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Kes performs at 2021’s IzWe Live concert at The Boardwalk Lot in Coney Island, Brooklyn. Over 9,500 fans
attended the event, one of the largest Caribbean music events in NYC since the start of the pandemic, on
Labor Day Monday. Krispy
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By Nelson A. King
Trinidad & Tobago soca band KES
has welcomed listeners to Carnival
Season in the Caribbean with
the release of its first 2022 single,
“Jolene.”
The track, which had its world
premiere with “Complex”, is out now
on all DSPs via California-based Ineffable
Records.
KES said in a statement that
“Jolene” is the first taste of an upcoming
album planned for this summer.
The group “Jolene” is “a buoyant
celebration of good vibes and rolling
waistlines, blending the infectious
rhythm of soca with afrobeats and
other influences for an instantlyclassic,
island-pop jam.”
KES said the track arrives at a
time of year when soca acts typically
flood the market with new music to
set the vibe for Trinidad & Tobago
Carnival in February.
With carnival celebrations on
pause for a second year, KES, also
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Return and Go Seek/Sankofa at
STooPS (2021) danced by Kendra J.
Ross and Jaime Yawa Dzandu. Bostock
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By Nelson A. King
The Brooklyn-based The Laundromat
Project has announced its cohort of
creative practitioners selected to participate
in its 17th annual Create Change
Artist Development Program.
The cohort will collaborate with New
York City communities of color to develop
and implement creative projects that
deepen trust, build relationships and
leverage the power of creativity for positive
social change.
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By Nelson A. King
When former Brooklyn College’s
Conservatory of Music student, Dr.
Thomas Nazziola, class of 2006, began
composing his latest album, “Distant
Places,” he wanted to create a musical
journey that would transport listeners
to different places and times, according
to Brooklyn College News (BC News).
It said the opening piece of the album,
“Cat and Mouse,” which has been nominated
for A GRAMMY Award for Best
Instrumental Composition, certainly
accomplishes Dr. Nazziola’s vision.
BC News said “Cat and Mouse” is
composed on marimba, vibraphone and
udu, a traditional Nigerian percussion
instrument.
“By employing the use of exotic
instruments, Nazziola is able to repre-
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