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The New Jersey-based Sunshine Awards Organization on Friday announced that the co-founder of the Sunshine Awards Hall of Fame, Trinidadian calypsonian Dr. Hollis “Chalkdust” Liverpool was honored on Jan. 29, with the prestigious title, Prof. Emeritus by the Board of Governors of the University of Trinidad and Tobago for his

Every five years the United Nations acknowledge individuals who dedicate their lives to service humanity. With that purposeful intent, a Feb. 28 deadline nears for a select committee to decide the 2025 winners. According to the UN Outreach Programme on the Transatlantic Slave Trade and Slavery, two eligible individuals —

Renowned dancehall artist Kemar Christopher Dwaine Ottey, popularly known as Ding Dong, has set the dancehall scene abuzz with his latest single, “Danca Bwoy.” “The track, which delves into Ding Dong’s journey in the music industry, highlights his achievements and addresses the criticisms he has faced throughout his career,” Jamaican-born

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) proved the biggest winner throughout the 67th annual Grammy Awards salute to music in Los Angeles, California. In addition to celebrating excellence in the industry, on the second day, of the second month of 2025, an eclectic assembly of talented personalities expressed validity for a

Singing “51 Years,” Hercules Sunday night was crowned the 2025 Grenada New York Independence Monarch, maintaining his sheer dominance of Grenadian calypsos in New York for a record seventh time. “Grenada, 51 years of independence, it was a different type of independence song, congratulating Grenada on 51 years of independence

On Feb. 1, the newly-opened Bronx Music Hall will host the New York City premiere of the 2019 documentary, “Studio 17: The Lost Reggae Tapes,” which chronicles the roots of the genre beginning from a family-owned record store in Kingston, Jamaica.  The late legendary producer Quincy Jones called “Studio 17”