About seasonal customs and traditions
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About seasonal customs and traditions

Trying to maintain our Christmas traditions during these troubled times can be tough. Last year around this time, Montreal was heading into a lockdown and curfew. This year we...

Scholarships and camaraderie as Cornucopia celebrates 41 years
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Scholarships and camaraderie as Cornucopia celebrates 41 years

Rosie Awori (LJI) On Saturday, October 30, a roomful of Montrealers braved the COVID-19 challenges and gathered at the Casa Grecque Restaurant in LaSalle to celebrate with members of...

Shaggy ushers in the holidays with an island vibe
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Shaggy ushers in the holidays with an island vibe

It’s definitely beginning to look and feel like Christmas. Our centres are decorated ever so beautifully, Christmas music is on the airwaves and veteran dancehall artist Shaggy just dropped...

Carib rebrands with a Caribbean Party
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Carib rebrands with a Caribbean Party

It is common knowledge that each Caribbean island is unique, distinct and rare in its own way. But when it comes to music, Jamaica and Trinidad are the two...

Randay: “Born To Make Music”
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Randay: “Born To Make Music”

When asked how his breakfast was as we began our talk from his home in Brossard, Qc., Randay shared with me that he had had eggs for breakfast and...

Buju Banton and Shenseea offer up summer time vibes
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Buju Banton and Shenseea offer up summer time vibes

I confess that I might have been covering a bit more Soca oriented events and personalities over the past few weeks. It’s only because in the summer, Soca music...

Mtl. artiste DBOON STEPS Back INTO THE SPOTLIGHT
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Mtl. artiste DBOON STEPS Back INTO THE SPOTLIGHT

Rosie Awori (LJI) After an eight-year hiatus, Daniel Boone aka DBoon steps back onto the music scene this time as a solo artist and he intends to take full...

We celebrating for Carifiesta 2021 and beyond
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We celebrating for Carifiesta 2021 and beyond

The pandemic has taken our freedom and enjoyment away, but keep the faith as it’s not the end of the world. We’re seeing the light at the end of...

THE MUSIC NEVER STOPS FOR Showtime
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THE MUSIC NEVER STOPS FOR Showtime

In Montreal, music lovers once knew him as Mickey, the likeable and hardworking front-man of the soca band T&T Express, but since 2014 he has become known around the...

The Pandemic and Domestic Violence
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The Pandemic and Domestic Violence

In a recent interview with Machel Montano, he spoke about his new album release and stated that Love don’t give you the right to own a person. On that...