If it’s true that song and dance add color to every people, the music, movement and creativity that have been part of the annual Black and Caribbean street parade...

In the last issue of The Montreal Community Contact, I examined the origins of Jamaica’s first popular music, Mento… The Calypso Of Yard, so to speak. It gives us...

Let me first and foremost wish all the Community Contact readers and Soca and Reggae lovers a Happy, Prosperous and Healthy New year. As most of us are fortunate...

When legendary crooner Harry Belafonte went into the studio to record his landmark multi-platinum selling RCA album “Calypso” in 1956, his goal was to introduce North-American audiences to Jamaican...

Faybee’s at McKenzie Park on June 24 The Saint Jean Baptiste (Quebec’s national day) celebration is a day for many in our community to get outdoors and enjoy some...

From May 14, wearing a mask in several enclosed or partially enclosed public places is no longer mandatory. On public transit and at healthcare facilities, the obligation is maintained....

The 5th annual Spice Island Cultural Festival, will nice up Montreal from July 8 to July 10. The festival staged by Spice Island Cultural Day Association of Quebec (SICDAQ)...

Rosie Awori (LJI) No one can blame Cultural Farmer (Grell Jack) for really “liking himself” these days. After all the high-energy Montrealer is celebrating the release of a musical...

Rosie Awori (LJI) & Egbert Gaye So far carnival loving Trinbagonians are anything but excited about this year’s hastily organized celebration that is supposed to climax on Feb 28...

First and foremost I would like to offer my condolences to not only Loveman Kent’s family and friends but to our whole community. Loveman Kent passed away Wednesday, January...