Monthly Archives: "August 2014"
LENN Hammond Returns to Toronto Exclusive Live Performance from LENN Hammond at Belleeny’s August 31st Toronto, ON. Multiple award winning crooner LENN Hammond is in town for an intimate performance at Belleeny’s Martini Lounge and Restaurant on Sunday August 31st following his recent live performances in Manitoba, including Winnipeg’s CTV Morning Live. Fans and foodies alike can make dinner reservations to savour unique flavours and stay to enjoy a lively performance. Belleeny’s Lounge and Restaurant known for it’s hip fusion of West Indian and Italian cuisines, is the new entertainmentRead More
Young Masqueraders To Showcase Creativity And Craftsmanship At The Miami Broward Jr. Carnival Children Chart Their Path Within The Fabric Of A South Florida Signature Caribbean-American Annual Event Miami, FL – The Miami Broward Junior Carnival will be held on Sunday, October 5, 2014 at the Central Broward Regional Park & Cricket Stadium (3700 NW 11th Pl, Lauderhill, FL 33311). The parade will begin at 2pm. Admission is $10 and parking is FREE. Tickets can be purchased online at www.miamibrowardcarnival.com, or at the park on the day of the event.Read More
MAXI PRIEST HITS THE ROAD ON HIS INTERNATIONAL TOUR IN SUPPORT OF NEW ALBUM EASY TO LOVE “warm enjoyable collection of reggae, suited for summer chill-out sessions…should appeal to R&B fans just as much as it appeals to Priest’s reggae core” – ABC NEWS “smooth reggae songs full of fire and soul…quality needed to bust the charts” – ASSOCIATED PRESS “Maxi hit his groove…music that soothed the soul” – HUFFINGTON POST With over 15 million albums sold worldwide, multiple Grammy nominations and top 10 Billboard hits (including the No. 1Read More
TRINIDADIAN STAR BUNJI GARLIN DROPS BRAND NEW ALBUM DIFFERENTOLOGY THIS WEEK ON RCA/VP RECORDS “Truck On D Road” Video Premieres with The FADER Bunji Garlin releases his new studio album Differentology this week (Aug 12, RCA/VP) and unveils his video for “Truck On D Road” featured on Reggae Gold 2014. The FADER exclusively premieres what they call “best commercial for Carnival:” http://www.thefader.com/2014/08/14/bunji-garlin-truck-on-d-road-video-is-the-best-commercial-for-carnival/ WATCH now (Feel free to post): Directed by Tom Swindell, the “Truck On D Road” video captures the madness of 2014 Trinidad & Tobago Carnival. Bunji rallies hisRead More
Inner Circle performs in Kaliningrad, Russia Thursday night (from right) Micheal Sterling, Ian Lewis, Lancealot Hall, Skatta Bonic and Roger Lewis. KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Iron Curtain divided Communist Eastern Europe from the west in 1979. Cold War politics was rigid when reggae band Inner Circle first played the continent that year. Thirty-five years later and the quintet are back in Europe. The Iron Curtain has long been lifted. This evening, inner Circle are scheduled to perform in Lithuania. Yesterday, they played Kaliningrad, Russia, once the heart of global Communism.Read More
BIOGRAPHY ARTIST: EXCELLENT ‘Excellent’ , born Stacey Lewis on 7th March 1979 hails from Mc Bean village, Couva, Trinidad. As a new and upcoming reggae artist Excellent promises to take the music industry by storm with her soulful yet revolutionary type of music. Lewis who has a firm religious background began singing in Church as part of the choir and later went on to do solo pieces. Music was always a part of this young woman’s life though as she had spent many years listening to her father (who wasRead More
MIKE DOBSON PRESENTS Shebada brings Jamaican Play to Atlanta August 16 to the Georgia Tech Ferst Center Theater Atlanta has always been a destination for Jamaican plays, ever since the Caribbean population in Atlanta started to grow in leaps and bounds since the 1980’s. With a population of roughly 200,000 persons. And of that 200,000 a big chunk is Jamaican, so it makes sense that another Jamaican play should be brought to Atlanta. This play is “Clash” starring Keith “Shebada’ Ramsay, simply know as Shebada. Shebada is one of theRead More
Versatile celebrates another successful “Beach Cawvinz” Thousands of patrons turned out to Shan Shy Beach Portland last week for the annual event Beach Cawvinz put on by popular dancehall artiste Versatile. Over the years the event has been a very successful one pulling out crowds of over 3,500 and this year was no different. The “Nah Be Ungrateful” artiste expressed how grateful he was with the turn out and support from all his fans. “The support was great! Everybody come out and support mi party although it was in myRead More
Duane Stephenson Makes Fans Eager for ‘Dangerously Roots’ at Hartford’s West Indian Independence Celebration! Hartford, Connecticut One of Jamaica’s most prominent voices in Roots Reggae, Duane Stephenson, made fans eager for his album Dangerously Roots with his performance at Hartford, Connecticut’s annual West Indian Independence Celebration held on Saturday August 9th, 2014! Taking center stage with fans of more than 15,000 people, Duane warmed hearts and provoked consciousness via his performance of songs from his catalog, and further charmed the audience with a reminder that his new album will beRead More
The 14th Annual Miss Caribbean US Beauty Pageant, taking place at True United Banquet Facility, located at 6201 Old York Road, Philadelphia, PA 19141, on Sunday, August 10, 2014. This year’s representatives hail from Barbados, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Panama, Puerto Rico, St. Lucia, Trinidad, Tobago and the US Virgin Islands. We are proud to announce our new partnership with CaribVision Cable Network, ComeSee TV and Wild About Philly TV. CaribVision is aired on cable in over 22 Caribbean territories, the US Tri-State area – New York, NewRead More