Contents Dekenu - By Kwame McPherson Jamaica Olympic Ice Hockey Team (JOIHT) and Jamaican Ice Hockey Federation Graeme Townshend - a coach with a destiny Black Ice: The Lost History of the Colored Hockey League of the Maritimes, 1895-1925 Current Jamaican connection ice hockey skaters
• Book Club • Cinema Scene • Musical Notes - Luciano • Recipe Corner - Sorrel Fruit Cake
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Cover Miss Jamaica Universe Isabel Dalley
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Editor’s Note So, Black people can't skate? Of course, with the comment that Black people can't swim or Black people can't skate, what I or people who say this truly mean is that there is a dearth of Black people in those respective areas, not because of a lack of ability, but sometimes just no access, and no access due to a variety of reasons, the majority of which are not racial. What is the Jamaican connection to ice hockey? During slavery in Jamaica, many slaves rebelled; they were often shipped to Nova Scotia Canada for punishment. Hence, they adjusted to their new surroundings. The Coloured Hockey League was an all-black ice hockey league founded in Nova Scotia in 1895, which featured teams from across Canada's Maritime Provinces. The league operated for several decades lasting until 1930. With as many as a dozen teams, over 400 African Canadian players from across Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island participated in competition. Also, many Jamaicans have immigrated to Canada for economic opportunities during the 60’s and 70’s. The result is that 2nd and 3rd generation Jamaican Canadians became interested in ice hockey. As a matter of fact, league player Eddie Martin was also said to have been the first to use the slap shot. Unfortunately, the contributions of the CHL were ignored and copied by White leagues, who took credit for many of the game-changing elements. The league would eventually dissolve among racism and discrimination for a league and race that had grown in power through sport. There is little reference to the Colored Hockey League in any Canadian hockey archives. In this edition we highlight Black impact in ice hockey. Enjoy! Janice K. Maxwell
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uciano first releases as included the hit single "Give My Love a Try", produced at Castro Brown's New Name Studio, followed by others produced by Brown, Freddie McGregor, Blacka Dread, and Sly and Robbie, including the 1993 no. 1 UK reggae hit "Shake It Up Tonight". He performed at the 2016 Palm Beach Jerk and Caribbean Culture Festival. West Palm Beach, Florida and started working with Philip "Fatis" Burrell, releasing the singles "Chant Out" and "Poor and Simple", with the album: Moving Up following in late 1993. In 1994, Luciano cut singles for Musclehead and Louie Culture before returning to work with Burrell for a series of successful singles and the album One Way Ticket, which saw him at the forefront of the "Rasta Renaissance" in dancehall music. The renewal of Rastafarian influence into dancehall music in the early 1990s had begun with artists such as Tony Rebel and Garnett Silk.
After Silk's death in late 1994, many looked to Luciano to continue consciousness in reggae music. Of Garnett Silk, he stated "Garnett was more like a brother, a father, a tutor, a forerunner. When he moved on I knew the work for me became harder still." He is a devout Rastafarian, whose 8|Page
lyrics promotes consciousness and eschews slackness, or vulgarity, which is often prominent in reggae and dancehall music. Luciano has criticized other Rastafarian reggae artists who record slackness material, describing them as having lost focus. The singer himself has sometimes been criticized for the reading of Biblical verses prior to performances, which has been described as inappropriate. The singer is also an activist in the promotion of ganja, or marijuana, stating: "I'm not fighting for the decriminalization of ganja, because it was never a criminal. My fight is to enlighten the people of the cannabis and let them know of the herbal properties and the benefits we can achieve from it."
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During the Christmas season many Jamaican households make sorrel drink. Did you know the sorrel pulp left from making the sorrel drink can be re-used. “Waste not, want not” is an old adage used by many Jamaicans and applies to this recipe. Here is an ingenious way to use the sorrel pulp to make a Sorrel Fruit Cake. INGREDIENTS
METHOD
2 cups sorrel pulp (Saved from making sorrel drink)
Blend the sorrel pulp.Soak mixed fruits in 1 cup cherry brandy, then blend with the sorrel pulp
7 oz margarine 3 eggs 2 cups flour 2 tsp almond essence ½ cup brown sugar 1 tsp baking powder
1 cup mixed fruits 1½ cup cherry brandy 2 tsp vanilla 1 tsp mixed spice ½ cup browning
Cream together margarine and sugar until light .Whisk the eggs. Add the eggs to the butter mixture Add blended fruits to the mix. Put all the dry ingredients in a bowl and combine. Add the dry ingredients to mixture while alternately with the ½ remaining brandy. Add the browning and mix Pour the cake batter into a greased baking pan Place into the oven and bake at 350F for bake until done (approx. 1 hour) 10 | P a g e