Kingston Tek Ova

20/08/2014

||||||||||| DAY #9 of the 1st EDITION | EXCLUSIVE EDITION of >>>>>>>>>>>>>>.

>>>> Kingston Tek Ova ~ KINGSTON STREET CULTURAL TOUR >>>>
[MAY 2 — 17, 2014]

was all about RELAX on the beach....
a private SURF class....
and a beach PARTY....

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KINGSTON TEK OVA | KINGSTON STREET CULTURAL TOUR ~
FIRST EDITION - EXCLUSIVE EDITION (MAY 2 — 17, 2014)

DAY # 9: RELAX

1) Private Surf Class by the Beach
2) Hellshire Beach
3) Beach Party: Girls Gone Wild @ Special Sunday

17/08/2014

~~~~~~~ KTO DANCE WORKSHOPS ~~~~~~~
~~ Kingston Tek Ova 1ST EDITION | EXCLUSIVE EDITION (MAY 2 - 17, 2014) ~~

>>>>> THE MOST COMPLETE & COMPREHENSIVE SHOWCASING MANY OF THE VARIOUS JAMAICAN DANCE FORMS >>>>>>

- DINKY MINI
- GERREH
- KUMINA
- MENTO
- SKA
- ROCKSTEADY
- REGGAE
- DANCEHALL OLD SCHOOL
- DANCEHALL MIDDLE SCHOOL
- DANCEHALL NEW SCHOOL
- DANCEHALL EVOLUTION

17/08/2014

Today August 17, is the anniversary of birth day.

Marcus Garvey was a Jamaican multifaceted man, a political leader, the first black revolutionary, creator of UNIA and the , considered the "FIRST PROPHET" for his well renowned prophecy "Look to Africa for the crowning of a Black King."
The prophecy was revealed and fulfilled in 1930, when RAS TAFARI MEKONNEN was crowned EMPEROR OF ETHIOPIA becoming "HAILE SELASSIE".

The and wouldn't exist WITHOUT MARCUS MOSIAH GARVEY.

On May 4, 2014 > led its participants Beatrice Secchi and Decio Bernardo to discover the which couldn't be explained without the HISTORY of this man, MARCUS MOSIAH GARVEY, and his PAN-AFRICANISM PHILOSOPHY.

The the cannot be fully understood without the knowledge of .

That is why for the

brought the
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KINGSTON TEK OVA | KINGSTON STREET CULTURAL TOUR ~
FIRST EDITION - EXCLUSIVE EDITION (MAY 2 — 17, 2014)

DAY # 4

1) History of Jamaican Music from the African Heritage to the Dancehall (Private Guided Exhibition Tour)
2) History of Jamaican Music Instruments from the African Heritage to the Dancehall (Private Guided Exhibition Tour)
3) The First Prophet and Black Consciousness (Private Guided Museum Tour)
4) Rastafarianism (Private Guided Exhibition Tour)
5) Downtown Kingston (Heritage Tour #2)
6) Crafts Market
7) Kingston Waterfront
8) Downtown Kingston After the Sunset {{Places Where You Are Not Supposed to Be}}.
9) "Open Air Cinema" in Downtown Kingston

11/08/2014

After the ”Ska & Rocksteady Tour” [Day #5] and the ”Reggae Tour” [Day #6] Kingston Tek Ova Productions organized for the participants of the 1ST EDITION of KINGSTON TEK OVA STREET CULTURAL TOUR (MAY 2 — 17, 2014) the revealing the making of Jamaican popular music, trough its most indigenous culture , a fundamental part of Jamaican music history.

contributed deeply to generate the .

The (Sound System dances) were born in Downtown Kingston in the 1950's and became central and peculiar to the ghetto people life, counteracting the uptown culture and .

Kingston Tek Ova highlighted all the ASPECTS of the : how the and .

KINGSTON TEK OVA included:

1) showing how the vinyls are MANUFACTURED and PRODUCED: from the acetate and stamper to the 45 or 33 LP [Private Guided Tour]
2) Visit of a exposing how the music is COMPOSED, RECORDED and BURNED into an album [Private Guided Tour]
3) The EXCLUSIVELY DESIGNED for KTO participants, disclosing how the , how the equipment and devices that constitute the music are put together (sound boxes, sound speakers, amplifiers, mixers etc.) and how the >> one of the 1980's JAMAICAN , owner of one of the most popular Sound System in Jamaica, records producer pioneer and owner of a recording studio, the KING JAMMY'S RECORDS in WATERHOUSE.
King Jammy's is so important in the dancehall music scene as he is “Under Mi Sleng Teng” (Wayne Smith, 1985) that lead to .

The was EXCLUSIVELY conceived, designed and organised for Decio Bernardo & Beatrice Secchi, the participants of the by Kingston Tek Ova Productions, an independent Production.

KINGSTON TEK OVA | KINGSTON STREET CULTURAL TOUR ~
FIRST EDITION - EXCLUSIVE EDITION (MAY 2 — 17, 2014)

DAY # 8: The

1) Visit of a Vynil Manufacturing Factory: from the acetate and stamper to the 45 and 33 LP [Private Guided Tour]
2) Recording Studio: how music is recorded and burned into albums [Private Guided Tour]
3) Visit of a Sound System Manufacturing Factory: manufacturing of Sound System Boxes, Speakers, Amplifiers, Mixers etc. and Use of the Deejays and MC's Console and Turntables [Private Guided Tour and Interactive Experience]
4) Visit of an ancient Record Shops and Studio to buy vynils
5) Visit to KING JAMMY'S at King Jammy's Recording Studio in Waterhouse
6) Party: Nah Laugh Fridays @ Island Breeze Roof Bar

06/08/2014

Every year on this day , JAMAICA CELEBRATES its from the British Empire which was granted on AUGUST 6, 1962 by the Crown.

On that year, 1962, the official celebrations were accompanied by the , the !

On May 7, 2014, as a part of the 1ST EDITION | EXCLUSIVE EDITION of > Kingston Tek Ova Production organized for its participants a private dance class of with “THE PROFESSOR” at XPRESSIONZ Studio in Kingston, Jamaica.

is defining the JAMAICA IDENTITY with its INDEPENDENCE from the COLONIAL BRITISH EMPIRE.

Both MUSIC and DANCE were born in KINGSTON, but while , , born a couple of years after the SKA, mirrored the and the whose situation had not improved even after 1962.

“The Professor” delivered an exceptional dance class that included but also some FUNDAMENTAL TEACHINGS about the related to the SKA & ROCKSTEADY, such as that took place in JAMAICA just before and just after Independence.
Furthermore Orville explained the showing the such as “Syvah” by Ding D**g.

KINGSTON TEK OVA wants to thank indeed Mr. XPRESSIONZ for and for being such a .
As a matter of fact the lesson lasted double the time agreed, as ORVILLE couldn't just stop dancing, teaching and to KTO participants Decio Bernardo and Beatrice Secchi...!!!....

Kingston Tek Ova Production wants to thank as well dancer who helped out during the dance class and can be seen dancing in the video .
The routine is composed by Ska and Rocksteady moves danced on a 90's Dancehall tune.

>>>>>>>>>>>>And now DO THE SKA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

is an independent production which organized this private dance class as a part of .

KINGSTON TEK OVA - Kingston Street Cultural Tour - First Edition | Exclusive Edition 2-17 May, 2014 Orville Xpressionz "Ska & Rocksteady" Private Dance Class...

05/08/2014

On MAY 4, 2014, as a part of the FIRST EDITION | EXCLUSIVE EDITION of organised the on some of the various , delivered by the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts aka Kimiko Versatile

Kingston Tek Ova Productions wants to immensely thank KIMIKO MILLER for confirming her PROFESSIONALISM and RELIABILITY in delivering this dance class that risked to be cancelled.
As a matter of fact the workshop had been agreed with Kimiko Miller 6 months in advance (December 2013), at which time she couldn't foreseen her upcoming European Tour.
Although very much busy and short in time, Kimiko DIDN'T LET US DOWN and could find the time in her schedule to deliver this amazing dance class just the DAY BEFORE she left Jamaica for her European cultural exchange! If not, this dance class, would have been cancelled!

The choice of designing a dance class on the IT'S in the MAIN CORE of whose AIM is to , to give its participants a full , which could never be FULLY UNDERSTOOD without the knowledge of its ROOTS and BASICS, coming straight from AFRICA.

The Jamaican Traditional Folk Dances exhibiting in this video, have been selected by an which this private dance class as a part of .

KTO is honoured to present this video, in which for the first time the is revealed!

Look at what a great job Kimiko did with the participants of KTO Decio Bernardo aka Dex and Bea!!!.....And enjoy as much as they did.....!!!!

KINGSTON TEK OVA wants to thank also Danceja for renting the studio for this extraordinary dance EXPERIENCE that took its participants !!!

KINGSTON TEK OVA Street Cultural Tour First Edition | Exclusive Edition 2-17 May, 2014 Jamaican Traditional Folk Dances - DINKY MINI, GERREH, KUMINA - Privat...

01/08/2014

Today, August 1, JAMAICA celebrates which commemorates the and the Emancipation of thousands of enslaved Africans in all the British colonies, including Jamaica.

The first picture is an historical image representing the which took place on August 1, 1838 in the Square of the old capital of Jamaica.

On May 5, 2014 as a part of the , Kingston Tek Ova Production organized a illustrating the historical background which gave birth to the current Jamaican popular culture.

To KINGSTON TEK OVA PRODUCTION a endorsing the .

The where on August 1, 1838 the British Governor Sir Lionel Smith to about 8,000 people.

The was delivered by who knowledgeably exposed and demonstrated the and their up to the that have been created this year in the STREETS OF KINGSTON, JAMAICA (such as SIVAH by Ding D**g).

Later in the day, Dex and Bea the participants of the had also the opportunity to have a private guided visit of the museum exhibit the history of the life of the free slaves in Jamaica after Emancipation.

KINGSTON TEK OVA STREET CULTURAL TOUR is an by Kingston Tek Ova Production.

~~~~~~~ KTO DANCE WORKSHOPS ~~~~~~~
~~ Kingston Tek Ova 1ST EDITION | EXCLUSIVE EDITION (MAY 2 - 17, 2014) ~~

>>>>> THE MOST COMPLETE & COMPREHENSIVE SHOWCASING MANY OF THE VARIOUS JAMAICAN DANCE FORMS >>>>>>

- DINKY MINI
- GERREH
- KUMINA
- MENTO
- SKA
- ROCKSTEADY
- REGGAE
- DANCEHALL OLD SCHOOL
- DANCEHALL MIDDLE SCHOOL
- DANCEHALL NEW SCHOOL
- DANCEHALL EVOLUTION

29/07/2014

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After the Discovery of the REGGAE ERA with the [KTO DAY # 6], brought his participants to a to discover about the Rastafarian Religion which has and through the attendance of the .

The Participants of Decio Bernardo and Beatrice from Americanaexotica attended the Religious Celebration of the SABBATH, where Kids, Young Rastas, Empresses and Elders , Chanting Down Babylon

KINGSTON TEK OVA | KINGSTON STREET CULTURAL TOUR ~
FIRST EDITION - EXCLUSIVE EDITION (MAY 2 — 17, 2014)

DAY # 7

1) Visit of a Rastafarian Community
2) Attendance to the SABBATH, the Rastafarian Religious Celebration
3) Private Guided Tour of the Community

29/07/2014

KINGSTON TEK OVA | KINGSTON STREET CULTURAL TOUR ~
FIRST EDITION - EXCLUSIVE EDITION (MAY 2 — 17, 2014)

DAY # 7

1) Visit of a Rastafarian Community
2) Attendance to the SABBATH, the Rastafarian Religious Celebration
3) Private Guided Tour of the Community