Sing and Play Jamaican Folk Songs

On Saturday July 31, everyone will gather with their booklets of Jamaican folk songs and sing along with the book and CD SING AND PLAY THE JAMAICAN WAY. Starting time 2pm at Devon House,Kingston just outside Things Jamaican gift shop.

Enjoy Jamaican folk songs again

Old time Jamaican folk songs are back on everybody's mind because they are singing and hearing them again, Sing and Play the Jamaican Way is now a karaoke favorite. Remember the days of Jane and Louisa? Hol 'im Joe? Dance again to Moonshine Tonight. Yes all over the world people are dancing!

So we are now in May. Sing and Play the Jamaican Way is making waves in the music and gift shops especially the Craft Cottage , Music Mart and Things Jamaican Shops. It is interesting to note that some shops sell mainly CDs, while for others, it is the book that holds the interest of the customers. There was a vibrant celebration of Jamaican folk music again at Bookophilia and everyone sang from their music sheets and their booklets.

Guardian Life Singers made it big in song and dance at their annual awards, and last week represented the company on Television Jamaica on the Morning Time show, at the launch of activities for Child Month.

Sound of Joy shared in the anniversary celebrations of the Dunns at the Terra Nova Hotel on Saturday May 1, and has been keeping up with a few weddings and funerals.

Guardian life Singers really made it big at their annual "Blast off" conference and they are now getting ready for their awards presentations at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel this month. Lots of work but we are doing what we like.
This year, Sound of Joy is concentrating on some new music; compositions/ arrangements that reflect us. So far we have started with a few ideas and are working on a 2 year plan in this area. In the meantime we have done some private functions, luncheons and are working on a few small projects for clients.
"Sing and Play" products are now in gift shops at the International airports, Amazon .com, and local gift and craft shops.

It's a New Year

Well, Christmas has come and gone, and as, usual, Sound of Joy was very busy for the season. We provided live entertainment for banquets including The Institute of Chartered Accountant of Jamaica, St Hugh's High School Teacher's Awards and others, customer service day at the UWI bookshop (our 10th year), Christmas tree lightings, family functions, weddings, cocktail evenings and rehearsed and backed the Scotiabank Singers in their concert in the Emancipation Park. Our main activity, though, was the distribution and sale of 'Sing and Play the Jamaican Way' to stores and at craft fairs. The products are now available in Jamaican gift shops, at the international airports, and online at Amazon. At the request of the Jamaican High Commission in London we shipped a batch in December and look forward to more orders !

Music for the Season

We are preparing Scotia Singers for their annual Carol Service to be held December 16,2009 at Emancipation Park. We are also getting Guardian Life Singers ready for a thanksgiving function December 10 and "blast off" in January.

In between that, we are doing Christmas functions.

November 28, there will be a grand sing-along of the songs of "Sing and Play the Jamaican Way" at Bookophilia in Liguanea. Looking forward to that !