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Jamaican musician, Dean Fraser. Richard Williams
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By Nelson A. King
Dean Fraser prepares to thrill the
world of music with his renowned
talents, in a stunning instrumental
album titled “Flat Bridge.”
As an ode to the well-known
Jamaican bridge, and Jamaican culture
itself, the 13-track masterpiece
is slated for release on Friday.
“As his first solo effort, Dean has
ensured musical delight on this
project with tracks like the self-titled
‘Flat Bridge,’” said Jamaican Ronnie
Tomlinson, of the Brooklyn-based
entertainment company, Destine
Media.
“This instrumental album is the
first of its kind in a long time, promises
to be a journey into the past
and present Jamaican soundscape,
with the smooth elegant stylings of
Jamaica’s greatest saxophonist,” she
added.
As a master saxophone player,
Tomlinson said Dean provides “the
sonic protagonist in these musical
stories, which are backed by local
ensembles.
“The quality of these songs is
superseded only by the time and
effort put into the live jams, recording
and the editing process that polishes
the core concept present in
each,” she said.
“With the way music making has
been democratized by technology,
collaboration amongst different talents
has become more unlikely,”
Tomlinson added. “Yet, here comes
one of our most treasured musical
elders with a reminder that the
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Co-founders of NFFF, fi lmmakers
French-born, Lydia Darly and Grenadian
born, Billy Gerard Frank at a
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By Tangerine Clarke
In recognition of this year’s theme
Past, Present, Future home, Nova Frontier
Film Festival and Lab, will present
the 2021 virtual edition of its Film
Festival, during the Junteenth weekend
from June 17 – 20.
Now in its fourth year, the festival
that will once again be hosted in collaboration
with Billie Holiday Theatre and
Laurel Channel TV, will feature films
that centers on the complex and timely
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By Nelson A. King
With Florida having already relaxed
Covid-19 restrictions, revelers from the
tri-state area are preparing to head south
to the Sunshine State on Sept. 5 and 6,
Labor Day weekend 2021, for the Sunshine
Liquor Festival — a two-day, all-inclusive
festival, dubbed “Chug It! & Mayhem.”
According to New York-based, Jamaican
entertainment promoter, Anthony Turner,
the event, which originated in Negril,
Jamaica, has sought to provide new entertainment
for patrons.
“The move to Florida has been longawaited,”
The festival will seek to capture
the essence of the Caribbean by bringing
two massive Caribbean party experiences
to the beautiful Sunshine State of
Florida.”
Turner said the festival, the brainchild
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