Winston ‘Fada Pow’ Powell’s venerable Stone Love Movement, the highly-acclaimed sound system based out of Kingston, Jamaica recently celebrated its 50th Anniversary Miramar, Florida as a showcase in association with Real Yute Promotions.  Indeed, it was a massive and festive night at Miramar’s Readiness Center that featured special guest artists Wayne Wonder and Louie Culture […]

This year’s Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival held in Miramar, Florida’s spacious and comfy Regional Park was bigger than ever, and for good reason in that 2022 marks the Festival’s 20th Anniversary.  Presented in association with Publix, the 20th Anniversary of this marvelous annual festival in South Florida was nothing short of epic.  So too, the […]

This past Sunday, October 30th on Halloween Eve at the chic Blue Martini Bar & Lounge in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, two-time Grammy award nominee, Julian ‘Juju’ Marley touched down on stage to deliver a scintillating live performance in conjunction with the venue’s  ‘Island Vibes Sundays’.  The evening’s event was dubbed ‘Don’t Ruin My World’ and […]

It was bacchanal time in Miami over Columbus Day weekend! The Miami Carnival 2022 extravaganza was nothing short of a cultural spectacle—which capped off the annual Caribbean Carnival season with an ostentatious display of West Indian music, fashion and culture. Aside from the many masquerade bands that strutted their stuff in competition for prizes, pageantry, […]

For over thirty years, Miami Carnival has showcased the lively and colorful spirit of the city’s vibrant Caribbean culture and community.  In that spirit, Miami Carnival typically is attended by over 70,000 revelers and features a long list of events spanning four days or more.  As such, it should not be at all surprising that […]

Annually, the much-heralded Miami Carnival attracts people in the upteen thousands revel and celebrate Caribbean culture and heritage in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale environs.  And as usual, one of the biggest attractions of this marvelous yearly event is the Panorama steel pan competition.  The Panorama event takes place on Friday at Miami Carnival, and this year […]

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month 2022, the City of Miramar in South Florida last week featured its Latin Music Festival, which was a free outdoor concert.  As the City’s signature event for this year’s Hispanic Heritage Month, the Festival took place last week on Saturday, September 17th from 7pm to 11pm at the Regional […]

Miami Carnival Lends a Cultural Authenticity to the Arts And Culture Landscape That is Undeniable. Over 30,000 Miami Carnival Masqueraders are set to compete for prizes and Miami Carnival Band of the Year bragging rights. The 38th Annual Miami Carnival Parade of Bands and Concert on Sunday, October 9, from 11 am to 11 pm, […]

The Au-Rene Theater at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in downtown, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida was certainly the place to be on Friday, September 2nd as reggae music lovers and aficionados flocked to the multi-purpose entertainment complex in droves to witness a memorable show performance given by the one and only—Beres Hammond. Conveniently located […]

Earlier this month in Cali, Colombia—the self-proclaimed sports city of the world—over 1,500 athletes hailing from and 145 countries descended upon the Estadio Olimpico Pascual Guerrero (Pascual Guerrero Olympic Stadium) in pursuit of athletic supremacy and glory over the course of the six day schedule of competition that took place August 1-6.  So too, Jamaica’s […]