Arts & Entertainment News – Page 23 of 393 – Caribbean Life

Edwin Worrell, second from left, Derek Noel, second from right, with masqueraders in Deck Productions, Branches and Associates and Mango Tree Productions' "A Touch of Class" in WIADCA Carnival Parade 2024.

Carnival

Celebrate WIADCA’s ‘Vive Le Carnivale’ 2025

By Nelson A. King

Jocelyn Rivera, founder and CEO of Pressplay Agency, The Female Manager Co., and Staff Stars, stands at the helm of three culture-driven businesses she built from the ground up.

Dominica

Rivera’s rise: From Indie music hustle to CEO of three cultural powerhouses

By Tracey Khan

Book cover of “Joy Goddess: A’Leila Walker and the Harlem Renaissance.”

Books

Like mother, like daughter in this opulent new biography

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

From left, Moderator Madeleine McGirk Rutherford, with panelists Hōkū Pavao, Mariana Rosa and Nisha Sajnani, on stage during the “Art & Health Panel: Exploring the Power of the Arts in Health - A Global Perspective,” held at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts on July 11, 2025.

Lincoln Center hosts Art and Health Panel as part of Summer Series

By Milette Millington

Curry Stew Pork with Kale recipe.

Caribbean recipes

Curry Stew Pork with Kale

By Chris De La Rosa

Joshua Regrello in front with tenor steelpan working with Tropicalfete’s SteelPan Ensemble giving back to the community.

Music

Trinidadian steelpan virtuoso coaches Tropicalfete’s Steel Ensemble

By Nelson A. King

Richie Stephens, Bounty Killer and I-Octane.

Music

Bounty Killer, Super Blue and Kerwin Du Bois to be honored at 2025 Caribbean Music Awards

By Nelson A. King

Reggae and Dancehall Artiste, Sean Paul.

Music

Sean Paul ‘Shake It to the Max’

By Nelson A. King

Books on Black History and Memoirs.

Books

You need a great story this summer, you’ll find four of them here

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

Reggae artist Beenie Man performs at the Reggae Sumfest 2014 in Montego Bay, July 19, 2014.

Music

Caribbean stars kick off all-boro Rise Up NYC Summerfest

By Vinette K. Pryce

Flyer promoting Dominica's 25th World Creole Music Festival.

Music

Dominica launches 25th World Creole Music Festival

By Nelson A. King

Trinidad Tamarind Sauce for Doubles & Pholourie Recipe.

Caribbean recipes

Trinidad Tamarind Sauce for Doubles & Pholourie

By Chris De La Rosa

King Ajamu headlines inaugural Gospel of Praise Concert at Bedford Central Presbyterian Church in Crown Heights, Brooklyn in September 2023.

Grenada

King Ajamu drops ‘Blessed Love’

By Nelson A. King

(Left) Essequibo Floral Lace Maxi Dress in cotton netted lace with yellow embroidered flowers and jersey lining. (Right) Essequibo Floral Lace Pant featuring custom 3D floral embroidery and five-pocket styling.

Fashion

Weaving culture into couture

By Tracey Khan

Kylla Herbert, president of the South Jersey Caribbean Festival and coordinator of the Camden, NJ-based St. Kitts and Nevis Penn Relays Committee, addresses reception for St. Kitts and Nevis athletes in Philadelphia in April 2025.

Carnival

South Jersey Caribbean Festival marks 25 years with Nailah Blackman, culture, and color

By Nelson A. King

Book cover of “Yet Here I Am” by Jonathan Capehart.

Books

Watch him on TV, read about him here

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

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