New CARIMAS  Festival Promises Fresh Energy
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New CARIMAS Festival Promises Fresh Energy

After being canceled last year due to funding challenges, Montreal’s famed Caribbean parade, previously known as Carifiesta, is set to return this summer under a new name and with...

BERES HAMMOND Live in Concert In MONTREAL
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BERES HAMMOND Live in Concert In MONTREAL

Jamaican reggae singer Beres Hammond is set to captivate audiences in Montreal with a live concert on Saturday, July 27, 2024, at L’Olympia. Known for his lovers rock tunes,...

Basics Journey Into Music
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Basics Journey Into Music

When you speak to Alexander Basuk, popularly known as Basics its clear that his desire is not for fame and applause but to lift the next generation. To allow...

Celebrating  Multicultural Artistry in Montreal
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Celebrating Multicultural Artistry in Montreal

At the core of what he does, Montrealer Kidel Reid’s goal is to promote safe spaces for all people to thrive in. A community worker and the Executive Director...

A LEGACY OF COMMUNITY BUILDING, GEMMA RAEBURN-BAYNES A VISIONARY LEADER
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A LEGACY OF COMMUNITY BUILDING, GEMMA RAEBURN-BAYNES A VISIONARY LEADER

In the summer of 1964, Gemma Raeburn- Baynes started a new chapter. Together with her mother and sister, they left Grenada and made a home for themselves in Parc-Extension...

Erene Anthony: A Lifetime of Service
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Erene Anthony: A Lifetime of Service

Erene Anthony, fondly referred to as Ms. Anthony in the community has dedicated her life to nurturing talents from, the classroom to the church and even outside of Canada....

HOW SHE BLOOMS
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HOW SHE BLOOMS

An hour into the Taste of Tea party, Sandra Anderson is walking on to the stage to receive the Playmas Montreal Cultural Association Woman of Merit Award from the...

Unveiling Althea-Seaman Linear Park
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Unveiling Althea-Seaman Linear Park

In a ceremony on Wednesday, February 28, the Althea-Seaman Linear Park was unveiled, a serene stretch tracing the banks of the Boudrias River near 100th Avenue, where the Seaman...

THE MUSICAL JOURNEY OF FATIMA WILSON
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THE MUSICAL JOURNEY OF FATIMA WILSON

The Steelpan was a permanent fixture in the Salah household. Growing up the youngest of four siblings, Fatima Wilson watched her father, teach all her siblings the steelpan in...

Duke Eatmon’s Journey Through Music and  Education
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Duke Eatmon’s Journey Through Music and Education

A desire to teach was initially Duke Eatmon’s passion. He had plans of going back to school so that he could become a teacher. At the time Eatmon was...