ENTERTAINMENT
Daria Primus and her back up dancer at Tropicalfete Finale Concert at Brooklyn Music School.
Brittany Somerset
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By Nelson A. King
Vincentian Daria Primus, a teaching
artist with the Brooklyn-based
Tropicalfete cultural organization,
has won the NYC Beatz Coronavirus
Song Contest.
Christopher Mulé (Ma-LAY), director
of folk arts at Brooklyn Arts
Council, organizer of the contest,
told Caribbean Life that Primus was
among six finalists in the competition.
He said Primus emerged ahead of
the field with “Social Distance” on
the extempo rhythm.
First runner-up was Suvdaa Khereid,
with “A Song of Love and Hope;”
and second runner-up was Fernando
L García Rodas, with “Stay Home –
Quédate en Casa.”
Honorable mention comprised:
Zerd — “Stay Together and Strong;”
Dreemy and Nermein El Rawi —
“Let it Pass”; and Tatiana Maslak —
“Ukrainian Potpourri.”
“We would like to dedicate this
effort to the families and friends we
have lost to the COVID-19 pandemic,”
Mulé said. “Thankfully, the only
real loser in NYC right now is the
coronavirus itself.
“Personally, I am grateful for the
spirit and energy each of these groups
shared through the music and cultural
expressions,” he added. “Beyond
carrying a message to ‘Stay Home’ or
‘Social Distance,’ these songs provided
a vision to overcome through
folk and traditional art forms.
“Their (artists) voices and their
generosity of spirit are why New York
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Bounce Playground operates the
drive-in entertainment, “Movies In
Your Car.”
By Tangerine Clarke
Movie goers are in for a treat, at the
cinema, thanks to the first Black-owned
and operated drive-in entertainment,
“Movies In Your Car,” a new and innovative
way to combat the COVID-19 pandemic
that demands social distancing.
The movie series that opened on July
30 will continue through the end of September
at York College Milton G. Bassin
Performing Arts Center, 94-45 Guy R.
Brewer Blvd, Jamaica, NY, 11451.
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By Nelson A. King
Dubbed the “social butterfly for
justice,” Trinidadian Melly Rose
had released a body empowerment
anthem for Black women with “Body
Good,” produced by Kit Israel.
“Accompanying the upbeat production
of the track, Rose uses her
distance voice to curate an audio
safe haven for Black women all over
the world to listen and feel appreciated
for all of their beautiful imperfections,”
said Marie Driven, the
Brooklyn-based Haitian American
entertainment promoter.
“To go along with the single,
Rose adds in a powerful music video
in which various scenes showcase
Black women of all skin tones and
body type that illustrates the point
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‘Movies in
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‘SOCIAL
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Vincy wins NYC Beatz Coronavirus Song Contest
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