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Jamaican-born and Toronto-based reggae singer Exco Levi made history at the Juno Awards On Sunday, March 15, when he won his record fourth Juno Award for Reggae Recording of the Year for his song “Welcome the King.” Exco Levi, was born Wayne Ford Levy on June 7, 1981 in Manchester and grew up in Clarendon, Jamaica. Exco Levi is now a Toronto-based reggae musician who quickly entered the Canadian reggae music scene after emigrating in 2005. His Juno-award project is a single from his anticipated debut full-length album, Country Man, released on March 18. In 2012, won the Juno Award …

Contact Staff For 37 years Learie Joseph has been centre stage as one of the Caribbean’s leading comedians. During that time he has made tens of thousands of people from the Caribbean to North America roll over with laughter from his antics and wise-cracks, but not too many of them know the road he took to getting to the place he is today. Joseph, who was able to distinguish himself among the multitudes in his native Trinidad and Tobago where every next man or woman is a comedian, could easily make audiences cry if he told them of the days …

I have great news for Montreal Soca lovers. Your resident DJ Production Sounds has been an official member of the elite group called Team Soca since late 2014. Over the years I have been saying to myself that it’s only a matter of time before we have a vehicle to help Soca music, make its big international breakthrough. Also to help  make information on Montreal’s Soca scene accessible to people around the world. You must have likely heard of TeamSoca.com and their online radio station with skilled DJs, and of course their unique clothing line. I can now say with …

Contact Staff Ask anyone of them and they will tell why they were really in Trinidad for Carnival 2015: it was not only for the non-stop partying (some All-Inclusives ranged from $500-$3000-TTdollars) at Machel Monday, Girls Night Out, Battle of The Sexes and Bacchanal Wednesday. It wasn’t just to join the over 30,000 revelers at Soca Monarch, or to be getting on bad in the North Stands for Panorama or the Demarche Gras Show. Or to lanai on the streets for old-time mas, children’s carnival, J’Ouvert, Monday Day Night mas or the two big parade days. Oh yes, they ate …

Contact Staff Montreal’s emerging star of stage Lucinda Davis will take on the central role in the Black Theatre Workshop and Imago Theatre presentation of the Canadian premiere of random, a play by award-winning U.K. playwright debbie tucker green, directed by Micheline Chevrier. The play which tells the story of a Black family whose lives are forever changed by a tragic act of violence, is described as “offering a human perspective on the prevalence of youth violence targeted at men in Black communities” and will bring to the fore Davis’s exceptional talent as she portrays myriad characters in “ a …

Contact Staff Dawn Tyler Watson has established herself as one of the city’s most accomplished performers and has earned her place among Canada’s Blues elite. On Sunday, March 8, she will thrill audiences at the annual Taste of Tea evening as part of Playmas Montreal Cultural Association celebration of International Women’s Day and the presentation of the Women of Merit Awards to six outstanding entrepreneurs and professionals. Watson who has also distinguished herself as an actor and songwriter has earned national and international recognition and commendations for her style, entrancing voice and stage presence. She’s the recipient of three Canadian …

Now that Carnival 2015 is in the history books in Trinidad and Tobago and life may be returning to normal here. But for artistes, dj’s and others in the Caribbean communities in the diaspora, the end of carnival in T&T means the beginning of preparation to spread the love of carnival and soca to other cities around the world. For you Soca lovers who are expecting real time information about the 2015 Trinidad carnival whenever you open the pages of the Contact … yes the results are in for the various competitions. But first let me “toot my own horn” …

Montreal born Hip Hop veteran is a musical force Egbert Gaye You can call him Force Dawg, you can call him Daforce, call him what you will, but know this: he has been on the Hip Hop circuit longer than most and the wealth of knowledge and experience he has gathered over the years is the confidence to know how to make things happen in the industry. He was born in Montreal, but his dad was a studio musician who travelled where the music called, so young Dominic Laforce spent his early years in many area codes across Canada and …

Calypsonian Inspector and local b-baller Shawn Brown will receive awards Contact Staff On Saturday, February 21, nationals and friends of the tri-island state of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique will gather at the Eveagreen Hall for a gala celebration to mark the nation’s 41st anniversary of Independence. The event will unfold as a dinner, show, award ceremony and dance. And as it has been over the years, it’s expected to showcase the best of the Isle of Spice with its pulsating culture and people. One of the highlights of the evening will be a feature address delivered by one of …