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Trombone Shorty put on an explosive performance to bring down the curtains on BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn
Festival 2021, at Prospect Park Bandshell on Sept. 18. Photo by Tangerine Clarke
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By Tangerine Clarke
Gifted musician Trombone Shorty,
accompanied by superb musicians
of “Orleans Avenue,” on Sept. 18
brought down the curtains on BRIC
Celebrate Brooklyn Festival 2021, to
loud applause from hundreds of fans
that packed the grounds of Prospect
Park Bandshell, 141 Prospect Park
West.
The New Orleans, Louisiana native,
whose high-energy stage presence
and rock star persona catapulted him
to fame as a multifaceted artist, commanded
the audience, blowing high
notes as he tilted the trombone in
the air, and blasted the music, much
to the delight of the crowd, during an
explosive performance.
For more than one hour, Trombone
Shorty, whose real name is
“Troy Andrews,” brought his New
Orleans flavor to the stage as he
danced, sang, and made the trombone
talk during his exciting funkjazz
fusion. He banged the tambourine,
and interacted with musicians
stirred up frenzy.
The musician, producer and actor
who has performed at Celebrate
Brooklyn from since 2012, is a sure
favorite on the Brooklyn scene, as
evidenced by the screams, that fueled
his energy.
“Brooklyn I am back, are you ready
to party, he shouted, much to the
delight of fans, who had to joined
long lines, and showed proof of vaccination,
or a 72-hour COVID-19, PCR
negative test, to enter the 43 years
festival, sidelined in 2020, due to the
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Grenadian American dancer, Shola
K. Roberts. Kaiem Joseph/Sonix
Productions
By Nelson A. King
The Brooklyn-based Dance Grenada said
on Monday that it will host its second
annual international dance festival of Grenada
from Oct. 22-24, 2021.
Under the theme “AfroFuturism and
Our heART: Reimagining the Artform,”
Dance Grenada said this year’s international
dance festival “will take participants
on a journey across the African Diaspora
through dance with classes, including
Caribbean Contemporary, Traditional Folk,
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The close-out of Fashion Week in
Brooklyn was epic with the SIP NYC
Inc. All Black Fashion, Wine & Arts
Elegant Affair. The afternoon was filled
with excitement as the attendees experienced
black excellence. During Fashion
Week, it’s never been that all the
designers are black; the hosted location
is at a black-owned facility, and the food
and drinks are by black-owned businesses.
However, The Sip NYC Inc did
just that, an all-black experience.
The designers outdid themselves,
excited to be back doing the runway
showcasing their new lines. Three fashion
segments included suits, dresses,
bathing suits, and nightwear, all new to
the fashion scene. The founders of The
Sip NYC Joy and James Fraser wanted
this to be special. Their collaboration
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