Friday Night Live In The City, a weekly event being presented by reggae-dancehall legend Junior Reid, returns tomorrow (January 20) with General B, Jigsy King and Alozade. All three men will be performing along with support from emerging artists: Black Lion, Jah Breadz, Fyad Arar, Flexxi and Empress DJ.
Location is One Blood Entertainment Center’s headquarters – 39b East Wood Park Road – in Kingston, and starting time is 8pm.
From Friday, February 17th, to Sunday, February 19th, some of hip-hop’s most respected MCs will be in France for the 2023 Triple H Fest (Hip-Hop Heroes Festival). It will be held at Bataclan, which is located at 50 Boulevard Voltaire in Paris.
Attendees will be treated to live performances by Beanie Sigel, Freeway, CL Smooth, Slum Village, Das EFX, AZ, Mobb Deep, Havoc, Big Noyd, Large Professor, Keith Murray, Lord Finesse, Erick Semon , PMD, Kool G Rap, EPMD, The Beatnuts, Masta Ace, Marco Polo, and others. Get tickets here.
In 1995 GZA – a member of Wu-Tang Clan – released Liquid Swords, his second solo studio album. This Sunday (January 22nd) his fans and supporters in California will be able to see him perform the full record live.
He is booked for two sets at Yoshi’s – 510 Embarcadero West – in Oakland. The first show, which is already sold out, is at 7pm, and the second show is at 9pm. Tickets are still available for the latter, and can be purchased on Yoshi’s website.
So far the king of soca – Machel Montano – has celebrated his 40th anniversary in music with shows in the United States, Barbados and Guyana. However, on Friday, February 17th, he will mark the occasion with a major concert at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
Machel 40, as it’s being called, will also feature surprise guest artists from both Trinidad and Nigeria. Most importantly, this is Montano‘s one and only live performance for Trinidad Carnival 2023. Tickets are available on eventbrite.
The city of Miramar will present the 3rd annual Afro Carib Festival on Saturday, February 25th from 5 to 11pm at the Miramar Regional Park Amphitheater – 16801 Miramar Pkwy – in Florida. There will be performances by Koffee, Jacob Forever, J. Perry, Alexander Star and Yung Wylin.
According to the host, Commissioner Alexander P. Davis: “The Afro-Carib Festival brings together musicians, craftsmen, artists, creators, food vendors, and fans in celebration of the power of the Diaspora, who are descendants of native Africans. The Afro-Carib Festival not only honors our collective roots, but also celebrates and shines a spotlight on the beauty of our people and our global cultural impact.”
Gospel Gala will be held at the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts – 701 Okeechobee Blvd – in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Wednesday, February 15. It will feature Tasha Cobbs Leonard in concert, with opening acts Terrion Nelson and The Ebony Chorale of The Palm Beaches, Inc.
Powerhouse gospel singer-songwriter, Tasha Cobbs Leonard rose to fame with her Grammy Award-Winning single “Break Every Chain.” Revered as one of the most glorious voices in modern Christian music, her urban contemporary ballads and ability to blend unique sonic flavors also earned her the 2020 Dove Award for Gospel Artist of the Year.
On Saturday, February 4th, Elm Restoration Church of God, located at 188 East 53rd Street in Brooklyn, New York, will host international gospel singer Rhoda Isabella and local music minister Odayne Rhoden. The occasion is the Love Connection Gospel Concert, which is scheduled to begin at 7pm local time.
Attendees will be asked to make a $40 donation, and the organizers are promising a night of love, praise and revival.
MARIA JACKSON 27 MAGAZINE 