http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Zen+Sterling Entertainment Zen Sterling Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=1220324&ca=Entertainment It is widely recognized that the musical style known as Ska preceded Reggae music on the island of Jamaica. Ska came about in the 1950's as Jamaican listeners picked up radio stations from New Orleans and other U.S. cities across the Gulf of Mexico. Local Jamaican musicians heard the rhythms of da... Entertainment Zen Sterling Sat, 03 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=646488&ca=Entertainment Reggae is now a worldwide phenomenon. Having originated in Jamaica, Reggae has now spread to countries all around the world. Thus, it's no surprise that the nation's sixth largest city, Houston, Texas, should have bands specializing in Reggae music. Houston Reggae bands have the distinct advantage o... Marriage Zen Sterling Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=1075495&ca=Marriage When you begin to consider wedding bands for the big day, certain aspects of the music ought to come to mind. Should the music of the wedding bands under consideration be exclusively geared toward the tastes of the bride and groom, or should the enjoyment of most or all of those in attendance also b... Entertainment Zen Sterling Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=394532&ca=Entertainment Who would have thought that a musical instrument fashioned out of an empty 55-gallon oil barrel could turn out to be the source of such pleasant entertainment? The steel drum (or steel pan) has become practically synonymous with the Caribbean these days and, often, people even refer to Caribbean mus... Entertainment Zen Sterling Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=382617&ca=Entertainment If you stop to think about it, it may be a bit extraordinary that a musical term would have two distinct meanings. Rather than suggesting a double entendre here, i.e., some second, implied or hidden meaning, what is being referred to is that of both a noun and an adjective. Steel Pan, perhaps somewh... Entertainment Zen Sterling Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=372339&ca=Entertainment When people think of the word “Caribbean,” a number of images come to mind: tropical scenes with palm trees and calm, blue waters being perhaps the most notable. But when it comes to the evening time with dinner and dancing however, nothing invokes images of the Caribbean more than Calypso music. Ce... Entertainment Zen Sterling Sun, 12 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=368388&ca=Entertainment While Caribbean Reggae music has spread throughout the world, and is now being performed and recorded in countries across the globe, Soca music has its origins, and continues to be produced predominately, in the Caribbean. Indeed, there is perhaps no other music that more uniquely invokes connotatio...