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DJ Grandmaster Caz. Jenny Risher
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By Nelson A. King
Capital One City Parks Foundation
SummerStage is continuing its
free digital series “SummerStage
Anywhere” this week with “one-ofa
kind” digital arts performances —
live and pre-recorded — specific to
genres that were born in or deeply
represent New York — Hip-Hop,
Latin, global, indie rock, jazz and
contemporary dance.
SummerStage said on Wednesday
that the shows will be presented on
SummerStage Instagram, Summer-
Stage YouTube, Facebook page and
Twitch channels, unless otherwise
noted.
On Friday, July 31, SummerStage
said it will feature Culture Talk (SummerStage
Instagram) live at 8:00
pm, with Bronx-born, Puerto Rican
dancer, educator and pioneer Richard
“Crazy Legs” Colon.
SummerStage said Colon is “recognized
and respected globally for
his Hip Hop and humanitarian contributions.”
It said Colon will be “in conversation
with Bronx-born American rapper,
songwriter and DJ Grandmaster
Caz.”
On Saturday, Aug. 1, Summer-
Stage said Culture Talk (Summer-
Stage Instagram, SummerStage
YouTube, Facebook page and Twitch)
will again be featured.
The event will highlight Executive
Artistic Director, Erika Elliott and
Charlie Parker Jazz Festival founder
and producer, Sam Turvey. It will
be moderated by jazz drummer and
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DJ Spinall.
By Nelson A. King
Being a massive fan of music of all
types, DJ Spinall says he loves diversed
and cultured music in all genres
throughout the world, including Jamaican
dancehall sensation Kranium.
A staple in Afrobeats, Spinall says he
can relate to Kranium when it comes
to being a mainstay in their respective
genres.
Thus, it was not difficult for the international
artists to collaborate on “Everytime,”
the title of their new single.
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By Nelson A. King
Multitalented actor George King has
been added to the cast of the upcoming
film, “The Sweetest Girl: A Forbidden
Love Story,” according to acclaimed
Haitian author Yanatha Desouvre.
Miami-based Desouvre, a former
Brooklyn resident, said King will join
Genji Jacques — the actor dubbed the
Haitian Denzel Washington — and fellow
stars Sandra Justice, Lela Elam,
James Pierre, Briana Earhart, Vivianne
Saintvil Haitian icon Marie Michelle
Desrosier and Ayomi Russell in the
film.
Samuel Ladouceur (“A Great Day
in Harlem,” “Power,” “Boardwalk
Empire”) is at the helm as the director.
Desouvre told Caribbean Life on Tuesday
that that the plot – written by pro-
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‘Everytime’
‘The Sweetest
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‘ONE-OFA
KIND’
SummerStage Anywhere goes digital
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