Grace Taste of The Caribbean Magazine

One Day Festival of Caribbean Food,

OF THE CARIBBEAN AND JERK FESTIVAL

Culture, Music, Games and Traditions

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By LesLie Perry toc committee chair

This year we are proud to partner with Grace Food, our Title Sponsor, conse-quently naming this year’s event, Grace Taste of the Caribbean & Jerk Festival. We are delighted to have

NBC, our “partners in a Caring Commu-nity” as well as our grantors and sponsors: The Evelyn W. Preston Memorial Fund/Bank America; Price Chopper; Western Union; Community Health Services; Greater Hart-ford Arts Council; LIME (formerly Cable & Wireless Jamaica, Ltd); Aetna; City of Hart-ford; Hartford Office of Cultural Affairs; Ja-

maica Tourist Board; Barbados Tourist

Board; Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort Jamaica; Caribbean

Tourism Organization, USA; Carib Beer; Rainwork Media; Heineken and Carmons Community Funeral Homes and you, a vibrant audience whose support has allowed us to grow. Thanks.

I must express deep gratitude and sincere appreciation to the Planning Committee members, volunteers, friends, vendors, en-tertainers, performers, Riverfront Recapture and their supporting staff, CAYASCO and you the attendees.

Please take time to visit all our vendors, sample the Grace Foods Products, visit the lower level of the park and venture into the beautifully landscaped facilities by the water with your children.

In 2006, the inaugural year of the event, an estimated 6,000 people of diverse back-ground, attended our event and sampled our world famous dishes as well as experience the Ca-

ribbean through the live bands, cultural per-formances, games and Carnival costumes.

Now in its fifth year, attendees of the festival can expect top notch, family-friendly and quality entertainment that the event has built its reputation on.

We hope more of the corporate commu-nity as well as you the reader, will assist Taste of the Caribbean & Jerk Festival in funding. This funding assist us to provide local ven-dors and businesses the opportunity to pro-mote their businesses to a diverse audience who are interested in Caribbean food, and culture, resulting in economic development as well as boosting tourist development for the City of Hartford. With your financial support, this event could grow to extend beyond one day. We hope you will help us to make our vision your reality. n

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to the 5th annual Taste of the Caribbean & Jerk fes-

tival, hosted by riverfront recapture at Mortensen

riverfront Plaza Downtown hartford. This free out-

door family event is fast becoming one of hartford’s

signature family oriented event. it is the result of

dedication and commitment of an organization with

a vision of pulling people together, promoting cul-

tural diversity, fostering community pride and the

image of an economically vibrant city.

2010 TOC COmmiTTee membersleslie G. Perry, Chaireulanda balfourMelinda Debeathamnatasha samuelsYvonne DuncanDesrey DownerJuliet relphTerry Miller-lawrencesandra ThompsonClaude allenGrantley s. adamsMarcia WhittinghamMaxine victorGary reidDonovan longmoresteve PhillipsMarvin DouglasJim Williamsbeverly Jamesamy sailorGayende Martinsheena Petrolitorosamonds White

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in 2006, Mr. Leslie Perry, Mrs. Eulanda Balfour, Ms. Natasha Samuels and Mr. Er-rol Hosein met with Mr. Joseph Marfuggi of Riverfront Recapture to share a vision of enhancing the City of Hartford’s revi-

talization efforts during West Indian Week. The founding members and CAYASCO partnered with the Riverfront Recapture organization to present the first annual Taste Of The Caribbean and Jerk Festival. During the inaugural year of the event, an estimated 6,000 people of various economic back-grounds, nationalities and ethnicities visited the Mortensen Riverfront Plaza to sample our world famous dishes as well as experience the Caribbean through sight and sound as presented by our live bands and display of carnival costumes on the Riverfront. At our 2009 event, the crowd swelled to an estimated 25,000 patrons. This annual event is made possible because of the generosity of our sponsors, the voluntary efforts of our committee members, friends, vendors, entertainers, perform-ers, Riverfront Recapture and you the patrons. n

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CARIBBEAN CUISINETime: 1 – 11 pmLocation: Food vendors are located on the upper and lower plazas Sample our world famous Caribbean dishes such as roti, jerk chicken, curried goat, empanadas, flying fish all repre-sentative of the Spanish, English and Indo-Caribbean nations.

ENTERTAINMENTTime: 1 – 11 pm Experience the music and culture of the Caribbean through music and dance presented by Connecticut based as well as international known artists which includes Terencia “TC” Coward, Nicki Mathis, Hopeton Lewis and Terry Gajraj

SOCCER DEMONSTRATIONTime: 2 – 6 pmLocation: Left of Main Stage Soccer is one of the most popular sporting games in the Caribbean. The Hartford Corner league invites you to join them on the lower plaza stage for a demonstration

KIDS CORNERTime: 1– 6 pmLocation: Lower Plaza (Right of Main stage) Children’s stories, face paint-

ing and more on the lower plaza led by Juliet Wood. Children can also experi-ence the Taste of the Caribbean bounce house courtesy of Price Choppers.

DOMINO TOURNAMENTTime: 2– 6 pmLocation: Lower Plaza (left of Main Stage) Watch from the sidelines as area domino clubs battle for prizes in one of the most

popular pastimes in the Caribbean.

RAFFLETime: Ticket sales from 1 – 8 pm Location: (Drawing held at 9 pm Main Stage) Enter to win round trip airlines, courtesy of American Airlines along with four nights all-inclusive stay cour-tesy of Holiday Inn SunSpree, Montego Bay, Jamaica.

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The Wadsworth Atheneum joins forces with The Amistad Center for Art & Culture, the Taste of the Caribbean and Jerk Festival, the West Indian Social Club and Young! Studios to celebrate all things Caribbean on the Travelers Plaza with special guest Turbulence, Ten Penny Ale and more! $5/Free for members. More information and registration at http://phoenixartafterhours.eventbrite.com

RISE UP REMIX BLOCK PARTY Everald Brown, Jamaican, Spiritualism, 1979. Oil on canvas. The Ella Gallup Sumner and Mary Catlin Sumner Collection Fund, 1986.30

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COOKING DEMONSTRATIONTime 2 – 5 pmLocation: Grace Hospitality TentLearn how to prepare popular Carib-bean dishes at our cooking demonstra-tions at the Grace hospitality tent. You might even get the chance to stir the pot at this hands-on cooking station.

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HOPETOWN LEWIS is a native of Jamaica known for his rich bari-tone voice. Lewis began recording rocksteady music in the mid – 1960’s and had one of the earliest hits “Take It Easy”. He produced several other hits in the late 1960s and early 1970s which includes “Cool Collie”. He worked for Duke Reid as an arranger and backing vocalist and won the 1970 Jamaican Festival song competition with his entry “Boom Shaka Laka”. He began working as a singer with Byron Lee & the Dragonaires, and in 1971 had a hit with “Grooving Out On Life”. In the late 1980s Lewis started his own record label, Bay City Music and changed to the gospel genre. His first gospel album was “This Is Gospel” followed by “Reaching Out to Jesus” in 2000.

DONALD MINOTT has performed as the lead vocalist in several local reg-gae bands, which includes: Lightning Reggae Band, and currently the High Voltage Band. He has toured the Unit-ed States delivering his original and covers of roots, lovers rock reggae.

AMANDLA is Hartford ’s premier original roots reggae-fusion band. Made of seasoned musicians, Amandla incorporates African rhythms, Roots Reggae, Lovers Rock and Jazz.


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TERRY GAJRAJ is one of the few Guyanese born musicians who has achieved success at the international level and one of the most suc-cessful artist in the Chutney music genre. Chutney is the combination or a blend of music from India and the Caribbean. Chutney music has the familiar beats heard in Soca or Calypso, but includes traditional In-dian instruments like the harmonium and the dholak. Chutney songs are also almost always sung in Hindi but in the distinctive West Indian dialect and accent. At an early age, Gajraj learned to play traditional In-dian instruments like the harmonium and drums under the guidance of his uncle Butch Ramdeo of the Dil Bahar Orchestra. As a youngster, he also sang at weddings, fairs and dances. After a brief foray into Coun-try and Western music, Gajraj credits Sundar Popo as the artiste who steered him back to his Indo-Caribbean roots. In 1989 Gajraj recorded his first L.P. Soca Lambada and Caribana followed by Guyana Baboo which remains one of the best selling Chutney albums of all times.

GUAKIA is an independent community-based organization dedicated to the preservation, affirmation, and celebration of Puerto Rican and Hispanic arts, culture and heritage through edu-cation in Greater Hartford and the New England region. The fo-cus of the organization is on chil-dren, community, arts education (music, dance, theater arts, visual arts and creative writing), and the humanities.

BURNIE T is a former member of the One Love reggae band of Springfield, MA and the High Voltage Band of Hartford. This Dominican native is currently work-ing on his first solo project with his musi-cal mentor Osborne Ifield Joseph of Paco records.

RUFF STUFF BAND This New York City based 7

member band has toured the United

States, Europe and the Caribbean

. Although their primary genre of

music is reggae, the band also plays

Soca, R&B, Jazz, Gospel and Rock.

NICKI MATHIS is a jazz singer and actress based in Con-necticut. She began her jazz career with the Jerry Sandifer Modern Jazz Trio.

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D’TAY is a Connecticut based band that plays traditional Kompa music from Haiti.

LA ORQUESTA ESPADA is con-

sidered by many to be the top Salsa/Jazz band to come out of

CT region. The full orchestra is comprised of 11 members, which

utilizes a wide range of original Salsa & Brazil-ian rhythms to create a

spicy brand of music.

TERENCIA “TC” COWARD is a re-known Barbadian calypso artist from Bar-bados. T.C first came on to the entertainment stage in 1994 when she joined the Bacchanal Time Tent. A tent is seasonal venue where fans of the calypso genre go to see their favorite performers sing new material and hear new artists perform for the first time. T.C was so successful in her debut onto the Barbadian calypso scene that she made it to the finals of that nation’s annual calypso competition, beating far more seasoned calypsonians. Her first album ‘New Directions’ was a regional success and made waves in the international calypso world. She is known for a strong voice and stage presence. She uses them to deliver with confidence cutting social commentary and simple party songs. Her second album ‘Colour Me Soca’ came out in August 2000 and ‘Colour me Soca Vol 2, came out the following year. Miss T.C still performs regionally and in the Barbadian competitive circuit.

RAS IBA was the former lead vocal-

ist for the Front Line Reggae Band and Survivor Reg-gae Band both of St. Croix, Virgin

Islands. His music was included on the

compilation CD Talking Roots – Vol-

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HARTFORD STEEL SYMPHONY This Hartford based ensemble performs using steel pan drums, which are original to the island of Trinidad. Their repertoire ranges from tradi-tional calypso and soca to pop, reggae and jazz.

CARIBBEAN AMERICAN DANCE CO., is a Hartford based dance company which offers training for children and adults in Caribbean folk, modern and praise dancing.

SUZETTE “Sister Weaver” BARNETT is a gospel singer, originally from St. Andrew , Jamaica . She is an alumni and winner of the Jamaica’s Tastee Tal-ent Contest.

THE ST. LUCIAN FOLKLORE ASSOCIATION is a folk singing group based in Brooklyn, New York. The members are sons and daughters of St. Lucia who came together to lend their talents in the upkeep and display of the rich and unique St. Lucian Culture.

PUREZA LATINA is a Hartford based dance company which performs traditional folk danc-es from Puerto Rico.

PLAZA STAGE1:00 to 1:30 Music on the Plaza

1:35 to 2:05 Hartford Steel Symphony

Curet Boys Scouts Troop 1443 Parading Flags

2:10 to 2:25 Lake Mclean (Michael Jackson impersonator)

2:30 to 3:00 Soca-robics w/ Wasine;

Zumba w/Linnette

3:00 to 3:15 Suzette Weaver (Gospel)

3:20 to 3:35 Hopeton Lewis – (Gospel)

3:40 to 4:10 Caribbean American Dance Troupe

4:15 to 4:45 WRTC & WESU Haitian Radio

Personalities:

Jean Maxon—DJ Johnny D

4:50 to 5:30 St. Lucian Folklore Association

5:40 to 6:10 Local Artist Showcase

Nigel Stephens,

Flame,

Brown Eyes

6:15 to 6:45 Hartford Steel Symphony

6:50 to 7:00 Ysanne

7:15 to 7:45 Music on the plaza

8:00 to 8:15 Domino Trophy and Prize Presentation

9:00 to 9:30 Fire Act

MAIN STAGE3:00 to 3:30 Rheama Choir Ashley Lewis

Loraine DeBeatham (Gospel)

3:40 to 3:50 Guakia dancers

4:00 to 4:15 Don Minott

4:20 to 4:35 Burnie T

4:40 to 5:20 Local Artist Showcase: Mayyah,

Misteree, Don C, Barney Rebel

5:30 to 5:45 Nicki Mathis

5:55 to 6:15 Ras Iba

6:30 to 7:00 D’Tay Haitian Band

7:10 to 7:55 La Orquesta Espada – (Salsa/Jazz/Funk)

8:00 to 8:40 TERRY GAJRAJ

8:45 to 9:00 Raffle Drawing

9:00 to 9:30 Ruff Stuff Band w/ Sledge & Charmaine Johns

9:30 to 10:15 HOPETON LEWIS

10:15 to 11:00 T.C.

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Allspice (Pimento) Dark-brown berry, similar in size to juniper, that combines the flavors of cinnamon, clove and nutmeg.

Annatto This slightly musky-flavored reddish yellow spice, ground from the seeds of a flowering tree, is native to the West Indies and the Latin tropics. Island-ers store their annatto seeds in oil--giving the oil a beautiful color. .

Bay Rum The bay rum tree is related to the evergreen that produces allspice. Used to flavor soups and stews, the small dark bay rum berry is called “maleguetta pepper” in the French West Indies.

Cassava (Manioc, Yucca) A rather large root vegetable with a 6- to 12-inch length and 2- to 3-inch diameter, cassava has a tough brown skin with a very firm white flesh. Sweet cassava is boiled and eaten as a starch vegetable. Bitter cassava con-tains a poisonous acid that can be deadly and must be processed before it can be eaten. Bitter cassava is used commercially but is not sold unprocessed in some coun-tries. Both kinds of cassava can appear as meal, tapioca and farina and can be bought ready made as cassava or manioc meal, which is used to make bammie.

Yam (Ñame) The outer skin is brown and coarsely textured, while the inside is porous and very moist. The ñame grows to enormous size and is considered to be the “king” of tubers. Caribbean yams are served boiled, mashed or baked. There are many varieties of yams which in-cludes: White Yam, Taw, Lucea, Renta, St. Vincent and the popular yellow yam.

Christophine (Chayote, Cho-cho, Mirli-ton) A small pear-shaped vegetable, light green or cream colored, and often cov-ered with a prickly skin. Bland, similar in texture to squash and used primarily as a side dish or in gratins and souffles.

Mace the pinkish net like covering of the nutmeg used for the flavorings of porridges and drinks.Nutmeg The spicy sweet flavor of this aromatic spice makes it an excellent ad-dition to cakes, puddings and drinks.

Scotch Bonnet Peppers The fiery Scotch bonnet pepper, ranging in colors from yellow to orange to red, is consid-ered the leading hot pepper in Jamaica, though several other varieties have re-cently been developed. Some peppers are sold whole, others are dried and ground, and still others are processed into sauces.

Sorrel: (roselle, flor de Jamaica), sor-rel always blooms in December, when its deep red flower becomes an unrivaled floral decoration for two to three weeks before it evolves into Jamaica’s tradi-tional holiday beverage. At that time, the flowers are dried and then steeped in water to make a bright red drink that has a slightly tart taste and is the color of cranberry juice.

Stinking Toe A pod that resembles a human toe, this bizarre fruit possesses an evil-smelling and rough exterior. The sugary powder inside can be devoured on the spot or turned into a flavorful custard or beverage.

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POPular island dishes:

Callaloo (Trinidad)Doubles (Trinidad)Flying Fish (Barbados)Cou-Cou (Barbados)Oil Down (Grenada)Fungee (Antigua)Pepperpot (Antigua)Fungee & Fish (Tortola)Fish Chowder (Bermuda)Green Fig & Saltfish

Pie (St. Lucia)Garlic Pork (Guyana)Roti (Trinidad &

Guyana)Buljol (St. Vincent & the Grenadines

Breadfruit Pudding (Martinique)

Griots (Haiti) Accras de Morue (Guadelope)

Bolita Di Keshi (Aruba)Fishermans Soup

(Curacao)Mangu (Dominican Republic)

Paella (Puerto Rico)Ackee & Saltfish (Jamaica)

Jerk Pork (Jamaica)Pudding and Souse (Barbados)

Mauby (Barbados)Bake (Barbados)Mofongo (Puerto Rico)Festival (Jamaica)Escovitch Fish

(Jamaica)Jerk Chicken (Jamaica)Cow Foot (Jamaica)Stew Peas (Jamaica)

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People Use to “Seh”By Maxine n. Victor

Growing up in Jamaica, I can remember those words that made you Stop! Ponder! and almost instantly... a bit wiser! Why? Usually they are said at a time when a les-son needed to be taught instantly... with-

out “one bag a long talking.....”.(Scolding). “Ole-time sayings are short phrases or proverbs devoid of long explanations. These proverbs are clever, timeless unfor-gettable, and transend many generations. The intent is to make you wiser and increase your survival skills in life. It is very difficult to pinpoint who actually coined the phrases; as most of the sayings are passed on orally and at a “teaching moment.”

Many would argue it was “Granny”, “Gran’ma” or “Mama” that owned these words. How many times have you heard: “Mi Granmodda use to seh...” or “ Fi mi Granny use to seh...” or “My modda tell me seh...”.

Go figure....Some how those “ole -time” sayings stay with you

for life to the point where you are now saying them to “yuh own Pickney” (your own child).

To understand these proverbs, it helps to have some familiarity with the culture of Jamaica in terms of its historical traditions, edibles, animals and so on. By the way, it is worthy to note that animals are often used in these “ole-time” sayings as a sarcastic way of charater-izing human mannerisms.

Now I will leave you to ponder, reignite your sub-consciousness, figure it out and if nothing else, smile a while! 1. My all time favorite: Tek care a yuh mo’nin, before

nite come! 2. Pig ask dem modda why dem mout so long... ...modda seh, yuh a come, yu wi si.. 3. Mark mi wud, Rolling stone gadder no moss. 4. If yuh fraid a yeye, yu caan naam head. 5. Chicken merry...Hawk deh near. 6. Long journey draw sweat, ...short journey draw

blood. 7. When yuh put yuh clothes pon line, look out fi

rain. 8. New broom sweep clean, but ole broom know

ebry corna. 9. Anyweh it magga... it bruk! 10. Anyting tan too long, serve two masta! 11. When trouble tek yuh, pickney shut fit yuh! 12. Di higher monkey climb, di more ‘im expose!

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Exciting AttractionsIn Ocho Rios, the Rainforest Bobsled Jamaica at

Mystic Mountain boasts over 100 acres of land stretching from its coast road entrance to over 700 feet above sea level. Modeled after the famous Jamaican bobsled team sled, the exhilarating ride is powered by gravity. Among the features of this environmentally friendly attraction: a bobsled coaster ride, a state-of-the-art chairlift aerial tour and a Jamaican athletic heritage museum.www.rainforestbobsledjamaica.com

Island Routes Caribbean Adventure Tours is set to welcome Soul Rebel, a new 54-foot, state-of-the-art catamaran, to its sleek fleet. Custom designed with attention to every detail and equipped with the very latest technology, Soul Rebel will deliver an ideal cruising and partying experience. Its thrilling waterslide will propel guests into crystal blue sea, while the Soul Rebel DJ rocks the boat and the Island Routes staff mixes up premium-brand cocktails and serves gourmet hors d’oeuvres. www.islandroutes.com

Chukka Caribbean Adventures operates 28 of the wildest and most fun-filled excursions in the Caribbean, including the Horse Back Ride n’ Swim, Jungle River Tubing, Zipline Canopy Tour, ATV and more. Chukka’s Jamaica Dog Sled Experience is not to be missed: a one-on-one tour with the dogs of the Jamaica Dog Sled team, led by the first Jamaican – and first Caribbean – musher to complete the grueling Iditarod. www.chukkacaribbean.com

Visit the South Coast and Black River Safari where experienced tour guides give guests an up close and personal visit with the famous Black River crocodiles via motorized canopied boats that launch up Jamaica’s longest navigable river and through what is Jamaica’s largest wetland area. Lush vegetation, over 100 different species of rare birdlife and knotted mangroves that hug the shoreline are all on display. www.jamaica-southcoast.com

Take an exhilarating river ride along the Rio Grande River on-board a 30-foot handmade bamboo raft, originally used to transport produce, especially bananas, from the interior of the island. The two person bamboo raft is piloted by a trained “Raft Captain” who will gently glide the raft down the Rio Grande river valley, dominated by bamboo and banana groves, some of the most beautiful views in Jamaica. www.explorejamaica.com.jm/rio-grande-rafting-jamaica.html

Where to Stay – A Highlight of Jamaica’s Newest AdditionsSecrets Resorts & Spa made its debut in Montego Bay

with the newly built 700-room, side-by-side resorts Secrets St. James and Secrets Wild Orchid. Located just 15 minutes from Sangster International Airport, Secrets Resorts & Spa offer adults an extra measure of romance and sensuality in exquisite luxury settings. Secrets Wild Orchid, which boasts a total of 350 rooms including 260 on the main complex and 90 rooms in the preferred club, opened in March 2010. Secrets St. James offers an additional 350 suites.

The Palmyra, A Solis Resort & Spa, is Jamaica’s first luxury beachfront residential community, situated on 16 acres of pristine waterfront land on the Rose Hall estate. Solis the Palmyra offers 299 beautifully appointed guestrooms plus one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom suites, penthouses and private villas that feature between 645 to 2,600 square feet of living space with large private terraces. The resort will feature the Caribbean’s first branded world-class 30,000-square-foot ESPA and an ocean-view fitness center.

Getting ThereWhat makes a Jamaican getaway even more exciting

is the ease of getting there. In addition to nonstop flights from Air Jamaica, all major U.S. carriers offer nonstop and connecting service to the island. JetBlue offers nonstop flights from Boston and New York JFK, and most recently

For more details on planning a Jamaican getaway, go to www.visitjamaica.com Jamaica… Once You Go, You Know.

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J amaica’s diverse landscape presents visitors a bounty of attractions and activities. The only hardship travelers will face is the decision of what to indulge in next. From an exhilarating Jamaican bobsled experience, to a horseback ride and swim, sailing on the open sea, or simply just relaxing and taking in the island’s natural beauty, there’s something for everyone in Jamaica.

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