Written by Keisha Martin | AskBlondieTV Mystic Bowie’s Talking Dreads brought a distinctly Jamaican pulse to New England this past weekend, taking audiences from the waterfront in Bath, Maine, to Plymouth, Massachusetts, during a two-city run filled with music, movement and unmistakable crowd energy. Bowie hit the road with an all-star lineup featuring Dan Thomas on guitar, Chris Ball on bass, Jason Metcalf on keyboards, and Kat Douglas and Keisha Martin on vocals. The weekend opened...

QUEENS, N.Y. — A few light showers may have greeted New York on Saturday, August 8, but by the time the 12th Annual Bankra Caribbean Culture Festival was underway, Archie Spigner Park in St. Albans had transformed into a vibrant celebration of Caribbean heritage. Presented by Braata Productions, the free annual festival brought generations together for a day steeped in culture, music, food, art and community. Across the park, families unfolded blankets and settled into lawn chairs as children...

For years, the name T.O.K. has rung a bell throughout the dancehall diaspora, and their recent performance at Crown Hill Theatre in Brooklyn proved that the energy, presence, and connection with their audience are still very much alive. The legendary dancehall group arrived at Crown Hill Theatre on time and delivered a performance that had the Brooklyn crowd fully engaged. Performing songs from their impressive catalog of hits, T.O.K. rocked the house and reminded fans why their name...