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The Middle
Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey
Psycho
Post Malone Feat. Ty Dolla $ign
Nice For What
Drake
Never Be The Same
Camila Cabello
Delicate
Taylor Swift
No Tears Left To Cry
Ariana Grande
In My Blood
Shawn Mendes
Meant To Be
Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line
God’s Plan
Drake
Mine
Bazzi
EVERYTHING IS LOVE
The Carters
Nasir
Nas
Youngblood
5 Seconds Of Summer
Liberation
Christina Aguilera
Post Traumatic
Mike Shinoda
The Greatest Showman
Soundtrack
SQUARE UP (EP)
BLACKPINK
Redemption
Jay Rock
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XXXTENTACION
KIDS SEE GHOSTS
KIDS SEE GHOSTS
Presented by
wireless
Dancehall Haitian Heritage Month
with Major Lazer. His melodious
vocal in major commercials
for Bacardi Rum,
Pepsi and the brand, LG, has
made his voice one of the
most recognizable on the
music scene.
The performer whose bestselling
single “Step Out” from
the album with the same
name, made him a household
name, and a breakout success
on the dancehall scene. But
10 years before that success,
Busy Signal, had burst on to
the dancehall scene as part
of iconic deejay Bounty Killer’s
Alliance crew, becoming
a leader in dance hall music,
and a solo artist.
His successful projects,
“Loaded” and “D.O.B” further
showcased Signal’s “outsideof
the-box” lyrical displays
and eclectic ear for rhythms,
and in 2012, he went back to
basics, with “Reggae Music
Again,” an all-Reggae set,
selected as one of the top 10
albums of the year, by the
British Broadcasting Corporation
(BBC).
Caribbean L 46 ife, May 10–16, 2019 BQ
George Clinton performs and his Parliament Funkadelic will perform during this year’s Central
Park Summerstage. Chris Pizzello / Invision / Associated Press
According to Jennifer Valentin,
publicity manager for
VP Music Group, Inc., Busy
Signal, has enjoyed a fruitful
partnership with Major
Lazer, who featured him
on their 2013 international
smash “Watch Out For This
(Bumaye)” and “Jump” off
2017’s Know No Better EP,
as well as on the title track
from No Doubt’s Major Lazerproduced
album, “Push and
Shove.”
A remixed version of “Jump”
could be heard in Bacardi’s
“Dance Floor” commercial
campaign currently airing on
TVs across North America.
A pioneer in dancehall and
Afro fusion, Busy Signal has
also cultivated deep ties with
Africa, frequently performing
in countries such as Zimbabwe
and Gambia, according to
Valentin.
His recent hits include,
“Stay So,” “One Way” and
newest release, “Got To Tell
You.”
“With one foot firmly
planted in the core Caribbean
market and the
other always exploring new
sounds and styles, count
on Busy to go on another
epic musical journey,” said
Valentin.
liams, a reggae fan said.
Summerstage organizers
have extended their audiences
to connect with audiences in
16 neighborhood parks in every
borough.
Calypso music lovers will
find appeal and also “get lit”
when The Mighty Sparrow
arrives on July 5 with a bill to
feature Casym Steel Orchestra
for a free, outdoor concert at
Springfield Park in Queens.
Later in the season look for
another Summerstage concert
date at Marcus Garvey Park in
Harlem on Aug. 18. Headlined
by the Wailers’ own Julian
Junior Marvin with Queen
Majesty, plenty of righteous
reggae will keep the crowds
in motion.
Parks in every borough will
offer jazz, hip-hop, calypso,
reggae, salsa, spoken word,
Afrobeat, indie, dance and
films from June to October —
all free.
Brooklyn gets a bonus with
a bonus beach, boardwalk and
an amusement park at a Coney
Island venue Summerstage
proudly boasts as a sure attraction.
Most alluring too is the skyshow
— an often added fireworks
attraction on Fridays
For more check www.summerstage.
org
BRIC in Brooklyn was first
to announce the opening night
attraction on June 4 of their
41st annual BRIC Celebrate
Brooklyn! Festival at Prospect
Park Bandshell.
Opening with Patti LaBelle
crowds are sure to connect as
she delivers flavorful samplings
from her catalogue of hits when
she led the trio The Bluebells
and later LaBelle with Nona
Hendryx and Sarah Dash as
well as those she surpassed as
a solo singer.
BRIC’s schedule with a
shorter season runs to August
but also packs a whoppingly
diverse lineup. Look out for
Salif Keitu on July 13 with
Courtnee Roze on the schedule
at www.bricartsmedia.
org
Lincoln Square Summer
Concert Series on Thursday
nights begin on June 6 and
ends Aug. 29.
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The event will be held on
Saturday, May 25, 2019, 8 pm
at the Peter Norton Symphony
Space, Peter Jay Sharp Theatre,
2537 Broadway at 95th St.,
Manhattan.
Haitian singer, composer,
dancer, and Red Cross Ambassador,
Emeline Michel is internationally
acclaimed for fusing
pop, jazz, blues, and traditional
Haitian rhythms into deeply
moving, joyful music delivered
with a charismatic live show.
She was hailed by The New
York Times as “the
dancing ambassador
with a voice serene
and warm like the
breeze.” Emeline
is active in social
causes in Haiti and
around the world,
and President Clinton
chose her as the
Headline Performer
for the 2006 Clinton
Global initiative in
NYC.
Singer, composer,
and producer, Mikaben
blends a variety
of musical genres
with kompa, the
dance music and
modern méringue
of Haiti with African
roots.
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SUMMER
TREATS
Singer, composer, and
producer Mikaben.
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