Reliving “Apocalypse ‘91”  – The Enemy Strikes Back

Reliving “Apocalypse ‘91” – The Enemy Strikes Back

By 1991, seminal rap group Public Enemy not only had rewritten the story of hip-hop and popular music but...

Prince Welcomes U 2 America

Prince Welcomes U 2 America

“Welcome to America, where you can fail at your job, get fired, rehired and get a seven hundred billion...

Vybz Kartel might be what the doctor ordered in the J’can government’s vaccine campaign

Vybz Kartel might be what the doctor ordered in the J’can government’s vaccine campaign

Five years into his lifetime sentence, Adidja Palmer  aka Vybz Kartel is still a power house in the Dancehall...

Michèle Stephenson’s   Stateless unwraps layers of  institutionalized oppression

Michèle Stephenson’s Stateless unwraps layers of institutionalized oppression

One of the takeaways filmmaker Michèle Stephenson has from her most recent documentary is that statelessness is an example...

Play Dominoes for Cash on September 4

Play Dominoes for Cash on September 4

Do you play Dominoes as a pastime? Have you ever thought of playing Dominoes competitively? Well on September 4,...

CCFA’s Virtual Junior CARIFIESTA Showcase on Aug. 21

CCFA’s Virtual Junior CARIFIESTA Showcase on Aug. 21

On August 21, young Montrealers and their families get to enjoy another taste of the summertime bliss of carnival...

Buju Banton and Shenseea offer up summer time vibes

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...

“The Biz Never Sleeps”

“The Biz Never Sleeps”

Hip-Hop has lost yet another musical and cultural icon. Rapper, beat-boxer, archivist, producer and songwriter, Biz Markie passed away...

It’s all about the culture

It’s all about the culture

If we are to preserve culture we must continue to create it. The past few weeks have been a...

Surviving From Montreal To Nashville And Back

Surviving From Montreal To Nashville And Back

“You know what’s interesting to me about the south? It’s actually more integrated than any other northern city I...