Arts & Entertainment News – Caribbean Life

From left, Richie Stephens, Bounty Killer and I-Octane.

Music

Bounty Killer rocks Barclays Center on triumphant return to Brooklyn

By Nelson A. King

Braata Productions folks singers huddle for "Banana.”

Music

Vibes on Vibes

By Nelson A. King

Cover of Mojo Morgan's 'Dreams.’

Music

Mojo Morgan ‘Dreams’ about ‘Jamaica Love’

By Nelson A. King

Book cover of “Briefly Perfectly Human: Making an Authentic Life by Getting Real about the End” by Alua Arthur.

Books

No suitcase needed: Alua Arthur guides us through the art of dying

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

Classic Shrimp Ceviche recipe.

Caribbean recipes

Classic Shrimp Ceviche

By Chris De La Rosa

Jamaican singer Sean Paul.

Music

Sean Paul serves ‘Ginger’

By Nelson A. King

Audrey “Mah Smoke” Jackson with the Wynter Dance Team at the Pop Smoke Mural on 80th Street and Flatlands Avenue in Canarsie, Brooklyn.

Music

Canarsie celebrates Pop Smoke Day

By Nelson A. King

Soca artist Kees Dieffenthaller, frontman of Kes the Band, during one of his many performances.

Music

Kes The Band ‘Love It’ in Madea’s Destination Wedding

By Nelson A. King

Dancehall heavyweight Masicka.

Music

Masicka sets sights on Reggae Sumfest

By Nelson A. King

Apostolic Voices sings 'Three Men on a Mountain,’ from left, Richard Nurse, Franklin Chue and Lloyd Russell.

Music

Apostolic Voices: ‘Three Men on a Mountain’

By Nelson A. King

Edwin Worrell, second from left, Derek Noel, second from right, with masqueraders in Deck Productions, Branches and Associates and Mango Tree Productions' "A Touch of Class" in WIADCA Carnival Parade 2024.

Carnival

Celebrate WIADCA’s ‘Vive Le Carnivale’ 2025

By Nelson A. King

Jocelyn Rivera, founder and CEO of Pressplay Agency, The Female Manager Co., and Staff Stars, stands at the helm of three culture-driven businesses she built from the ground up.

Dominica

Rivera’s rise: From Indie music hustle to CEO of three cultural powerhouses

By Tracey Khan

Book cover of “Joy Goddess: A’Leila Walker and the Harlem Renaissance.”

Books

Like mother, like daughter in this opulent new biography

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

From left, Moderator Madeleine McGirk Rutherford, with panelists Hōkū Pavao, Mariana Rosa and Nisha Sajnani, on stage during the “Art & Health Panel: Exploring the Power of the Arts in Health - A Global Perspective,” held at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts on July 11, 2025.

Lincoln Center hosts Art and Health Panel as part of Summer Series

By Milette Millington

Curry Stew Pork with Kale recipe.

Caribbean recipes

Curry Stew Pork with Kale

By Chris De La Rosa

Joshua Regrello in front with tenor steelpan working with Tropicalfete’s SteelPan Ensemble giving back to the community.

Music

Trinidadian steelpan virtuoso coaches Tropicalfete’s Steel Ensemble

By Nelson A. King

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