WORLD TELEVISION PREMIERE: JAN 1 2008 SAIDA BABA TALIBAH: STEPPING OUT Saidah Baba Talibah is a truly gifted performer, who possesses a refreshingly energetic personality and a presence that exudes a shimmering warmth. Her voice, powerful and inspiring, holds a deep-seated sensuality and a soulful mastery rivaled by such music legends as Minnie Riperton and…
WORLD TELEVISION PREMIERE: JAN 1 2008 SAIDA BABA TALIBAH: STEPPING OUT Saidah Baba Talibah is a truly gifted performer, who possesses a refreshingly energetic personality and a presence that exudes a shimmering warmth. Her voice, powerful and inspiring, holds a deep-seated sensuality and a soulful mastery rivaled by such music legends as Minnie Riperton and…
Season’s Greetings from all of us here at CaribbeanTales and Leda Serene. Looking for a gift to give this Christmas? Trinidadian author and artist Valerie Belgrave’s historical romance novel Ti Marie is launched in the US this month, and can also by ordered online @ Amazon as well as www.valeriebelgrave.bravehost.com “Ti Marie” is a truly…
4th in our series of documentaries HEART BEAT profiling Caribbean-Canadian musicians,“The Making Of Alex Cuba” is the Toronto Star’s Choice for this Tuesday night viewing! From the Cuban countryside to rural British Columbia discover, we present Juno winner Alex Cuba.Director Safiya Randera’s gorgeous documentary observes the artist in his emerging success as an international musician,…
World Television Premiere: December 11th on BRAVO! EPISODE 3: Nick “Brownman” Ali: The Life and Times of Brown Toronto jazz creator Brownman is a force of nature. This restless inventive doc captures his prodigious talent, and contagious passion for his art. SHOT, DIRECTED & EDITED BYAlberto Suarez ARTIST PROFILEBorn Nick ‘Brownman’ Ali, in Trinidad; ‘Brown’…
Singer/songwriter Drew Gonsalves and the members of Kobo Town are one of Toronto’s most exciting contemporary calypso bands. In ‘Storytelling’, these talented musicians invite us into the dazzling world of wordplay and images that define calypso tradition and Trinidadian culture, reflecting on their ten-year musical journey to Kobo Town and sharing the musical styles and…
Tonight tune in to Bravo for Ep 1 of our brand new documentary series Heart Beat, featuring Master Drummer Muhtadi. View the Trailer for the show right here.And to celebrate the Series launch, last week CKLN 88.1’s Verlia Stevens sat down in studio with Muhtadi to talk about the series, his music and his life.…
…Reminders… On Sunday 25th November: Following a “Filmmakers’ Brunch” hosted by the NYADFF, A Winter Tale will receive it’s second New York screening. Where & When: THALIA THEATRE2537 Broadway at 95th Street @ 6pm To order tickets for A Winter Tale : (212) 864-1760 or Click here On Monday 26th November: the Trane Studio presents…
Dear Friends: Thank you for coming out in such numbers to the extraordinary Tribute to Jamaica’s icon Leonie Forbes, hosted by the Jamaican Consulate in New York yesterday evening. I sincerely hope that you will join Miss Forbes, actor Peter Williams and other members of our cast for the Opening Night Gala for A Winter…
Nigerian scam using my name. If you receive the below from “me” – do not send money, it’s a well-documented “Nigerian” fraud scam. I have been locked out of this account (awintertale@gmail.com), and cannot do anything to stop it. I have reported it to the police, and written to google, but they haven’t responded yet.…
Please come to MOVIE NIGHT at the TRANE – and see WHAT MY MOTHER TOLD ME, as well as previews of two more of our stunning HEART BEAT DOCS. HEART BEAT begins airing weekly on BRAVO! from November 27th @ 7pm. On Monday 26th Novemember, the Trane Studio has invited me to present a special…
Leonie Forbes to be honored by Consulate General of Jamaica in New YorkToronto – November 7, 2007 Actor and Broadcaster Leonie Forbes will be honored at a special reception being hosted by the Jamaican Consulate General in New York on Tuesday November 20, 2007, to recognize her work as a film artist who has achieved…