Pride News Canada's Leader In African Canadian & Caribbean News, Views & Lifestyle

Above photo: L-R: Morgan Heritage members, Gramps Morgan, Lukes Morgan and Peetah Morgan, show off their Grammy awards. Missing from photo are Mojo Morgan and Una Morgan. Photo credit: MPR Consulting. LOS ANGELES, California — Last night, exuding exultation and ...

Photo above is of Emilie Upczak, centre,  flanked by Trinidad & Tobago Film Festival External Relations Director, Nneka Luke, at left, and Art Director, Melanie Archer. Photo courtesy of ScreenDaily. PORT-of-SPAIN, T&T – Moving Parts, a film by Trinidad-based, American ...

Photo above is of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s Rachael McLaren. Photo by Andrew Eccles. By Neil Armstrong PRIDE Contributing Writer  Robert Battle, artistic director of the renowned Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, is keeping his promise to expand the inclusiveness ...

Photo above: The late Dennis Brown — unforgettable. By Michael Van Cooten PRIDE Publisher/Editor “As we look back on the impact of reggae music around the globe we accept that some of the music’s most iconic performers are gone, but never ...

Photo above: Dr. Jean Augustine, center, interviews two cast members, Mary Mulovhedzi, and Mr. Sipho Ngcamu. Photo credit: Victor Carrington. By Victor Carrington PRIDE Guest Writer The Soweto Gospel Choir glided on the wings of angels, into the packed Sony Centre, ...

Photo above is of Morgan Heritage. This year’s nominees — announced yesterday by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) — are The Cure by Jah Cure, Acousticalevy (Barrington Levy), Zion Awake (Luciano), Strictly Roots (Morgan Heritage), and Branches ...

Photo above is of Jr. Gong Marley, left, and Omari Banks. Anguilla (MPR Consulting) — Closing out an eventful successful year, soulful singer Omari Banks recently traveled to Jamaica to work on new music with some of the island most talented ...

A perennial favourite — described by JazzTimes Montreal in 2013 as “….nothing less than an international treasure; you simply can’t fake the type of joy that the singers pour into the music” — the Soweto Gospel Choir returns to Toronto; ...

By Mykella Van Cooten PRIDE Contributing Writer   As her new solo effort was being released, Simone Denny stopped for a few minutes to chat with Pride News Magazine. The Canadian singer of Guyanese parentage, who played Mama in the ...

By Beverly Browne PRIDE Contributing Writer While many people have appreciated the music of Carlene Davis over the years, some might not know that she’s an enterprising businesswoman. Working closely with her husband-manager Tommy Cowan.  The pair could be described as ...