Comments on: Posting, or not (a Junkanoo meditation) http://nicobethel.net/blogworld/2006/12/posting-or-not-a-junkanoo-meditation/ Nicolette Bethel's Blog Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:16:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://nicobethel.net/blogworld/2006/12/posting-or-not-a-junkanoo-meditation/comment-page-1/#comment-16836 Anonymous Thu, 29 Mar 2007 15:34:53 +0000 http://nicobethel.net/blogworld/?p=215#comment-16836 Sting could never be considered vanilla. Sting could never be considered vanilla.

]]> By: Nicolette Bethel http://nicobethel.net/blogworld/2006/12/posting-or-not-a-junkanoo-meditation/comment-page-1/#comment-5388 Nicolette Bethel Sat, 06 Jan 2007 20:22:15 +0000 http://nicobethel.net/blogworld/?p=215#comment-5388 Thanks, Lynn, and thanks for the link. And best wishes for this new year. I'm feeling little stirrings of excitement about the future. Thanks, Lynn, and thanks for the link.

And best wishes for this new year. I’m feeling little stirrings of excitement about the future.

]]> By: Lynn http://nicobethel.net/blogworld/2006/12/posting-or-not-a-junkanoo-meditation/comment-page-1/#comment-5274 Lynn Tue, 02 Jan 2007 19:16:20 +0000 http://nicobethel.net/blogworld/?p=215#comment-5274 Nicolette, an excellent critique, I hope all the Junkanooers will hear you, especially the emerging generations.Your discussion of the music is right on. The season of sped-up tempo has apparently and thankfully come to a close, and a new season has begun, with a return to authentic rythms . Can we hope for a renewed social voice for Junkanoo?. We must hope, and, we must ask it of them! They're out there, the ones who are remembering the part of the carnival that is about having something vital to say, something from the gut, something the rest of us need to hear, think about, and respond to. I wish for them the courage to create themes that break silences, challenge taboos, and ask difficult questions. It seems to me that Breaking the Silence is what the tradition has always been about at its heart. I look forward to the return of the conscious Junkanoo voice. And no, its not too soon to rejoice, a bit of hopeful optimism is in order. My boys went to both parades this year and a good time was had all around, reporting that "they were the best in years." Thanks for all the great writing this year Nico, and Bright Blessings to you and yours for 2007. Nicolette, an excellent critique, I hope all the Junkanooers will hear you, especially the emerging generations.Your discussion of the music is right on. The season of sped-up tempo has apparently and thankfully come to a close, and a new season has begun, with a return to authentic rythms . Can we hope for a renewed social voice for Junkanoo?. We must hope, and, we must ask it of them! They’re out there, the ones who are remembering the part of the carnival that is about having something vital to say, something from the gut, something the rest of us need to hear, think about, and respond to. I wish for them the courage to create themes that break silences, challenge taboos, and ask difficult questions. It seems to me that Breaking the Silence is what the tradition has always been about at its heart. I look forward to the return of the conscious Junkanoo voice. And no, its not too soon to rejoice, a bit of hopeful optimism is in order. My boys went to both parades this year and a good time was had all around, reporting that “they were the best in years.”
Thanks for all the great writing this year Nico, and Bright Blessings to you and yours for 2007.

]]> By: Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » Bahamas: Junkanoo review http://nicobethel.net/blogworld/2006/12/posting-or-not-a-junkanoo-meditation/comment-page-1/#comment-5254 Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » Bahamas: Junkanoo review Tue, 02 Jan 2007 01:43:15 +0000 http://nicobethel.net/blogworld/?p=215#comment-5254 [...] Nicolette Bethel posts a detailed review of this year’s Junkanoo festival in the Bahamas. Georgia Popplewell [...] [...] Nicolette Bethel posts a detailed review of this year’s Junkanoo festival in the Bahamas. Georgia Popplewell [...]

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