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.
Double For My Troubles, the brand new lovers-rock single by Richie Stephens and Sanchez, is already trending in reggae communities all over the world. It was written by Stephens, and is a tribute to women who stand by their men through good and bad times. The official video, which preceded the song’s release, has both men singing to an audience of attentive ladies, dressed in all white, hanging on their every word.
Sanchez and Stephens are coming into 2023 strong! Last August Richie Stephens blessed us with his phenomenal album – Reverse the Curse – which has three certified hits: Valley, Reverse the Curse and Born Blessed. As for Sanchez, at the 2022 Grand Gala Independence Anniversary Celebrations in Kingston, he was presented with the Music Icon Award by the Government of Jamaica. He also recently shared Original Song, another record that’s co-produced by Richie Stephens.
Double For My Troubles comes to us courtesy of Pot Of Gold Records and Sanmonik Productions. It can be streamed and/or downloaded on Apple Music, Spotify, iTunes, Tidal and all other digital music platforms. And based on the following statement made by Stephens, we can all anticipate more love songs in the coming months: “For 2023 I have decided to write some love songs for the ladies and so far everyone who have heard ‘Double For My Troubles’ says Sanchez and I are sounding better than ever.”
Three years ago, on January 26th, Rastafarian recording artist Jah Bouks opened Angola Restaurant at Old Pera Point in St. Thomas, Jamaica (next to the old sugar estate tower).
In a few weeks from now – on February 5, 2023 – Bouks will be joined by I-Wayne for the three-year anniversary celebration. There will be an open mic segment, lots of prizes and giveaways, as well as music by Nigerian-American selector DJ Demo and Shock Wave Sound.
Afro-gospel singer, Samuel Suh, has released a new single titled Grace. It’s a soulful inspirational track about the goodness and incomprehensible love of the Almighty.
About My Father’s Business and Heaven Bound Entertainment present Gospel Fest 2023 on February 25th at the Stockton Memorial Civic Auditorium – 525 North Center Street – in Stockton, California.
Headlining acts are Le’Andria Johnson, Wess Morgan, Kelontae Gavin and James Fortune; and the opening artists are Ashling Cole, Joe Douglass and Sop. Tickets are available on eventbrite.