The City as a Market Place: A Panoramic View of Kingston

Work Hard and Play Harder

For a country that has a national debt crisis we surely can party!  Hot Mondays, Bembe Thursday, Weddi Weddi, Dutty Fridays, Wata Party (never mind the water shortage in many rural areas and water restrictions for many of us in the St.Andrew area).  Jamaicans always find the time and resources to enjoy themselves, never mind the cost of it all.  But I will agree that the Jamaican dancehall is a lucrative business and many of our nations children are feed and schooled from earnings in the dancehall. Lets look at the ways people earn through the dancehall.

• The artist who designs the flyers & teasers
• The girl who pose for the photo to go on the flyer (Clears throat)
• The peanut, wrigleys, lighter seller
• The beverage company (truck driver, loader)
• The seller of all things "herbal"
• The store owner who sell the bling bling outfit
• The hairdresser & barber
• The taxi drivers
• The DJ
• The entertainer
• The promotor
• The owner of the venue
• The jerk chicken, soup with roast corn man
• The security 

Me leave out any body? If I did fill it in for me.
      

If we are to explore the various avenues of the dancehall, we have to mension the music, fashion, dance moves and the players of the dancehall.  Kingston is never without entertainment on any given night.  There are many websites dedicated to providing the city dweller with information about the next party and our local newspapers are not to be out done.  Living in the city we work hard and play harder.