New York, USA - The lineup of activities for the 2014 Labor Day weekend West Indian Carnival is history. And, like a couple of years ago when we were constrained to make scathing reference to the appearance in the Eastern Parkway parade of a few fem
POST BROOKLYN CARNIVAL OBSERVATION Trying to Muzzle Small Media
Photo: (Extreme left) without a flag is carnival boss of bosses southerner William Howard while others such as Governor Andrew Cuomo (center) proudly display Caribbean pride during las
The New Visionaries Pan Foundation filed an official appeal on the unconstitutional motion voted on Tuesday July 15th, to declare the organization and its members “persona non grata” based on [1] The meeting lacked the constitutional quorum of 60% an
Brooklyn, New York - After 46 years of coverage of the annual West Indian American Day Carnival Association's [WIADCA] annual festivities in Brooklyn, in an un-precedented action, the organizers required media indiv
New York, USA - D’Radoes Steel Orchestra led by the affable Junior “Mann” Samuel, taught its other ten fellow competitors a musical lesson and in so doing delivered a “Spankin’,” the effects of which will be felt for a full twelve months - that is,
Panist Paddy Corea and the late steelband arranger Eddie Quarless played sax and flute as session musicians on Beckett's hit album "Calypso Disco," among many others. The album was arranged by Caribbean musical standout Frankie McIntosh.
New York, USA - Musician, arranger and producer Edison Anthony “Eddie” Quarless was born April 9, 1952, in Palo Seco, Trinidad. He passed away from complications from non-Hodgkins lymphoma on J’Ouvert Morning, September 1, 2014, in Brooklyn, New York
Miami, Florida, USA - The scintillating and pulsating music of the steel pan has always played a significant role in the
