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Music lovers will have the chance
to hear the work of a titan of world
music as City College Center for
the Arts(CCCA) presents “Emeline
Michel’s Black Pearls,” a special onenight
only concert on Friday, Nov.
15.
An acclaimed artist and an icon of
Haitian music, Emeline Michel has
brought the music of her homeland to
stages across the world for more than
two decades. The 7:30 pm concert will
feature Michel and voices of the new
generationof Haitian singers, Princess
Eud and Riva Précil. The trio, having
joined forces for their recent hit song
“Egzotik,” are sure to delightaudiences
with the energetic and mesmerizing
sounds of their storied island
nation.
Praised by the New York Times as
a “dancing ambassador with a voice
serene and warm like the breeze,”
Michel was born in Gonaïves, Haiti,
and began singing with a gospel choir
there. After studying at the Detroit
Jazz Center, she returned home to
Haiti and musical fame soon followed.
Captivating audiences with her
unique fusion of Haitian rhythms, pop,
jazz and blues, the skillful singer-songwriter
amassed a long list of hit songs
including “Flanm,”“A.K.I.K.O,”“La
Chanson de Jocelyne,” and “Pran
Mem M(Take My Hand).” The “Black
Pearls” concert — its name a nod to
the rare excellence of its performers as
well as to Haiti’s moniker as “the pearl
of the Antilles” — will also feature
the talent of the rising generation of
Vocalist, songwriter and performer Emeline Michel.
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This image released by Focus Features
shows Cynthia Erivo as Harriet
Tubman, left, and Aria Brooks as Anger
in a scene from “Harriet.”
Glen Wilson / Focus Features via
Associated Press
By Vinette K. Pryce
The controversy surrounding whether
or not the image of liberationist
Harriet Tubman should grace the $20
bill would be over if Hollywood writer/
director Kasi Lemmons has anything to
do with convincing the powers.
In her latest film outing “Harriet,”
the director of “Eve’s Bayou” magnifies
the engaging legacy of a heroine named
Moses who led her people to freedom
using a network that became known as
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By Nelson A. King
Marie Driven, the Haitian-American
managing partner of the Brooklynbased
promotion company, Playbook
MG, says Jamaican dancehall queen
Spice has “captured” the world in
reaching new heights after releasing
her long-awaited mixtape, “Captured,”
on Nov. 2 last year.
Driven told Caribbean Life on
Wednesday that the album tackles a
variety of issues, including colorism,
“a topic Spice is very vocal about her
experience with a bad record deal previously,
which accounted for the delay in
the release.”
“The theme of female empowerment
also played an overarching role,” Driven
said, adding that the first anniversary
marks “a mounting list of achievements
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‘Harriet’ goes
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Queen Spice
‘BLACK
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Emeline Michel will perform with special guests
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