3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (367+ words) The NAACP Image Awards is expanding its recognition of African creative talent with 10 new categories covering film, television, streaming and music, strengthening the awards’ connection with artists across the African continent and the wider Black diaspora. The new categories will…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (375+ words) NY Carib News By Kendall WilliamsFor more than a decade, Pan in Motion, Inc has worked to preserve, strengthen, and advance steelpan culture through education, performance, mentorship, and community engagement Founded in Brooklyn in 2014, the nonprofit organization has become an…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (327+ words) Jamaican dancehall artiste Malie Donn is making an early international statement with his debut studio album, The Golden Child, landing at No. 2 on the US Apple Music Reggae Albums chart within its first 24 hours. Released on September 4 through VP Records,…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (355+ words) Granville Leonard Straker, the Vincentian-born music pioneer who helped bring the sounds of calypso and soca from the Caribbean to generations of immigrants in New York and audiences around the world, has died at 86. Straker, whose Brooklyn-based Straker’s Records became…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (316+ words) Filmmaker and longtime Brooklyn resident Spike Lee brought his annual Michael Jackson birthday celebration back to Fort Greene Park on Saturday, August 29, continuing a tradition that combines music, dancing and community celebration. The free event, known as “BK Loves MJ,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (285+ words) The legacy of legendary entertainer and social justice activist Harry Belafonte was celebrated in Brooklyn on August 28, as Grammy, Oscar and Emmy-winning artist Common headlined a special concert at the Lena Horne Bandshell in Prospect Park. Belafonte, who died in…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (336+ words) “Journey of a Soca King: The Exhibition” opened at the Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Library on August 22 and will remain on display through September 12. The exhibition is presented by the Brooklyn Public Library in partnership with the Machel Montano Foundation…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (378+ words) More than four decades after his death, Bob Marley continues to make an impact on the global music charts, with a newly released live album helping extend the Jamaican reggae icon’s remarkable commercial legacy. Roots, Rock, Reggae: Live at the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (529+ words) Caribbean music icons Kees Dieffenthaller of KesTheBand and Jamaican reggae and dancehall star Buju Banton have been selected as honorary grand marshals for the 59th Annual New York Caribbean Carnival Week and Parade, bringing together two influential voices from the region’s…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (463+ words) Trinidad and Tobago’s soca icon Machel Montano is being celebrated by the Brooklyn Public Library in a special exhibition highlighting his more than four decades of influence on Caribbean music and culture. “Journey of a Soca King: The Exhibition” opened…...