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Singing “51 Years,” Hercules Sunday night was crowned the 2025 Grenada New York Independence Monarch, maintaining his sheer dominance of Grenadian calypsos in New York for a record seventh time.“Grenada, 51 years of independence, it was a different type of independence song, congratulating Grenada o

On Feb. 1, the newly-opened Bronx Music Hall will host the New York City premiere of the 2019 documentary, “Studio 17: The Lost Reggae Tapes,” which chronicles the roots of the genre beginning from a family-owned record store in Kingston, Jamaica. The late legendary producer Quincy Jones called “Stu

Pre-eminent Caribbean soca-calypso arranger Frankie McIntosh on Monday paid tribute to Vincentian calypsonian Fitzroy “Temple” Edwards of “Hold the Cock and Pullet” fame, who succumbed to cancer on Nov. 24. He was 73.“Temple was part of a New York-based group of Vincentian calypsonians, which emerg

Renowned reggae recording artist Jemere Morgan on Friday dropped his latest single, “Sweet Love,” a soulful track produced by the talented Llamar “Riff Raff” Brown.Jamaican entertainment publicist Ronnie Tomlinson, told Caribbean Life that “Sweet Love” delves into “the profound emotions and cherishm

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 Tuesd