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Award-winning Authors for Caribbean Month WORDFest Tracey Baptiste, Cheryl Boyce-Taylor; Marlon James Saturday, June 6, 2015 The Writers Are Coming! Bestselling novelist, Marlon James, celebrated poetess, Cheryl Boyce-Taylor, and award-winning children’s book author, Tracey Baptiste, headline this year’s WORD! – A Caribbean Book Fest. This annual coming together of authors, readers and literary curious returns on Saturday, June 6 to the Medgar Evers College campus in Brooklyn, NY – the world’s largest Caribbean meeting. This star-studded celebration of the frequently overlooked literary legacy of the Caribbean’s cultural milieu is beingRead More
Award Winning Young Adult Novel Musical Youth to be Distributed Throughout the Caribbean BASSETERRE, St. Kitts. Teen readers in the Caribbean and the world will have one more book to read this week when the award-winning Musical Youth by Antiguan and Barbudan author Joanne C. Hillhouse is released. The book, which placed second in the 2014 Burt Award for Caribbean Literature, follows one eventful summer in the life of a group of Antiguan teenagers. According to the book’s blurb, guitarist Zahara and Shaka, a musical genius find love and challengesRead More
CODE’s Burt Award for Caribbean Literature and Burt Award winning author Joanne C. Hillhouse will host two free workshops in Antigua and Barbuda – one for teens and one for writers interested in writing young adult fiction. Free Two-day workshop for writers interested in writing teen and young adult literature Where: The Heritage Hotel, Heritage Quay, St. John’s, Antigua When: November 22-23, 2014. Please note: The workshop on Saturday will run from 1:00pm to 4:00pm (Snacks provided). On Sunday the workshop will run from 9:30am to 4:00pm (Lunch provided). InterestedRead More
New York: Five months after Jamaican songbird Tessanne Chin beat out Wil Champlin and Christina Aguilera’s 16 year old protege Jacquie Lee to win season 5 of The Voice, tri-state area music fans will get the opportunity to see her perform live in concert on Memorial Monday, May 26, 2014 when she headlines the first annual Oracabessa Festival at Roy Wilkins Park in Queens, NY. Other performers include Beenieman, Konshens and Assassin. “We are thrilled to have Tessanne perform live in New York for the very first time since sheRead More
Angela Hunte, singer and famed writer for Jay Z, Alicia Keys, Britney Spears and many more, unveils the new music video for her song “One Shot” produced by Jerry ‘Wonda’ Duplessis (The Fugees, Shakira, Justin Beiber). Hunte steps in front of the camera this time with her electric new reggae-influenced selection, available now on VP Records’ Reggae Gold 2013 compilation. The Brooklyn native with Trinidadian roots, who has also written and contributed vocals for reggae crossover albums from Gyptian, Snoop Lion and Major Lazer, shot this video at NYC’s iconicRead More
On Aug 27th, 2013, Sly & Robbie and The Jam Masters return with their latest effort Reggae Connection, available August 27 on Taxi Records. With nine Grammy nods, two Grammy wins and over 200,000 singles under their belt, the esteemed Jamaican production duo is no stranger to success. The session aces have not only changed the musical landscape in Jamaica. They have impacted music throughout the entire world. During their 30 plus year career, Sly & Robbie have collaborated with legends including Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, Peter Tosh,Read More
Award winning reggae singer Richie Stephens and Germany singjay Gentleman are doing it big in Europe, tearing up the first leg of their 2013 European tour. With a plethora of hit songs, big stages, flashy lights, and strong performances, the two reggae stars are putting on one heezy of a show that has attracted thousands of reggae lovers in Koln, Germany; Voss, Norway and Saarbrucken Germany. The tour includes the popular three day Summerjam Reggae Festival in Cologne, Germany where Richie and Gentleman shared stage with Romain Virgo, Snoop Lion,Read More