ENTERTAINMENT
Nadia Batson performs on SummerStage. Facebook
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By Nelson A. King
Capital One City Parks Foundation
SummerStage continued Tuesday
its free digital series Summer-
Stage Anywhere with one-of-a-kind
digital arts performances and live
stream series with Amazon Music.
Tuesday night’s series featured
the expansion of SummerStage
Anywhere programming into a
digital series on Amazon Music’s
Twitch channel.
It highlighted all-female performances
by Trinidadian soca singer
songwriters Nailah Blackman,
Nadia Batson and Patrice Roberts.
SummerStage Anywhere said
Blackman is “most strongly associated
with the soca genre.”
It said Blackman’s grandfather,
the late Garfield Blackman,
also known as Lord Shorty or Ras
Shorty I, “invented the style of
music known as Jamoo and is also
credited with inventing soca as a
means of reinvigorating calypso
music.”
Batson was a runner-up in the
Power Category at the 2007 International
Soca Monarch with her
song “My Land” with Kees Dieffenthaller,
according to Summer-
Stage Anywhere.
It said Roberts came to national
attention in Trinidad and Tobago
in 2005 with “the huge hit collaboration,”
“The Islands,” with Bunji
Garlin.
“One of her greatest achievements
was being named the youngest
female Road March winner for
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Genji Jacques (The Haitian Denzel
Washington) stars as Lucias Goodman.
By Nelson A. King
Backdoor Entertainment LLC, LA
PhiLA Productions and R.D.J.A DES
LLC announced on Saturday that,
“The Sweetest Girl: A Forbidden Love
Story,” a compelling, suspenseful and
provocative short film from Samuel
Ladouceur (“A Great Day in Harlem,”
“Power,” “Boardwalk Empire”) is set to
be released in February 2021.
Filmmakers Harry Jeudy, Samuel
Ladouceur and Yanatha Desouvre
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By Nelson A. King
Up-and-coming Jamaican Dancehall
artiste, Starlord, whose real name
is Kern Bailey, has released a new
track, “Alone,” using his unique blend
of Jamaican and United Kingdom influences.
Just 19 years old, Starlord has been
making some inroads into the Dancehall
genre.
Originally from Kingston, the Jamaican
capital, the enterprising, young
artiste, is also the founder of the Majesty
Cross Clothing Brand.
“Alone” was written and produced by
Zed Bias, and performed by Starlord.
The song, definitely, has “some legs,”
as Starlord is not of the typical Dancehall
artiste. He has a deep voice that
blends well with the beat, and his use of
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‘The Sweetest
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Starlord’s
‘Alone’
SUMMERSTAGE
ANYWHERE
All-female soca artists featured during online event
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