration.

New York-based Guyanese Roger Gary is one of eight international designers who will be featured in a major upcoming fashion week show in the Big Apple city.

If the Carifesta secretariat did not deliver on any of the other promises it made it certainly hit the nail on its head when it promised that the Jamaican play, River Bottom, would have been a “belly full of laughter.”

Carifesta fashion is red hot, jaw-dropping and includes a line-up of Caribbean designers that defines the region’s fashion in a bold, outstanding way, according to Kofi Branch who not only promises much beginning tomorrow, but brags that it is going to be unforgettable.