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Ron Pompey performs at the inaugural “Big Labor Day Jam.” Doug Howard
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By Nelson A. King
The Brooklyn-based Dynamites
Calypso Tent on Sept. 4 hosted what
it described as its inaugural, electrifying
“Big Labor Day Jam” at 42
Malta St. in Brownsville, Brooklyn.
According to calypsonian Carlos
“Rejector” Providence, a former Vincentian
calypso monarch and the
tent’s president, the event served as a
fundraising BBQ and concert.
“Things got started at 6.30 pm,
with DJ Dennis Bowman (also a veteran
Vincentian calypsonian and
soca monarch) pumping some heavy
Vincy classics, calypso and soca,”
Providence told Caribbean Life over
the weekend.
“The menu comprised barbecue
chicken and pork, Escovich fish, codfish
with steamed green bananas,
yams and dumplings, and a number
of side dishes,” he added. “The bar
was of a wide variety, which included
the Vincy Sunset Rum.”
Providence said the performances
kicked off at 9.30 pm, with the
national anthem of St. Vincent and
the Grenadines played by 18-year-old
Jensen Bowman on tenor pan.
“From here on, the packed venue
was transformed into a jubilant
calypso tent atmosphere, with calypsonian
I Mad immediately whipping
the audience into party mood. with
two lyrically-strong and melodic uptempo
songs, ‘I love this land SGV’
and ‘Hold Somebody and Wine’”,”
Providence said.
“Jose Juan, with his very powerful
2021 release, ‘Never Give Up’, kept
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Virtual Gallery Experience - Artwork
created by Dr. Vernelle A. Noel as
part of the AI Carnival Creativity
exhibit. AI Carnival Creativity
By Nelson A. King
After slavery in Trinidad and Tobago
was abolished in 1834, formerly
enslaved Africans reinvented carnival
as a form of resistance against oppression
and a celebration of their freedom,
creativity and joy.
Now, three pioneering Caribbean and
Black female artists and technologists
have come together to show that Artificial
Intelligence (AI), which has become
another source of oppression for his-
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By Nelson A. King
Renowned artist and producer
Demarco steps into the spotlight as the
star of his latest music video.
“Ryda” is the newest single from
Demarco’s upcoming album, “Melody,”
out on all digital platforms on Oct. 22.
“The visual for the song features the
Jamaican talent as a fashion-forward
guy with a casual swagger set in a
luxury landscape,” Haitian American
Marie Driven, managing partner of the
Brooklyn-based entertainment company
PlaybookMG, told Caribbean Life on
Tuesday.
“Demarco delivers a lyrical hit with
‘Ryda’, and, as director and producer
of the video, flexes his style while giving
viewers a glimpse of his persona,”
she added. “The video features him
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