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Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlet says the island’s tourism industry is poised to benefit from the inaugural One Love Festival (OLF) 2025, which will be held on Saturday, March 15, 2025 at Woodstock, Negril, Jamaica. Event conceptualizer and founder Yasus Afari told Caribbean Life on Tuesday: “We are looking to mobilize thousands of music […]

Billboard, an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation, on Jan. 9 listed 10 Caribbean artists who it says fans must “watch out for” in 2025. The list comprises: Joé Dwèt Filé (Haiti); Likkle Addi (Jamaica); AnnaleaX (Jamaica); Bamby (French Guiana); Umpa (St. Lucia); 1SkiMask (Jamaica); Shemmy J (St. Lucia); Akeen […]

Get ready to experience a Valentine’s Day like no other! Three of reggae’s most iconic superstars — Beres Hammond, Shaggy, and Sean Paul—are set to share the stage for the first time in what promises to be the biggest Valentine’s Day concert in the Tri-State area. New York’s Jammins Events, Inc. told Caribbean Life on […]

Jamaican-born, New Jersey-based dancehall recorders Ras Emmanuel and Lushy Banton are counting their lucky stars as a dubplate of their single “Dancehall Forever” was used to introduce Vybz Kartel at his historic Freedom Street Concert on New Year’s Eve at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica. Jamaican-born entertainment publicist Anthony Turner told Caribbean Life on […]

Jamaican reggae singer Richie Stephens rang in the New Year as the headliner at the 3rd annual New Year’s Eve Celebration, billed “Under The Stars Block Party,” on Tuesday, Dec. 31, at the Miramar Regional Park Amphitheater in Miramar, Fl. The award-winning Stephens was backed by the Visions Band at the free public event. Stephens, […]

The Brooklyn-based Dynamite Cultural Organization, home of the Dynamite Calypso Tent of New York, the lone Vincentian calypso tent in North America, has unveiled what it considers to be its most ambitious initiative to date, the seminal St. Vincent & the Grenadines Cultural Hall of Fame. “We’ve been having discussions on this for three years […]

The BMS Playhouse Theatre on Dec. 22 was transformed into a cultural haven as Brooklyn’s cultural organization Tropicalfete hosted its signature year-end event, “The Finale: A Cultural Gift for the Community.” “This vibrant celebration honored remarkable achievements, showcased artistic talent, and underscored the organization’s commitment to preserving Caribbean heritage and promoting cultural education,” St. Lucian-born […]

January                                                          Despite medical complications, one of Grenada’s top calypsonians and cultural figures, Valentine “Val” Adams, is still hitting the stage.  Adams was one of the main acts, primarily singing Christmas Carols, during the 40th Anniversary Gala celebration last Month of the Brooklyn-based Vincentian-American Independent National Charities, Inc. (VINCI) at El Caribe Country Club on Strickland […]

Adena Myrie, the younger sister of Buju Banton, the legendary GRAMMY Award-winning reggae/dancehall artiste, has teamed up with New Jersey-based singer Ras Emmanuel. Adena, an accomplished singer and a finalist in the popular Digicel Rising Stars competition in Jamaica years ago, is a background vocalist on Emmanuel’s “Dancehall Forever“ with Lushy Banton. “Music fans globally […]

The bellowing voice of Jennifer Hudson filled the ornate walls of Brooklyn Kings Theater with songs from her first Christmas album, “Gift of Love,” a compilation of lovable holiday tunes and familiar hits that brought the audience to its feet. The Nov. 24 concert — An Intimate Live Experience by the EGOT – Emmy, Grammy, […]