[email protected] continues its effort to empower talented youth and young entrepreneurs by hosting a two days Youth Market event starting today at the Art Gallery. Thursday will kick off the high school speech competition in the afternoon where contestants from different high schools in Honiara will highlight issues youth today are facing. Representatives from the…
A five-boy band with a dream A DREAM of a five-boy band started from scratch. And they were able to make a break-through after they formed themselves a musical group and practically played live music apart from raising funds and enduring obstacles. Band leader Francisco Kengava was happy to share the experiences of his boys…
After their daring moves and acrobatics skills displayed on stage on Sunday, 13 dance crews out of the 20 crews have booked their names to be in the final round of the Solomon Islands Battlegrounds 2017. Those 13 crews are: Penguins, Villains, Star Scream, ThreeOneEight318, Hazzard, Nice Age, Mid-West, Lunaticz, Milk Shake, Kuzzens, Wild Card,…
SOLOMON ISLANDS is known for its growing popularity in contemporary music as it embraces the digital revolution. The days of mechanical and analogue electronic technology are slowly disappearing as digital electronics prevail. A rookie artist who is adapting to these changes is Sebastian Perez Mauriasi also known as Sliz D Selecta. Sliz, as he preferred…
Musician Rocky Hardy Tisa is preparing for a come-back and probably a final album. With two previous albums under his belt, Tisa now looks at producing a third and final. “I’ll release my last album soon,” Tisa told the Sunday Star. He could not say when. “Oh blue, Bongana” and “Hibiscus Garu” were songs made…
THE heavy downpour in Honiara on Sunday, has forced organisers of the Battlegrounds Solomon Islands (BGSI) hip-hop dance competition 2017, to be cancelled. More than 250 dancers signed up to compete, starting on Sunday 5th March. A statement was issued to the dance groups, those that will provide entertainment and the public at large at…
THE public will be seeing a large presence of police officers at the Carols in the Islands program this Saturday at the Lawson Tama field. Police Commissioner Frank Prendergast told reporters at his weekly police conference that this is to ensure everyone has a good night and enjoy themselves. He added that Random Breathalyser Tests…
TOURING Jamaican entertainer Max-A-Million brought excitement to his fans in Honiara, when he performed at the Sara Beer’s First Anniversary at the Cowboy’s Bar and Grill, last Friday night. For most of the concert goers, this is the biggest act to happen at the venue this year following a similar blow from the Sentinel Sound…
LOCAL music sensation JahBoy says his international tour through Australia and the South Pacific region was impressive and the concerts have been great. In an interview with the artist following his return from his Fiji tour last week, the young artist said the tours were great as he has an experience that is full of…
LOCAL singing sensation JAHBOY is set for another exotic show down in the capital city of Fiji (Suva), in a one night concert tomorrow night. According to reports reaching this paper, the show will be hosted at the O’Reilly’s night club, in Central Suva. The young lad flew off to Fiji last week, one week…