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Dominica….Home of the Nature Island Food and Drink Festival Roseau, Dominica – Dominica presents the Nature Island Food and Drink Festival, 4 days of culinary excellence and passion. Organized by Vetivert Inc., the festival to be held from July 1st – 4th 2015 incorporates Island Chef Cook-Off Competitions, Mixologist Competitions, Culinary Arts and Ital Food Symposiums and expos and a Farm to Table experience for kids. The festival which has been in operation since 2012 is ideally placed within the summer months taking advantage of the summer tourism rush andRead More
CTWD Highlights the Healing Power of Film at 2015 Caribbean Studies Conference New Orleans, Louisiana – CaribbeanTales Worldwide Distribution (CTWD) presented an important panel discussion on the unique role of film and new digital technologies in healing the historical hurts created by our colonial past, that have fueled divisions between Africa and the Creole cultures of the Caribbean and the Americas. The presentation took place during the 40th Annual Conference of the Caribbean Studies Association (CSA) in New Orleans, Louisiana. Presenting on the panel were CTWD Chair, Dr. Keith Nurse;Read More
// VP RECORDS TAKES OVER SUMMERSTAGE IN CENTRAL PARK 2015 TO CELEBRATE THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF LABEL ON JUNE 27 Maxi Priest, Gyptian, Bunji Garlin and Fay Ann Lyons Slated To Perform Sound Provided by Massive B (Bobby Konders & Jabba) // VP Records has teamed up with SummerStage to celebrate the label’s 35th year in business. From VP’s artist roster, reggae stars Maxi Priest and Gyptian as well as soca royalty Bunji Garlin and Fay Ann Lyons will take the stage in NYC’s Central Park for this momentous occasion.Read More
DANCEHALL + R&B + SOCA = A HISTORICAL WEEKEND OF LIVE PERFORMANCES AT BROOKLYN’S CLASSIC KINGS THEATRE • “Dancehall Rising”: Mavado, Capleton, Lady Saw & Matisyahu – April 10 • R&B’s: “Voices in Concert”: Fantasia & Tessanne Chin — April 11 • Soca’s “First Impression”: Kes the Band, Olatunji, Kerwin DuBois, Mr. Killa, Ravi B, Lavaman et al — April 12 By Gerry Hopkin (Hopkins Consulting Group | 347-350-4285) Brooklyn, NYC. The countdown is on for what promises to be a historical weekend of vintage concerts at the classic, upscaleRead More
Brooklyn, NYC — The Kings Theatre, since 2010 listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, was built in 1929 as a movie-palace-type theatre under the original name of Loew’s Kings Theatre. The facility was closed from 1977 and reopened under Borough President Eric Adams on February 3, 2015, after renovations in the vicinity of 94-million dollars. Come April 10, 11 and 12, a different kind of history will be made, as for the first time ever, major dancehall-reggae, crossover- mainstream R&B and soca concerts that are organized byRead More
BP Marionettes launch 2015 season with May re-staging of Les Miz (PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD): Next month, the BP Marionettes kick off their busy 2015 season with a re-staging of their critically acclaimed production of Les Misérables at the Queen’s Hall. Running for just three nights, the production coincides with worldwide commemorations of the 30th anniversary of “the world’s favourite musical”; Les Miz opened in London in 1985. After months of attempting to secure performance space following the overwhelming response to their original run last July, the Marionettes’ Les MizRead More
Film Festival Launches its 10th Anniversary Celebrations with Caribbean Spirit Bridgetown, Barbados The dates are set for the highly anticipated 10th anniversary celebrations of the CaribbeanTales International Film Festival (CTFF). To the delight of fans, film aficionados and cultural connoisseurs, the famed festival returns to the exciting downtown Toronto core from Sept. 9th 2015. To kick off this milestone celebration, organisers have announced the 2015 theme: CARIBBEAN SPIRIT explores the extraordinary dynamism and diversity of Caribbean heritages, in all their myriad incarnations. The Program will also include a retrospective ofRead More
Missed Carnival? No Worries, Calling All Soca Fans to Kings Theater in Brooklyn!!! Didn’t make it to Carnival this year? Have no worries as The First Ever and Biggest Caribbean Concert to hit the tri-state area for 2015 brings you Kes The Band, Kerwin Du Bois, Ravi B, Olantuji, Lead Pipe & Saddis, Fadda Fox and more to be added! This star studded lineup is sure to quench your soca thirst as it features such acts as one of the Caribbean’s most popular and sought after bands KesThe Band whoRead More
VYBZ KARTEL’S “UP TO THE CRIME” SHORT FILM / MUSIC VIDEO DEPICTS LONDON’S ILLEGAL GUN TRADE Visual Created by Act Natural and Song Produced by Daytrip and Klash City Vybz Kartel may be serving a life sentence in prison, but that does not stop one of dancehall’s most lyrical geniuses from making music. The Jamaican artist hopped on NYC duo Daytrip and Klash City’s produced track “Up To The Crime” this past summer and now a stunning visual (directed by UK-based Act Natural) drops for this hard-hitting anthem. Shot moreRead More
It is triple the threat, triple the expertise, and triple the guaranteed satisfaction all immersed in a single release. One Wine” is the seductive combination of Soca, Dancehall, and EDM brought together by three masters of music, the Monk Monté, Sean Paul, and Major Lazer. With an arresting bass line, which weaves through the track smoothly connecting the three genres of music, it hooks music lovers worldwide into demonstrating the kind of wine that would melt barriers and borders alike. Produced by Major Lazer and written by Machel, Sean PaulRead More