New York, New York. On Tuesday, October 1st, New York City received an unprecedented gift when Reggae star Tarrus Riley gave a sold out audience an up-close-and-personal musical memories that are sure to stand the test of time.
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WHAT: "Daniel Lewis Dance Sampler" featuring eight South Florida companies and choreographers
New York, New York. To the excitement of his West African fans, Alkaline returns for the biggest urban music beach festival in Accra, Ghana!
The music magic of Trinidadian trumpeter Etienne Charles and his band Creole Soul will take center stage at the Miramar Cultural Center on Saturday, September 21 at 8:00 pm. His concerts easily and usually morph into a carnival celebration with the audience on their feet, singing and dancing.
South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center’s Backyard Bash, its annual season kickoff, is one of the best parties in Miami, a FREE, family friendly celebration of culture, community and music on Saturday, October 12 at 7pm. This year’s Backyard Bash features Classic Albums Live pitch-perfect concert recreation of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ third studio album Damn the Torpedoes, playing beloved hits like “Refugee,” “Here Comes My Girl,” and “Don’t Do Me Like That.” Damn the Torpedoes is the peak of Tom Petty’s songwriting with the Heartbreakers, and earned the group worldwide fame. Slick, big, and immutably classic, the album is a front-to-back feat of production and songwriting. Also in the lineup are DJ Le Spam and Blues guitarist Albert Castiglia.
New York, New York. Undeniably one of the hardest working bands on the scene, ten-times GRAMMY nominated THIRD WORLD this summer celebrated the release of their 22ndstudio album, More Work To Be Done produced by Damian “Jr Gong” Marley. The Reggae Ambassadors recently completed a very successful tour around the world - conquering 4 continents and 10 countries including USA, Canada, France, Spain, Tunisia, Ghana, Austria, Netherlands, Switzerland, Curacao, the band describes their experience as “POWERFUL, REFRESHING AND ENCOURAGING.”The key to longevity for the band is the personal connection with their fans and music lovers through touring.
Bailey Contemporary Arts explores the culture of Caribbean food preparation with their new exhibition from the Caribbean Culinary Museum. This touring collection, which explores food culture, features an array of historic culinary artifacts from around the Caribbean region. The collection will be on view from September 6 through October 25. The free opening reception is Friday, September 6 from 6 - 10pm during the monthly Old Town Untapped event. For more information, www.baileyarts.org.
Miramar, Florida,. The First Annual Creole Culture Fest presented by Madame Gougousse will feature a top-notch line up of Creole, Reggae, Soca and Afro Pop performers. Prominent entertainers representing Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Vincent, Toronto, Grenada, Trinidad, Eritrea (East Africa) and Saint Lucia, to name a few, are scheduled to deliver stellar performances.
CaribPR Wire, NEW YORK, NY,: Jamaica’s world-renowned, Grammy-nominated international musician, Dr. Monty Alexander, CD, celebrated his 75th birthday in style this year, releasing his new album that has already grabbed the number 1 spot on US Jazz and NACC radio a mere 2 weeks after its release.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica-based film company “Listen Mi Caribbean” says it has landed a deal with Sesame Workshop, best known for the United States television production “Sesame Street”, to produce a live action short film to be aired as part of Sesame Street’s Season 50.
BROOKLYN, NY – A timely new immigration-focused web series, Green Card: A Love Story (#GCALS) premieres at a Caribbean-themed launch party on Saturday, September 28, 2019 at the actual film location at 204 Parkside Avenue, Brooklyn NY. Green Card: A Love Story is created and written by B. Nandi Jacob and directed by Roderick A. Warner with Renaldo Pelerin as Director of Photography / Cinematographer.
New York, New York. If there was ever any doubt of the power and reach of reggae, look no further than Kabaka Pyramid's latest journey. From a hit single featured on English electronic music duo Chase and Status album, to taking over 30 stages including performing alongside the multi-award winners at major festivals in Belgium (Pukklepop Festival), UK (SW4 Festival) and Croatia (Outlook Festival) and now the embarkment of his 7 dates tour in Japan.
Revelers young and old will have plenty of parties to dive into during the 2019 Miami Broward Carnival season which begins next month in South Florida.
