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Spine surgeon and singer of Haitian heritage Dr. Elvis Francois.

Music

Surgeon-musician Dr. Elvis Francois to release new EP ‘Realignment’

By Milette Millington

Singer Nicki Minaj presents a creation at the Versace show during Milan Fashion Week Spring 2019 in Milan, Italy, Sept. 21, 2018.

Trinidad & Tobago

Thousands petition to deport rapper Nicki Minaj to TT

By Vinette K. Pryce

Trinidad and Tobago Soca superstar Machel Montano.

Music

Machel Montano named Everybody’s Person of the Year 2025

By Nelson A. King

Jamaican Reggae singer, Jimmy Cliff.

Music

Jamaica honors Jimmy Cliff

By Nelson A. King

Final performance of the night with all Tropicalfete performers on stage, stilts, dancers, masqueraders, steelpan players with the music of ‘Take Me Home’ by Freetown Collective and arranged by Jeanine Ruiz.

Cultural Gift

By Nelson A. King

Hercules sings "50 Years" on way to winning Golden Jubilee Independence Monarch last year.

Year-in-Review 2025 – Arts and Entertainment

By Nelson A. King

Gospel singer Robert Bailey, left with wife Reverend Marie Berbick-Bailey. The crooner's anthem of new release hope “Breakthrough” is dedicated to Jamaicans affected by Hurricane Melissa.

Music

Robert Bailey releases ‘Breakthrough,’ an anthem of hope after Hurricane Melissa

By Tangerine Clarke

Clockwise from top left: Kronos Quartet by Danica Taylor, Harry Connick Jr. by Georgia Connick, Rhiannon Giddens by Karen Cox, Marin Alsop by Nancy Horowitz, Wynton Marsalis by Piper Ferguson, and Artemis by John Abbott.

Music

Carnegie Hall presents ‘Songs of America’

By Nelson A. King

Haitian-born singer, songwriter and model Valandia Sunshine De Fontus mesmerizes with Louis Armstrong's “What a Wonderful World.”

Music

De Fontus dazzles

By Nelson A. King

Nessa B.

Music

Reggae, dancehall artist Nessa B ‘Never Change’

By Nelson A. King

Jimmy Cliff performs.

Music

‘Jimmy Cliff, my lifelong soundtrack’: Anthony Turner

By Nelson A. King

Kacy Rankine, CEO of RoadBlock Radio.

Music

Major radio stations unite to boost Jamaica Strong Benefit Concert

By Nelson A. King

Reggae artist Terry Ganzie.

Music

Reggae ‘Outlaw’ Terry Ganzie reawakens flame of conscious music

By Nelson A. King

Jamaican-American singer-songwriter and producer Gramps Morgan.

Jamaica

Moment of unity

By Nelson A. King

Dancehall star Masicka.

Music

‘Her Name Is Love’: Masicka

By Nelson A. King

Jamaican singer Shaggy.

Jamaica

US$1M goal for star-studded Jamaica Strong Relief Concert

By Nelson A. King

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