Oct 19, 2024
Cornucopia — the overflowing of abundance — is appropriately being used to describe Braata Productions’ “The Still Standing Remount Concert,” coming to Brooklyn’s Holy Family Auditorium on Oct. 26 at 7 p.m., presenting Jamaica’s famous Braata Singers and its new infusion of cultural elements from Haiti, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago, Dominica and other nations. “We will present a mesmerizing concert experience that pays tribute to the captivating cultures and the rich musical traditions of Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Haiti,” said Braata Productions Artistic Director Andrew Clarke, noting that new members from other nations have been added to the group. “We want to be the preeminent group that reflects the wonderful diversity of the Caribbean,” he said. The popular Braata Singers are the stalwart component of the 15-year-old Braata Productions performing arts company’s successful efforts to bring “theatre, music, folk arts, education, and community outreach” to all New Yorkers. Using Caribbean-inspirational gospel, soca, dancehall and reggae, the Singers embrace their core mission to “showcase and preserve indigenous folk cultures of Jamaica.” But the ensemble’s leaders have added a more inclusive, Caribbean-wide aspect to its Caribbean choral music performances. The Holy Family Auditorium is at 9719 Flatlands Avenue. Concert tickets are available at bit.ly/braatastillstandingconcert, or call (917) 668-2209. ‘Wuk Up Riddim’ is hot As frigid winter weather approaches in the U.S., things are warming up in Trinidad and Tobago for the 2024-2025 Carnival season — and veteran arranger-composer Samuel Archer personally turning up the heat with his musical release “Wuk Up Riddim: Evening Edition.” Visit soulmusicvineyard.com to purchase the new release and other works from the Samuel Archer discography. Listen to the “Wuk Up Riddim: Evening Edition” at Wuk Up Riddim. The carnival music veteran touts his “innovative blending of genres and vibrant Caribbean soundscapes” in the rich compilation release that features Candilla  Williams, Lima Calbio, Orin Richards, HawkEye, and Roger George. Archer’s secret weapons in the release are his infectious African-infused “mid-tempo Kaiso sound, Afrobeats rhythms and the performers’ flair and charisma. Visit soulmusicvineyard.com to purchase the new release and other works from the Samuel Archer discography. Listen to the “Wuk Up Riddim: Evening Edition” at Wuk Up Riddim. Caribbeans for Harris Courtesy: EVERYBODY’S MAGAZINEA pro-Kamala Harris Presidential poll and a book about Caribbean Americans successes in U.S. politics are making news this election year. A poll by Everybody’s Caribbean magazine says Caribbean Americans will overwhelmingly vote for Vice President Kamala Harris in her bid for the U.S. Presidency, and magazine is also banking on Harris’ current political achievements. Everybody’s publisher Herman Hall has penned a “From Founding Father Alexander Hamilton to Vice President Kamala Harris,” a book tracking the progress of Caribbean Americans in the America’s political system. A digital version of the book will be released on Nov. 9, and a soft cover release will take place on Nov. 21. For the magazine’s Presidential poll results and information on the book release, visit everybodysmag.com. Following ‘Chisolm’s Trail’ “From Chisholm’s Trail to Harris’ Run: The Evolution of Black Women in U.S. Presidential Politics,” a panel discussion exploring history of Black women seeking the U.S. Presidency, will be held Oct. 28 at the Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Ave. (at E. 103rd St.) in Manhattan at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. For tickets and information, visit ChisholmsTrail2024. The panel, moderated by Sandra Bookman of WABC TV, includes Dr. Jelani Cobb, dean of Journalism at Columbia University; Dr. Zinga Fraser, director of the Shirley Chisholm Project at Brooklyn College; and Dr. Keisha Blain, professor of Africana Studies and History at Brown University. The event is part of the museum’s Menschel Lecture Series. Heaven-sent jazz Grammy-nominated saxophonist Godwin Louis’ current “Psalms and Proverbs” album is a skillful work melding religious and cultural traditions of his native Haiti, Africa, Europe and Native peoples — creating some of Heaven-sent jazz sounds. Learn more about Louis at godwinlouis.com and purchase “Psalms and Proverbs” at bit.ly/PsalmsandProverbsListen. LUE ROOM MUSIC HandoutGodwin Louis dug into Haiti, Africa, Europe and Native peoples cultures to develop his “Psalms and Proverbs” album. “Psalms and Proverbs,” on the Blue Room Music label, is the second album for the Harlem-born, Connecticut and Port-Au-Prince, Haiti-raised prodigy, who began his saxophone playing at age nine. Louis’ 12-track album takes listeners on a thought-provoking, sometimes celebratory, historical journey, utilizing West African liturgical music, inspirations from 16th-century French compositions and other sources. There’s also a personal angle to the album, which features songs written in concert with Rev. Marcel Louis, the musician’s late father, and other ministers.
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