Music News – Page 32 of 134 – Caribbean Life

Harmony Steel Orchestra beats out soca vibes during the launch of 2023 J'Ouvert in Brooklyn on Saturday, July 22.

Trinidad & Tobago

UN declares Aug. 11 World Steelpan Day

By Nelson A. King

“Born for Greatness” covert art.

Music

Buju Banton ‘Born for Greatness’

By Nelson A. King

Grenadian artistes Burgess McPhie and Cheryl Vincent.

Grenada

Grenadian artistes pay tribute to Elsia Ferguson — a Grenadian-Caribbean heroine

By Gerry Hopkin, JD

Hilton Samuel in his den with only a few of the awards he has won throughout his career.

Trinidad & Tobago

Hilton Samuel: A pillar of the community

By Ebony Prescod

The Mighty Sparrow.

Grenada

TUCO celebrates Mighty Sparrow on 88th birthday

By Nelson A. King

Braata Folk Singers perform in September last year during the Guyana Cultural Association's Folk Festival at the Old Boys & Girls High School Grounds in Brooklyn.

Music

Braata Productions hosts Bankra Caribbean Culture Festival

By Nelson A. King

Fya Empress riles up picnic-goers in Vincy Day Picnic in Brooklyn in late July 2022.

DOUBLE CROWN

By Nelson A. King

Barrington Levy performs at a free reggae concert at Coney Island’s Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island.|Reggae singer AJ Brown belts out a tune during the concert at Ford Amphitheater art Coney Island.

Jamaica

Top-ranking Dancehall rulers thru the decades

By Vinette K. Pryce

Rejector urges nationals to "Use The Anthem" in competing the preliminary round of the judging of the Dynamite Calypso Tent at The Palace on Nostrand Avenue in Brooklyn for Vincy Mas 2023.

REJECTOR SELECTED

By Nelson A. King

Flo Anthony

Music

Go With The Flo

By Flo Anthony

Members of Alma Moyo band, featuring Oxil Febles dancing (front). On drums Manuela Arciniegas, Nelson Cabassa, Ariel LaSalle. Behind Febles: Alex LaSalle and Ines Mangual.

Africa

Summer Event Series highlights Congolese influence in Caribbean music and dance

By Milette Millington

Screenshot of Angela Hunte sitting on a stoop with her friend on her stoop where she grew up in Flatbush, from her video in the NYC Tourism Local Legends Series, which was released on May 25.

Music

Latest episode in NYC Tourism’s Local Legends Series spotlights Caribbean Heritage

By Milette Millington

Fire-eater performing at the Tropicalfete Caribbean Festival.

Carnival

CARNIVAL FESTIVAL

By Nelson A. King

Trinidad and Tobago Soca Star, Lyrikal.

Music

Trinidad’s Soca Star Lyrikal to headline 23rd Annual South Jersey Caribbean Festival

By Nelson A. King

Greg Malcolm, vice president and Controller, Colgate-Palmolive.

Music

Colgate-Palmolive joins Groovin’ In The Park as sponsor for the second year

By Staff

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Music

DoMo JOAT releases ‘NYC’ single

By Staff

More from Around NYC

City and state officials break ground on Haffen Pool reconstruction.

Construction kicks off on $13.4M Haffen Park Pool Complex reconstruction in Baychester

Maspeth resident Roman Amatitla was arrested and booked at the 109th Precinct in Flushing where he was charged with murder, arson, and other related crimes for setting a fire last month that killed four occupants of a residential building on Avery Avenue.

Law enforcement sources scoff at DHS complaint that city rejected ICE hold on alleged Maspeth killer arsonist

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Mamdani jolts Council race on Manhattan’s West Side ahead of early voting

Rooftop at Pier 17 lit up in rainbow colors during concert

Seaport Concert Series returns to The Rooftop at Pier 17 on May 2 with its biggest lineup yet