Jamaican duo, Chaka Demus & Pliers, have been confirmed for the 2018 Toronto’s Grace Jerk Festival. The event takes place from August 10th through to the 12th, at Centennial Park (256 Centennial Park Rd) in Etobicoke, Ontario.
For additional information about this event, visit the festival’s official website: http://www.jerkfestival.ca
On July 29, Sizzla Kalonji, Bunji Garlin, Skinny Banton, Ding Dong and other trending Caribbean artists, will all perform at what is considered to be the biggest outdoor Caribbean family event in the Baltimore area, the 2018 DMV Summerfest Concert & Food Festival.
The event, which will run from 12 to 9 PM, is being held at Lake Clifton Park (2701 St. Lo Drive, Baltimore, MD). For additional information, persons should call 443-226-4095.
July just got hotter with the annual Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival New York taking place on Sunday July 22nd at Roy Wilkins Park in Queens, NY. The eighth staging of the tri-state’s “Biggest Caribbean Food and Music Festival” will take place from 12pm to 8pm, and this year will have no shortage of delicious jerk food vendors, entertainment and fun for all ages.
This year, the mainstage will also offer a new genre to the traditional reggae and soca music roster the festival usually provides. Popular West African artist Patoranking will represent for the afro-beats, as the Nigeria born artist will perform hits like “My Woman, My Everything,” which is sure to make his fans come out in droves as well as introduce him to a new audience. African media conglomerate Aflik TV will be there to capture it all. Energy God, Elephant Man who led the recent DC Jerk Festival held on June 10th, will be back for another astounding performance in New York. Fresh off the success of her single “Walking Trophy,” Hood Celebrityy will be back for the second year in a row to now headline and present the audience with some of her other big hits, representing for modern Caribbean women. Other performers will also include reggae band L.U.S.T., young dancehall artist Jahmiel and the group New Kingston who also performed recently in DC.
Entertainment on the main stage will begin at 12pm and will feature a variety of traditional and folk performances which will keep patrons entertained as well as enlightened. Patrons are encouraged to come out early to enjoy all the performances such as Braata Productions, which comprise performances by the Braata Folk Singers, the Jamaican Junkanoo Masqueraders along with the talented singer, Andrew Clarke and some Ring Ding (children’s games) with Dianne Dixon.
Also performing are the Divine Divas, a group of young models/dancers from Washington DC, Asoso International Ensemble (Afro Caribbean drummers and dancers) and a “Kolors in Bloom” fashion show by Kolor Mania Urban Wear.
Tickets are on sale now at www.jerkfestivalny.com and at authorized retail outlets in the New York tri-state area.
On Friday, July 20th, two of Jamaica’s biggest dancehall stars: Sean Paul and Elephant Man, will be performing at On The Grand (located at 425 Bingemans Centre Drive) in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. This is an all ages event.
For additional information, and to purchase tickets visit: http://onthegrand.net/event/sean-paul
Booyaka Sound, known among selectors to have Denmark’s best and deepest selection of Jamaican vinyls, has just been added to the 2018 Aarhus Reggae Festival. Based in Odense, Booyaka Sound is made up of both Selector Vanguard and MC/Selector Dr. Love. The duo are promising patrons of the festival a lively set of topnotch Jamaican music to enjoy and dance to.
The Aarhus Reggae Festival will take place at Voxhall – Vester Allé 15, 8000 – in Aarhus, Denmark on August 24th and 25th. Advanced tickets are available HERE.
Karamanti’s latest single, Be Yourself, which is on the Arioso Legato and Blakkwuman22 Music labels is now available for digital download. It is being distributed by Zojak Worldwide and is the first single from Karamanti’s upcoming album, which is slated for release in the Fall.
Topcat Entertainment presents the 28th annual Jamaica Day Summerfest on Saturday September 1st and 2nd, 2018. Confirmed entertainment includes Tarrus Riley, Dean Fraser, Konshens, Iba Mahr, Elephant Man, Tifa and several other top-tier artists.
The event will be held at the Launch Golf Centre – 27 Director Crt, Woodbridge – in Ontario, Canada.
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