Arts & Entertainment News – Caribbean Life

Nigy Boy performs in Guyana

Guyana

Visually-Impaired Dancehall Star Nigy Boy pays heartfelt tribute amid national mourning in Guyana

By Nelson A. King

Minna LaFortune

Music

Brooklyn reggae artist Minna LaFortune drops ‘Weekend Vibes’

By Nelson A. King

Jamaican-American storyteller and distinguished media professional Sharon Gordon launched her first book, "Sherribaby. " Narrated as a thought-provoking and captivating work of fiction, it takes readers on an emotional journey of resilience, identity, and self-discovery while weaving together themes of love, loss, and the triumph of the human spirit.

Books

Jamaican born storyteller Sharon Gordon launches book tour in Brooklyn for novel ‘Sherribaby’

By Tangerine Clarke

Barbershop – Go Back To Africa

Movies

FLC, AFF partner for New York African Film Festival

By Nelson A. King

Etienne Charles

Arts & Entertainment

Renowned Trinidadian jazz trumpeter Etienne Charles to headline Dominica’s Jazz ‘n Creole Festival on Sunday

By Nelson A. King

Brooklyn Arts Ambassador Colm Dillane of KidSuper.

Brooklyn Borough Prez names Colm Dillane of KidSuper as inaugural ‘Brooklyn Arts Ambassador’

By Nelson A. King

Books

Vinik Ernest launches ‘Palmtree’ Magazine, a bold celebration of Caribbean women and culture

By Tracey Khan

Mother’s Day Books for Kids by various authors.

Books

Celebrate Mom and Grandma with a book!

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

Because Roots Event

Brooklyn Paper

‘Because, Roots’ brings Brooklyn voices together through storytelling, New York City subway map

prospect park monuments to motherhood sculpture

Brooklyn Paper

New Prospect Park sculpture ‘Monuments to Motherhood’ celebrates caregivers

Joe Bagdonavich at Reggae Sumfest 2022.

Music

Reggae Sumfest tixes ‘moving along nicely’

By Nelson A. King

Reggae-dancehall artiste Alkaline.

Music

Wembley erupts as Alkaline drops a juggernaut performance

By Nelson A. King

Jamaican reggae icon Buju Banton.

Music

Buju Banton, Beres Hammond to headline Best of the Best Music Fest

By Nelson A. King

Dr. Frankie McIntosh, right, receives Induction Award from Mistress of Ceremonies and Former St. Vincent and the Grenadines Culture Minister Renee Baptiste, and Calypsonian and Culture Ambassador Cyril "Scorcher" Thomas.

Music

Frankie McIntosh among first inductees into Vincentian Cultural Hall of Fame

By Nelson A. King

Denis Bowman offers "Instructions" at the inaugural SVG Cultural Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Saturday, April 19, 2025.

St Vincent

What A Night!

By Nelson A. King

Book cover of “Love Rita” by Bridgett M. Davis.

Books

All for the love of a sister

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

More from Around NYC

Student scientists at KAPPA middle school don lab coats to begin harvesting their fresh grown produce in their new hydroponics lab built through a partnership with the Borough President and NY Sun Works.

Bronx students learn about gardening and science through new hydroponic classroom

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Assembly Member Raga mourns with Filipino community following tragic Lapu Lapu Day festival crash in Canada

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Assembly Member Raga mourns with Filipino community following tragic Lapu Lapu Day festival crash in Canada

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