NEW YORK, New York March 15, 2018 — New York-based, Japan-born Eisaku “Selector A” Yamaguchi, Executive Producer of the soon to be released Reggae Loves Romance Vol 2, said Bob Marley’s visit to his homeland for his first and only ...
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Feed SubscriptionDancehall Performer Papa Biggy To Be Honored This Saturday In Connecticut
CONNECTICUT, USA March 7, 2018 — Veteran reggae artiste, Papa Biggy, has been singled out for an “Award of Appreciation”, at the upcoming Black Royalty African Heritage Expo, which will be held on Saturday. With songs such as “How You ...
Read More »Bounty Killer Honoured With Lifetime Achievement Award From New York
BRONX, New York, February 20, 2018 — Veteran Jamaican reggae and dancehall DJ, Bounty Killer, received a Blue and Bougie Lifetime Achievement Award, in the Bronx, NY, last Sunday. Born Rodney Basil Price, on June 12, 1972, the dancehall icon, ...
Read More »Poignant Documentary, “The Rape Of Recy Taylor”, To Open 6th Annual Toronto Black Film Festival
By Michael Van Cooten PRIDE Publisher/Editor TORONTO, Ontario February 9, 2018 – The Canadian premiere of the riveting documentary feature, The Rape of Recy Taylor, will kick start this year’s edition of the Toronto Black Film Festival, on Wednesday, February ...
Read More »Trinidad-born Nicki Minaj’s Ex-Boyfriend, Safaree, Succeeding Quite Well After Break-up; To Be Honoured In New York Next Month
BROOKLYN, New York City January 24, 2018 — Hard work, the will to succeed and not being afraid of taking chances is helping Brooklyn-based rapper, Safaree, succeed in the entertainment business. Next month, on Sunday, February 18, Safaree — born ...
Read More »Trinidadian-led Band, Kobo Town, Takes On Huge Task Of Accompanying Calypso’s Legendary Queen, Calypso Rose
By Michael Van Cooten PRIDE Publisher/Editor TORONTO, Ontario January 23, 2017 — When the iconic, legendary, ageless calypso royalty, Calypso Rose, debuts on the Koerner Hall stage in Toronto, on Friday evening, the band that has the gargantuan — and ...
Read More »Calypso Rose To Perform Winter-warming Live Concert In Toronto
By Michael Van Cooten PRIDE Publisher/Editor TORONTO, Ontario January 16, 2018 — On the much-anticipated night of Friday, January 26, Koerner Hall in Toronto, “one of North America’s most beautiful and acoustically-superb concert halls”, will bear witness to the mesmerising, ...
Read More »Grace Jones To Be Honoured By Bahamas International Film Festival
NASSAU, Bahamas, December 7, 2017 (CMC) – Jamaican actress, singer, songwriter and supermodel, Grace Jones, 69, will be honoured with the Career Achievement Award at the Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF), taking place December 10-17 here. Serving as the festival’s ...
Read More »Migrant Promoters And Musicians Spread Message Of “One Africa”
By Mxolisi Ncube IPS Contributing Writer JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, December 1, 2017 (IPS) — The crowd in the park bellowed roars of approval as the next act was announced: Mothusi Bashimane Ndlovu, one of Zimbabwe’s most popular singers and actors, ...
Read More »Jamaican Reggae Artist Etana To Be Honored At Caribbean American Heritage Awards
WASHINGTON, DC November 14, 2017 (CMC) – The Washington-based Institute of Caribbean Studies (ICS) says Jamaican Reggae singer, Etana, will be honored with the Excellence in the Arts Award at the 24th annual Caribbean American Heritage Awards (CARAH) on Friday. ...
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