One on one with Jamaica's Dance-hall-Diamond Hawkeye

I caught up with Jamaican born dance-hall artist Hawkeye fresh from his Europe tour and had a very uplifting  and inspirational interview about the dance-hall-diamond behind the unmistakable voice of Hawkeye. Asked to to tell us more about himself , he had this to say  "Hawkeye is a creative artist inspired by positiveness, hope and love for the music, joy of creating music to enhance to help move away from oppression of one another and to be positive  about goodness in whom we are as people".

Hawkeye began his professional musical career in 1993 with the famous hit "Money making guy" spiraling him then to be one of the youngest and most talented artists in the birth of dance-hall  then. His greatest influence in music was a friend of his whom used to visit Jamaica who told him to start singing, and immediately he began his musical journey under the guidance of  Danny Brown and has been Hawkeye ever since.

I went on to ask him when and where he has had his most memorable concert and tour, Jamaica remains the hub of his inspiration , but he had a lot of words from his recent tour of Europe in August where he showcased himself as Hawkeye, the reception and level of appreciation of reggae and dance-hall music is large in European circles. Asked about General Degree he calls him daddy describing how General Degree mentored and gave him guidance.


Currently working on six songs he is releasing his promo tracks from probably an upcoming album not titled yet, tracks namely eh eh  and can squeeze my bum are club hits and a must hear dance-hall tunes. Hawkeye not married yet but is a family man, balances both his worlds, smoothly. He has other talents besides his music  and that's his cooking  many feel he will open a restaurant soon. He has had successful collaborations in the past and recently has had a collaboration with another dance-hall artist in Europe whom Hawkeye believes is going to be a world hit soon. You can also sample his one drop album online.

It was a pleasure having this interview with Hawkeye who signed off with an immaculate freestyle soon to be heard on the Beat-Lock and the Pasa-Pasa dancehall radio show on www.africainyourear.com. to catch more of Hawkeye online you can follow these links and dial these numbers.
http://www.facebook.com/hawkeyemusic, http://www.myspace.com/hawkeyedancehall, http://twitter.com/#!/hawkeyemusik +18763607998 +18768665874

Business and Technology on the Dj's Review

Technology as we all know is the advancement of our day to day way of living with more use of the knowledge we acquire to co-exist in a technologically growing world.

Many people ignore the fact that the world we are now living in ponds around the era of technology. Simple things in business and general life like office automation, electronic filling, email, e-banking and social media are one of the many terms we are accustomed to in business today, but do we really understand them fully, to take advantage of them for the growth of business,? or is it the other way around.

At executive business level it is wise to understand how to best improve business using technology. Staff in organizations should be well equipped in understanding the full, correct and consistent use of the technology at their disposal wherever they operate from. Business technology is often undermined by those who don’t or may not have a clue and never pay attention to all the full capabilities of the machinery they have to maximize on business profits, expansion, business confidence, service delivery and customer returns. 

There is a tendency to ignore what technology can do for your business. Below I am going to highlight a few important objectives in business technology to business executives, and the ways to create excellence on how business is done on a day to day basis.

Staff training to all departments, is an organizations basic and most important necessity, differently inline with core position handling and departmental differentiation such as Public Relations, Marketing, Advertising, Accounts, Business Development, Managing , CEO executives duties, Secretary, Receptionist, Clerks, Data capture's, Creative Designer, Production Manager, Designers, Bankers, Human Resources, Information Technology and Project Management just to name a few.

Many might be wondering what I am trying to put across. In a nutshell, business and technology growth with in an organization lead to great success and businesses soar to greater heights through the use of proper business technology methods. A good example of technology ignorance in business is simply the use of internet and email. You will find that 65% of internet and email users in some business set ups do not have enough extensive knowledge of internet and email. Most users are of the idea that the two are the same which they are not. 

This is why at times businesses seem to fail to make proper and decisive decisions on how to introduce or implement new technological marketing, selling and advertising ideas and strategies that are in line with technology. I pose a question to all businesses who use technological materials to actually carry out their work. Are you fully equipped technologically to drive your business to success in line with the technology at your disposal? Think about it for a second, if so, then success is at your doorstep. If not, do not worry get ready to become the best technology user in your business? How?

• Take advantage of any type of seminars and workshops on new technology that may be of good benefit to your organization

• Take time to get your staff internal & external seminars according to what they do within your business e.g. receptionists, secretaries,clerks, accountants, designers e.t.c

• Lead appropriately in the use of technology for business

• Understand the benefits of the  technology you need first for your business 

• Consult the right professionals for you to get the right results

• Update yourself when ever necessary to keep abreast with any change in any of the technological tools or equipment you might be using.

Pod-casts on similar business topics coming soon...

Make-up with Christine Zemura Mua on the Dj's Review with Dj 1-Beat

Photographers : Faye Sampson, Domique Moreau, Summers Photography 

Based in the United Kingdom an intelligent young artist is coming to life and blossoming in an art form that requires the human body to reveal its self. Christine Zemura Mua  a young, energetic and enthusiastic  make-up artist is taking the world by storm with her impressive artistic form of  facial make-up. As this industry proves to be non other but talent based one tends to wonder how you end up doing it. Born in a small mining town called Zvishavane in Zimbabwe and raised in Chitungwiza also known as Chi Town, Christine now based in the UK talks about how she came to be a make-up artist.

Becoming a model for her was a dream come true, but as the her journey continued she moved into make-up and began loving it so much she was a natural at it. Currently a freelance make-up artist her work is growing more and more impeccably brilliant. The twenty one year old make-up artist and the first born in her family has broken boundaries and is probably one of the youngest make up artists of her time, as she describes that "make up is my life" it is actually present visually within her work. The amazing part of her talent is that she only began doing it early this year, and is already working on backstage make up sets like the famous X-Factor UK with the contestants and renowned photographers.

Christine is currently studying for a degree in accounting, but when asked which of the two professions she would prefer her answer came swiftly with no hesitation "being creative, but my degree is also important to me". Deriving her inspiration from her family back home in Zimbabwe she intends to put all the resources in her way to good use. I asked her what makes her work so good, and her answer was simple "practice makes perfect" and to other artists out there don't get discouraged, focus and follow your dreams. Awards given for this type of profession in the entertainment industry include Academy Award for Makeup and even several entertainment industry awards such as the Emmy awards the Golden Globes to name a few, only time will tell how far Christine plans to explore her gift.

One on one with Kritic Igwee....on the Dj's Review..

Dj1-Beat caught up with Kritic Igwee on a Q and A interview and came up with a unique insight about the talented young and diverse Hip-Hop/ Rapper MC. Twenty eight years of age born and raised in Zimbabwe's third largest city Mutare found in the eastern highlands of the country, exudes a diamond talent about to marvel and dynamite hip-hop and rap entertainment regionally across Africa and the world. This is what the maestro had to say.

Q: How many are you in your family?

A: Last born from a family of three and i am the only boy.

Q: Who is Kritic Igwee?

A: Real name is Kudakwashe Muchinguri

Q: Why do you do this type of genre?

A: I do the genre i do because that is what i grew up listening to with my peers, back in high School doing freestyles in class.

Q: Are you the spoiled one being the last born?

A: Well they say the last born is always the spoiled one and i always used to hate it when people say that for once i guess it is true when i look back at it.

Q: How did your talent come to be?

A: Well my talent is an inborn thing. my dad was into music and he often played the guitar, he even made demo tapes but never really took it seriously so i guess that passed over to me and i amplified my chances of being a real artist.

Q: What inspires you to do what you do?

A: I am inspired by different genres of music, hip-hop, rnb, jazz and as an artist i believe  you have to appreciate the art each genre represents musically. I am inspired by artists like Nas, Common, Lil Wayne, The Game among others.

Q: How far do you want to take your musical career?

A: I want to take my career in music as far as it can take me, after all the sky is the limit and i'm not looking at any limitations.

Q: Are you on National Radio and how is your music being received?

A: Well my music has reached radio play here and there cant complain but it is showing great potential online social media networks. Charity begins at home they say and the response has been huge i am getting a lot of support, friends and family and fans allover the country, and i have been invited to perform a couple of shows and gigs.

Q: Do you have any albums on the market yet, and whats the name of the album?

A: No no album release yet i have had to put it on hold, i was initially supposed to release before year end but my manager suggested we do it early next year and i still need to work on more tracks. The album is called 'Stand Up'.

Q: How many tracks will your album have?

A: Well i am still deciding how many tracks but the message in it is that if you know that you are talented and have the vision for it stand up for what you believe in, and believe in yourself. Never let anyone or anything pull you down or discourage you.


Q: Do you have any memorable moments of your career thus far?

A: I would say the most memorable part of my career was when i attended the SHE four day SHOKO Annual HIP-HOP festival, where everyone if not all reputable Zimbabwean MC's were there. We were in workshops and i had the privilege of being in one workshop with artists like Tumi and Hired Gun where we got share more about our musical experiences. We studied topics like the art of hip-hop music and its origins, and i also had the  honor of representing my city in a group track called 'Zimbabwe".

Q: Any words of wisdom for  upcoming hip-hop artists?

A: My words of wisdom to upcoming artists would be to just believe in yourself, be confident, be original and not fall in too much to what they do in the west. It is important to know your identity and where you come from. Put that in your music and let the world hear you for who you are.

That is all for now from Kritic Igwee and we hope to see and hear more from his album launch, to get a sneak preview of Kritic Igwee's music check out his link below to listen to his music and become a fan.

www.reverbnation.com/mckritic

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DJ One-Beat is a Zimbabwean born DJ based in North-Carolina  USA is one interesting DJ with over  ten skill sets of  IT, PR, Advertising, Social Media analysis, IT specialties and Visual Media just to mention a few. One of his most interesting and fun jobs is being a DJ. To catch the One-Beat experience live, tune in every Thursday and Friday on www.africainyourear.com from 7pm-10pm standard USA time and  feel the jams as DJ One-Beat takes you through a musical experience from Hip-Hop R'n'B to Dance-hall  Reggae and  Dance also known as House in other circles. As the Beat-Lock hits the scene every Thursday and Friday DJ One-Beat will profile upcoming and current artists from all genres mentioned earlier, as well as look at how the entertainment and arts industries have grown for better or worse, and whats in store presently and for the  future.