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What began as a series of neighborhood block parties in Haiti has grown into a decade-long cultural movement in Brooklyn. DJ and producer Michaël Brun, a native of Port-au-Prince, has spent the last 10 years celebrating Haitian culture through BAYO, a festival and event series that combines music, c

The Caribbean Music Awards (CMA) will make history this September as the global celebration of Caribbean music moves to Trinidad & Tobago for the first time at its fourth annual ceremony, which will also launch the first-ever Caribbean Music Awards Elite Weekend Experience.The multi-day destination

On July 5, Chanique Bailey, a newcomer in the calypso arena, not only lifted the Calypso Monarch Crown at Independence Park in Kingstown during the grand finale of the Vincy Mas Calypso Competition, but she also lifted up the Brooklyn-based Dynamite Calypso Tent.Singing “Lift Me Up,” Bailey — who in

A sunset concert on July 17 that was headlined by Richmond Hill Queens Angels Caribbean Band (ACB) brought the rhythms of the islands to Denton Green Park in the Incorporated Village of Hempstead, much to the delight of a huge crowd that was treated to Soca, Reggae, Calypso, Chutney fusion, Bollywoo

Minna LaFortune, the Brooklyn-based, Jamaican-born talented singer, songwriter, and poet, has dropped the dance version of her fan-favorite single “Summer Love” on all major online music platforms.Originally launched on July 17, 2022, LaFortune told Caribbean Life on Tuesday, July 21, that “this vib