George King joins ‘The Sweetest Girl: A Forbidden Love Story’
lific screenwriter Harry Jeudy
(“A Great Day in Harlem”) and
Desouvre (“Revelations: Roads
to Redemption”), one of the top
downloaded e-books in April
2020 in the African American
mystery thriller and suspense
fiction categories on Amazon.
com) – follows a loving marriage
of 25 years that comes to
a deadly end when a husband
is compelled to tell his wife his
most heart-shattering secret
while she is on her deathbed.
Inspired by true events, Desouvre
said “The Sweetest Girl:
A Forbidden Love Story” is “a
compelling and provocative
love story.
“It’s set in Haiti, and is
haunted by human trafficking
and gun violence,” he said.
Desouvre said King will play
Young Lucias Goodman, born
into an upper middle class family.
“Lucias falls in love with
his live-in housekeeper, April,
‘Everytime’ ‘One-Of-A-Kind’ entertainment
“Two different genres, but
two amazing artists put their
best foot forward and create a
smooth new single that encapsulates
the power of international
music,” said Haitian
American entertainment promoter,
Marie Driven, the managing
partner of the Brooklynbased
PlaybookMG.
Driven said “Everytime” provides
“a melodramatic beat”
with “uranium harmonic
vocals, which pleases listeners
by the ear with every listen.”
She said Spinall and Kranium
“have a history of coming
together and doing good work.
“The last notable one was a
live performance at MTN Tidal
in 2018, where Kranium and
Spinall captivated fans from
all over the world by blending
their sounds super effortlessly,”
Driven said.
She said accompanying
“Everytime” is “a luxuriously
shot and seductive music video
that emphasizes the sultry tone
of the song.
“Spinall is seen sipping on
expensive dark liquor while
being in the presence of a beautiful
African woman,” she said.
“In contrast, Kranium is seen
seeing his lyrics throughout
various scenes in the visual.”
“I have to listen to everything,”
Spinall said. “Music is
universal; you can create whatever
you can create.
“My inspiration comes from
everything,” he added. “And, of
course, Kranium is one of the
artists I respect, and it’s been
a great pleasure working with
him.
“Now we got a single together,
which we hope that it captures
your heart every time,” continued
Spinall, stating that he not
wants to do more work with
Kranium but with more artists
of all genres.
“He believes that the diversity
of music is beautiful, and
all different types of sounds
matter,” Driven said.
“Living true to his moniker,
DJ Spinall, the DJ and producer,
looks to leave his mark in many
different genres and among
many various artists all over
the world,” she added. “Now
watch as he taps Kranium for
a new single, which makes you
repeat on your favorite music
stream app ‘Everytime!’”
Caribbean Life, J 20 uly 31-August 6, 2020
composer Jerome Jennings,
starting at 7:00 pm.
SummerStage said this
event will kick off weekly celebrations
of the 100th birthday
of Charlie Parker, with special
commemorative jazz performances
throughout the month.
On Sunday, Aug. 2, SummerStage
Anywhere Family
Day will be presented by Disney
on SummerStage Instagram,
SummerStage YouTube,
Facebook page and Twitch,
starting at 1:00 pm.
“Tune in for a special puppet
variety show from the Swedish
Cottage Marionette Theatre,
followed by an Afrobeat dance
class with Diddi Emah and
performance by Black Violin,”
SummerStage said.
It said still to come this
season are performances and
conversations with Brazilian
drag queen and pop star
Pabllo Vittar; Afro-French
Cuban musical duo Ibeyi;
co-founder and co-artistic
director of Complexions
Contemporary Ballet Desmond
Richardson; Brazilian
rapper and MC Emicida; revolutionary
Tunisian singersongwriter
Emel Mathlout;
frontwoman and bass player
of Brooklyn-based band Sunflower
Bean Julia Cumming;
veteran dancer/choreographer
to “the biggest names
in music” Marvelous; New
York-native and Alvin Ailey
American Dance Theater
member Khalia Campbell,
among others.
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Jamaican dancehall sensation
Kranium
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a restavek (domestic worker),”
he said. “Lucias is a sensitive,
starry-eyed young man who
was has yet to experience the
realities of the world.
“He is clueless to the social
class realities that will befall
him once his mother learns of
their secret love affair,” Desouvre
added.
“The Sweetest Girl: A Forbidden
Love Story” is part of the
second book from the Goodman
Chronicles series, “Revelations:
Roads to Redemption.”
Desouvre said it uses familiar
characters from the 2018
novel that explores the characters’
unique emotional journeys.
“The storylines of complex,
interwoven characters will navigate
through larger themes
of human connection: guilt,
redemption, love and hope,”
he said.
King, an American actor of
Dominican descent, was born
in Miami.
Desouvre said he has the
“dynamic talents of an actor,
athlete and model.”
Skilled in basic stage combat,
Desouvre said King’s film
and theatre experiences include
“Promising Disaster,” “The
Reunion,” “The Last Weekend,”
“Sofia,” and “Sambo.”
On stage, King has appeared
in “The 25th Annual Putman,”
“Spelling Bee” and “Hairspray
Jr”, among others.
Jeudy, the film’s screenwriter,
is also a poet and has more
than a decade of experience in
English, African and African
American literature, Desouvre
said.
He said Jeudy is the founder
and principal owner of Backdoor
Entertainment LLC.
Desouvre said Ladouceur
has worked on countless short
films, major films and television
shows such as “Person of Interest,”
“Unstoppable,” “Power”
and “Boardwalk Empire.”
In 2018, he directed and produced
the short film, “A Great
Day in Harlem,” which is currently
airing in major markets
nationally on ABC, Fox, CBS
and other network affiliates,
Desouvre said.
Ladouceur is the founder
of LA PhiLA Productions and
the vice president of Backdoor
Entertainment LLC.
Desouvre’s latest novella,
“Revelations: Roads to
Redemption,” pays homage to
Wyclef Jean’s discography.
He is also the author of the
2016 novella “To Whom Much
is Given,” the first of the Goodman
Chronicles series.
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Puerto Rican dancer, educator and pioneer Richard ‘Crazy
Legs’ Colon.
Haitian actor George King.
Yanatha Desouvre
Yanatha Desouvre at the Recording
Academy Holiday
Party in 2019.