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Jakie criticizes “Dem Judges” at Union Island Day picnic at Seaview Park in Canarsie, Brooklyn, in August
2021. Photo by Nelson A. King
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By Nelson A. King
After a dynamic Labor Day weekend
fundraising jam, the Brooklyn
based Dyanamites Calypso Tent
continues to thrill patrons with
another ecstatic concert Saturday
night at 42 Malta Street, Brooklyn.
Carlos “Rejector” Providence, the
tent’s president and former Vincentian
Calypso Monarch, told Caribbean
Life Tuesday night that several
Vincentian calypso/soca artists were
on hand for the enthralling event.
“Everyone expressed profound
satisfaction with the entire event and
requested that the Dynamites make
this an annual event,” said Providence,
stating that Doug Howard
served as Master of Ceremonies,
with appearances by entertainment
promoters Bennett Straker, Hailes
Costello and Atiba Williams.
“The music stopped, but many
persons stayed at the bar drinking
and chatting,” he added.
Providence said Oscar James and
Imad affirmed their “versatility”
by performing ballad, reggae and
calypso – “all well received by the
very appreciative audience.”
Former national calypso monarch
De Man Age did “Changes”
and a crowd favorite, “Happily Married”,
“and left the audience wanting
more,” Providence said.
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Alkaline perforns in Panama City,
Florida. Kevin Ferguson and the promoter
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By Nelson A. King
Despite the chatter in various circles
and his recent sold-out show in Panama
City, Florida to raving reviews, Alkaline
remains not just a polarizing figure in
the industry but also one of the leading
acts in the genre he represents, according
to Shuzzr Media.
Continued on Page 26
By Nelson A. King
Vincentian singer, songwriter, minister,
producer and psalmist Monodel
Ollivierre on Monday announced the
release of her first novel, “Preys Personified.”
Ollivierre, a native of the St.Vincent
Grenadine island of Bequia, said the
book’s official release party, open to
the public, will take place on Sunday,
Oct. 17, 2021, from 6:00 pm, at 4303
Church Av., between Troy Avenue and
43rd Street, in Brooklyn.
“’Preys Personified’ is a Christian
romance fiction set in New York City,”
said Ollivierre in a statement, adding
that the book “examines many of the
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