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Caribbean Music

Island Pride – Tessanne Wins The Voice!

December 18, 2013 by afrobella 12 Comments

Island Pride – Tessanne Wins The Voice!

  I’m not usually one for reality show singing competitions, but two main factors can suck me into any kind of television programming. #1 – show me a competitor with true, raw, undeniable talent and #2 – let me know that someone on the show is from the Caribbean and is proud to represent our…

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Filed Under: Featured, Jams, Pop Culture Tagged With: afrobella jams, Caribbean, Caribbean Music, island girls, jamaica, jams, Pop Culture, Tessanne, Tessanne Chin, The Voice

Meeting Beres Hammond

June 25, 2012 by afrobella 11 Comments

Meeting Beres Hammond

If you don’t know the name Beres instantly – much less the man’s first and last name – this story won’t mean much to you. If you’re unfamiliar with Beres Hammond, let me put it into context. That’s like me posting about meeting Al Green, or Ronald Isley, or dare I say, Stevie Wonder. Beres…

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Filed Under: Featured, Pop Culture Tagged With: beres hammond, Caribbean culture, Caribbean Music, Featured, full-image, Pop Culture, reggae

RIP Heavy D – Things We Can Learn From the Overweight Lover’s Legacy

November 10, 2011 by afrobella 23 Comments

RIP Heavy D – Things We Can Learn From the Overweight Lover’s Legacy

Hip hop legend Dwight Arrington Myers, known and loved by the world as “Heavy D,” passed away on Tuesday at the age of 44. And the news is hitting me hard for a couple of reasons. Even though I grew up in Trinidad, Heavy D was known and loved and was a big part of…

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Filed Under: Featured, Jams, Randomness Tagged With: afrobella jams, Caribbean Music, celebrities, dancehall music, hip hop, music, Pop Culture, RIP

Sparrow Sang For Me

November 10, 2008 by afrobella 33 Comments

Sparrow Sang For Me

Almost exactly a year ago, I had the interview of a lifetime. The all time calypso king of the world, The Mighty Sparrow was set to come to Miami for a special show at the Arsht Center called Calypso at Dirty Jim’s. Non-Caribbean readers, let me explain how big this was for me. Sparrow is…

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Filed Under: Jams, Pop Culture Tagged With: Caribbean Music

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