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ETANA DEBUTES NEW VIDEO “RICHEST GIRL” ON MTV IGGY New Single From Her Forthcoming Studio Album I Rise Available Oct 28 on VP Records One of Jamaica’s most beloved singers Etana teams with the island’s esteemed director Ras Kassa for her new video “Richest Girl,” which premiered this week online with MTV Iggy and on her native country’s network program Hype TV. The romantic single is off her fourth studio album I Rise, to be released October 28, 2014 on VP Records. Etana continues to carry the torch as reggae’sRead More

Co-presented by River to River and Isabel Soffer/Live Sounds. From an accordion fronted Tex-Mex punk-band to socially conscious Haitian songs and from ambient folk and electronica to the New York debut of the king of Colombian vallenato and cumbia, this Caribbean and Latin America festival travels the crossroads, the blurs and the beats of traditional and contemporary sounds from around the world and around the corner. Fronteras series curator Isabel Soffer of Live Sounds, has been at the forefront of the global music scene in the US since its formativeRead More

Saturday June 28, 2014 @ 5:30 PM @ The Uplands South Street Seaport (between Fulton & Front St) Free Co-presented by River to River and Isabel Soffer/Live Sounds From an accordion fronted Tex-Mex punk-band to socially conscious Haitian songs and from ambient folk and electronica to the New York debut of the king of Colombian vallenato and cumbia, this Caribbean and Latin America festival travels the crossroads, the blurs and the beats of traditional and contemporary sounds from around the world and around the corner. Fronteras series curator Isabel SofferRead More

World/Pop recording artist, Orisha Sound and is now being called one of the hardest working women in the music industry. As she travels back and forth between her home in Kingston, Jamaica and Los Angeles, California, Orisha seems to always be engaged in a new promotional or production campaign involving her songs, videos or reality show. After returning to LA from Jamaica a couple weeks ago, Orisha Sound filmed two music videos, one of which was for the new single “world war three” featuring the dancehall king Beenie Man. SheRead More

New York, New York (June 20, 2013). As America braces themselves, for the next Caribbean pop star, Jamal Gordon, he provides us with a soulful Bruno Mars rendition of “When I was Your Man” and new video. Hailing from the lush island of Antigua, twelve (12) year old musical sensation, Jamal Gordon, born to Guyanese parents, has recently released his new video and is receiving rave reviews and support. Originally sung by Bruno Mars, Jamal’s version of, “When I Was Your Man”, takes on a musical journey, travelling on anRead More