1st Annual Newark Caribbean Festival

Saturday, August 17 2024
Rain Date: Sunday, August 18 2024
2:00pm – 8:00pm

FREE!

Live Feature Performance By:
Alison Hinds

Live Performances By:
Redddaz | Bela Star | Challenger | JanetZa Miranda | D Fogo | Central Park Rara | The Young Picassos

Music By:
Amazing Grace | MCut | Soundtech | DJ Twinz | Hard Hittin Harry

Hosted By:
Antone Chambers | Ian “The Goose” Elgion

Harriet Tubman Square
(Formerly known as Washington Park)
501-551 Broad St
Newark, NJ 07102

About the Event:
Join us for our First Annual Newark Caribbean Festival located in the heart of Newark, NJ. Enjoy lively music entertainment and try out various delicious Caribbean cuisine. It’s FREE, so come on down, bring the whole family, and get ready to Feel De Vibe!

Proudly presented by TEMPO Networks, City of Newark and Newark City Park Foundation.

Chaka Demus & Pliers

Thursday, February 15 2024
Doors: 7:00pm | Show: 8:30pm

Sony Hall
235 W 46th St
New York, NY 10036

Standing Room Only
• $29.50 Advance | $35 Day of Show

VIP Reserved Seating
• $65 Advance / $75 Day of Show
• Includes Guaranteed Seating in Designated Section

• Full Dinner Menu Available
• All Ages

About the Event

Rough-voiced deejay Chaka Demus and smooth-toned vocalist Pliers have come together to create one of the most successful duos in the history of Jamaican music. The first Jamaican act to place three consecutive singles in the Top Five of the British music charts, Chaka Demus & Pliers have continued to make their presence felt performing their hits “Murder She Wrote”, “Tease Me” & “Bam, Bam”.

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Luciano + A Special Bob Marley Tribute

Tuesday, February 13 2024
Doors: 7:00pm | Show: 8:30pm

Sony Hall
235 W 46th St
New York, NY 10036

Standing Room Only
• $30 Advance | $40 Day of Show

VIP Reserved Seating
• $65 Advance / $75 Day of Show
• Includes Guaranteed Seating in Designated Section

• Full Dinner Menu Available
• All Ages

About the Event

When you mention the word “Reggae”, there are certain names that immediately spring to mind like Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Third World to name a few, but another artist that is firmly on the tip of people’s tongues is Luciano. Born on the paradise island of Jamaica, as a youth he was heavily influenced and drawn to Bob Marley’s positive “One Love Movement”. As he got older and embarked on his own professional singing career, Luciano himself began to influence the lives of others around the world with his own spiritual interpretation of the movement. Since then, he has reigned as the “King Of Conscious Reggae Music” and is now one of the most iconic figures representing roots reggae today.

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Bob Marley Birthday Tribute: The CCB Reggae All-Stars

Saturday, February 3 2024
Doors: 6:00pm | Show: 7:30pm

Sony Hall
235 W 46th St
New York, NY 10036

Standing Room Only
• $35 Advance | $40 Day of Show

VIP Reserved Seating
• $55 Advance / $60 Day of Show
• Includes Guaranteed Seating in Designated Section

• Full Dinner Menu Available
• All Ages

About the Event

Since emerging in 1996, CCB has been tearing up the underground New York reggae scene.

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Burning Spear The Fan Appreciation Tour – Keep The Spear Burning

Thursday, August 25
Doors 6:00pm | Show 7:00pm – 10:00 pm

Central Park
Rumsey Playfield, Manhattan 10021

About the Event

Grammy award-winning and legendary Jamaican reggae artist Burning Spear has been a major voice in the genre, with a deep commitment to Black history and to roots music. The singer-songwriter and musician, and one of the most influential roots artists, will perform his “Keep the Spear Burning” tour, presented by Sony Hall and Dayglo, at SummerStage 2022 in Central Park on August 25.

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P-Square Reunion World Tour

Friday, September 2
Doors 5:30pm | Show 7:00pm

Kings Theatre
1027 Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11226

About the Event

A hugely successful Nigerian duo, P-Square gained fame for their high-energy R&B, hip-hop, and dance-oriented sound. Consisting of the twin brothers Peter Okoye and Paul Okoye, the duo has attracted a global fanbase with the release of albums including 2005’s Get Squared, 2007’s Game Over, and 2009’s Danger, spawning hits including “Bizzy Body,” “No One Like You,” and “E No Easy.” After disbanding in 2016, P-Square reunited and will embark on a world tour in 2022.

Iconic Afrobeats duo PSquare will be performing live on September 2nd, at The Kings Theater in Brooklyn. The twin brother duo previously split up and are now back together for their 100 City Reunion World Tour. In addition to a long awaited reunion, this group inspired many of our current afrobeats stars and truly represents the ever-evolving essence of the Afrobeats genre. Their latest single, “Jaiye” has over 2M views on YouTube within just 3 days of its release.

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Sean Kingston The Road to Deliverance Tour 2022

Friday, August 5, 2022

Sony Hall
235 West 46th Street New York, NY, 10036

Doors: 6:00pm / Show: 8:00pm

General Admission – Standing Room
• $35 Advance / $45 Day of Show
• Limited Seating Available First Come, First Served

VIP Side Wing Seating
• $75 Advance / $85 Day of Show
• Includes Guaranteed Seating in Designated Section

• Full Dinner Menu Available
• All Ages

www.seankingstonmusic.com

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BIO

Having dedicated nearly his entire life to music and achieving superstardom when he was just 17, Sean Kingston has amassed an untold amount of experience as a singer/songwriter over the years. On his third full-length album Back 2 Life, he builds on that experience by greatly expanding his songwriting role, nixing the multi-producer approach of his last release, and pushing for a fresh new sound. Like his 2007 self-titled debut (featuring the double-platinum breakout hit “Beautiful Girls”) and sophomore album Tomorrow (featuring the smash singles “Fire Burning” and “Face Drop”), Back 2 Life fuses reggae, hip-hop, R&B, and electro to create melody-soaked pop.

All throughout Back 2 Life, Kingston boldly proves how far he’s come since he first began recording songs on the tiny personal studio his mother bought him when he was 11 years old. Back then, Kingston would whip up his own reggae-pop hybrids and perform them at local block parties and talent shows in Miami (to which he returned after spending several years living with his family in Ocho Rios, Jamaica). But when his mother was convicted of tax evasion and bank fraud and sent to federal prison, the 15-year-old Kingston had to put his music dreams on temporary hold. After a brief period of homelessness, Kingston began bouncing around the homes of his friends and relatives and ultimately landed a lawn-mowing job to earn the money he needed to make a demo.

Thanks largely to Kingston’s dogged persistence in pursuing every hit-making producer he could find online, that demo ended up getting him signed to Rotem’s then-newly-launched label Beluga Heights in 2006—a deal quickly followed by a joint contract with Epic Records and the release of a debut album that went on to sell more than a million copies worldwide, and spawn three back-to-back Top 10 singles. Kingston released his follow-up album Tomorrow in 2009.

With a voracious appetite for music including “everything from Taylor Swift to Ne-Yo to Musiq Soulchild to Paramore”—as well as a deep reverence for artists like Bob Marley, Outkast, and Lauryn Hill—Kingston has broadened his musical role by serving as a songwriter for such performers as Jason Derulo (“What Ya Say”) and Iyaz (“Replay”) and discovering new musical talents (including Iyaz, whom Kingston found online and signed to his Time Is Money Entertainment label). Still, having sold more than 12.5 million tracks to date, Kingston’s top priority is continually elevating his own music into new and unexpected territory.

One Africa Music Fest NYC 2021 / The Biggest Afrobeats Festival In The World

Friday October 1, 2021

Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island Boardwalk
3052 West 21st Street
Brooklyn, NY 11224

Featuring Live:
Wurld / Kranium / Flavour / Olamide / Tiwa Savage / Harmonize / Kwaw Kese / D12 / Oxlade / Bella Shmurda / Rema / Tome / Busiswa / DJ Buka / DJ Big Skipp / DJ Young Kofi

About the Event

One Africa Music Fest is the most prestigious leading platform in showcasing Africa’s best and brightest talents, with the sole aim of solidifying Africa’s position within the entertainment industry on a global level.

Afrobeats Music is currently the fastest growing music genre, gaining global recognition and having internationally known talents tapping into this unique sound. One Africa Music Fest is not only providing that platform for African talents to showcase their music and talents but is also fast becoming a movement and lifestyle part of millennial mindset that is transcending demographics.

We see this concept as a critical contribution to the development and awareness of African Music/Talents Globally. The results will be the expansion of physical and digital entertainment and lifestyle distribution, creating partnership opportunities around the globe.

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Mas Domnik The Real Mas 2020

Mas Domnik The Real Mas 2020

Saturday, January 18 – Wednesday, February 26, 2020

The 2020 Mas Domnik Calendar of events will feature a vast array of events to include calypso tents, calypso monarch competitions, village carnivals, princess shows, traditional “ole” mas festivals, pageants, street jump ups and private fetes and parties. This year’s Carnival celebrations will see the return of International Artiste Night the weekend before Carnival as well as Kiddies Carnival on the Sunday immediately before the street jump up days.

For more information visit their website.

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tarrus riley at sony hall 2/27/20

TARRUS RILEY W/ SPECIAL GUEST DEAN FRASER & BLAK SOIL BAND

TARRUS RILEY W/ SPECIAL GUEST DEAN FRASER & BLAK SOIL BAND

Thursday, February 27, 2020

Sony Hall
235 West 46th Street New York, NY, 10036

Doors: 7:00pm / Show: 8:30pm

General Admission – Standing Room
• $35 Advance / $40 Day of Show
• Limited Seating Available First Come, First Served

VIP Side Wing Seating
• $100 Advance / $110 Day of Show
• Includes Guaranteed Seating in Designated Section

• Full Dinner Menu Available
• All Ages

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BIO

Tarrus Riley’s foray into music was inevitable. The talented singer and songwriter was always surrounded by music from an early age. His father is veteran reggae singer Jimmy Riley.
Riley has learnt a lot by merely being in the environment of the music business. He caught on very quickly and made his recording debut as a teenager. “I’ve always loved music; I used to deejay but everyone used to encourage me to sing. They used to call me “Singy Singy” because I was always singing,” Riley commented.

In 2004, Tarrus released his debut album, Challenges. “I was fortunate to have recorded my debut album with an independent label out of Miami”.

The secret to his success is quite simple – “when preparation meets opportunity”, stated a self-assured Riley. ‘I sing for the people – this is the contribution I can make and after I make a song; it isn’t even mine anymore; it belongs to the people.”
Known for his ‘healing’ music, Tarrus released his sophomore album Parables in 2006 to widespread acclaim and spawned hit singles – “Stay With You”, “Beware”, “She’s Royal”, “Lion Paw”, among others. “I worked on Parables with Dean Fraser and I wasn’t surprised at the success it has had, but how fast it all happened”, Riley reflected.

“I’ve known Dean a long time and to work with him on something as great and historic as Parables, is an honour”, he also said. “Parables was a confidence builder and has set the foundation for everything else that I will bring to my audience”.
“I define myself so I make thought-provoking music about Black consciousness and experiences. I want to open people’s minds and let them think. My music isn’t prejudiced towards colour, class, creed or nationality,” he explained passionately.
“I target women and children with my music because slavery tampered with the woman’s mind and that’s why I wrote She’s Royal. She’s the head of the household so she has the power to influence the young men and women of tomorrow,” Riley added.
Tarrus works with a group of friends on a movement proudly titled BLAKSOIL – Bredren Living According King Selassie-I Overstanding & Iritical Livity. Through this movement, Riley hopes to further target the consciousness of our women and children.

Riley has consistently racked up awards for his work. Among his accolades are Best Singer, Male Vocalist, Cultural Artiste, Song of the Year, and Best Song.

Some of the awards institutions which have rewarded Riley include the Youth View Awards, The Star People’s Choice Awards, EME Awards, and the Reggae Academy awards.
Said Riley, ‘I have received awards both locally and internationally. But to be honest, the best award I receive consistently is from the people themselves – when I can look in their faces and see the impression my music has made – that is the best award I can ever get’.

Nonetheless, Tarrus is the proud holder of CVM’s 15th Anniversary Award, held in February 2009, for the ‘Most Admired Song in the Past 15 Years’ for the hit, “She’s Royal”. “That award really means a lot to me because it was chosen by the people in the streets,” said Riley.
In 2009 Riley released his third opus Contagious on Cannon Production. The album was distributed by VP Records. It contained the hits Start Anew, Contagious, Good Girl Gone Bad featuring Konshens and Superman, a cover of a Robin Thicke original.

2010 saw the release of the chart topper Protect the People, which scaled several charts in Jamaica and across the Caribbean.

Early 2011 saw the release of the Black History themed Shaka Zulu Pickney which was featured on the Nyabingi rhythm from Bombrush Music. The video for the song which was directed by Storm Saulter was well received upon its release.
His interest in educating the youth about Black History resulted in the Tarrus Riley Freedom Writers Competition, which ran on Jamaica’s Irie FM radio station.

2011 also saw the release of videos for hit singles including Come Ova and Never leave I. Both songs have become anthems on Jamaican radio as well as in several Caribbean territories.
Riley has performed on several stages around the world. His performances have drawn credible reviews from the media in the Caribbean, North America, the United States and Europe.
Riley tours Europe once each year, performing on the major reggae festivals in several European countries.
Riley’s most recent high profile performances include the 2011 Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival, Reggae Sumfest 2010, Betty Wright and Friends in concert in Jamaica, and the Palmyra Foundation’s Fundraising event.

Among his accolades in 2011 were the EME Awards (Excellence in Music and Entertainment) for Vocalist of the Year Male and Cultural Artiste of the Year. Riley also copped the 2011 Youth View Award for Cultural Artiste of the Year.

Riley released the acoustic album Mecoustic (Soulbeats Records) in 2012. He toured Europe between April and May 2012 to promote the album.
In 2013 he walked away with two IRAWMA awards. The Best Male Vocalist, and Most Cultural/Educational Entertainer for 2012.

His “Gimmie Likkle One Drop” was added to BBC’s 1Xtra’s Official Playlist. This means the song will not only be played during reggae or dancehall segments, but will also be played everyday throughout the day. “This is a huge accomplishment for reggae music”, says David Rodigan.
Shane Brown of Juke Boxx Productions, joined Dean Fraser as core members of the management team in April 2013. According to Fraser “All we really did was to make a little adjustment and interject Shane into the team”.
In February 2014, Tarrus released “Love Situation” The album Love Situation is produced by Dean Fraser for Cannon, assisted by talents such as Shane C Brown of Juke Boxx Productions, Mitchum ‘Khan’ Chin and Jordan McClure.
The project was mixed by Shane C Brown and Romel Marshall and mastered by Grammy award winning engineer Michael Fuller.

The tracks Burn My Desire, Dem A Watch, Thank You, Cry No More, Special Occasion and Sail Away featuring the Godfather of Deejays, U Roy are all above average and are testimony to the fact that despite the debauchery and violence that some of Jamaica’s younger entertainers prefer to offer up as ‘music’, hope is still on the horizon and Reggae is very much alive and kicking. The album also features collaborations with another veteran deejay Big Youth and Mr Checks.
To share the same space with Tarrus Riley is to realise that humility and positively are two of his strong attributes.
“It’s good to be good. I am just a different person. I try to be positive. I get my inspiration from the people, the teachings of my mother and father. Inspiration is actually In Spirit Action that’s what the word means,” he said.

Reggae music earns billions in US dollars annually but sadly, less than one per cent of that profit finds its way to Jamaica. Riley recognises that much needs to be done in order to repatriate the business of Reggae to the land of its birth.
He is of the view that local stakeholders need to invest more in the music in order to gain more benefits and essentially assist in building Jamaica’s economy.

“The mindset has to change. The whole attitude towards music has to change. I don’t think we appreciate what we have. It a career and I take it seriously. When we see others do something we bawl and say they are taking our things but its because they appreciate what we do. Everybody wants to do the right thing,” he said we bawl and say they are taking our things but it’s because they appreciate what we do. Everybody wants to do the right thing,” he said.

Riley toured the US promoting the album in February and is back on the road in the US again in June. In August he will tour the United Kingdom and Europe later this year.