36 dancers from African visit Toronto to perform Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring”

36 dancers from African visit Toronto to perform Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring”

By Stephen Weir African dancer Shelly Tetely Ohene-Nyako and 35 other dancers from 14 African countries are in the middle of an around-the-world tour which brings them all to Toronto this weekend. She told the Caribbean Camera yesterday that European and North American audiences who have already caught their Rite of Spring performance were so […]

Nigeria-born Theo Ogundipe drops a raw new single – ‘Plato Freestyle’

Theo Ogundipe was born in Nigeria and raised in the United Kingdom, where he currently resides. Theo’s music is an eclectic fusion of several genres including soul, hip-hop, indie and RnB. It is inspired by his life growing up in the diaspora. His description of his sound is “a smooth lyrical blend of in the […]

Black Market Releasing launches with screening of Sharon Lewis’ Queer film “With Wonder”

Black Market Releasing launches with screening of Sharon Lewis’ Queer film “With Wonder”

In celebration of LGBT History Month, Canada’s Black Market Releasing (BMR) officially launches with a screening of award-winning filmmaker Sharon Lewis’ Queer film “With Wonder”. The soul-searching feature documentary will be followed by a talk back with the Cast & Crew at the Carlton Cinemas. BMR will formally announce the screening dates for the Canadian […]

Miami Junior Carnival – Kids come out to play

Miami Junior Carnival – Kids come out to play

Miami Junior Carnival – Kids come out to play Last weekend saw the juniors kick off the carnival, and the Caribbean Camera’s photographer Mervin Murrell was on hand to capture the kids doing their thing. He will be covering the Panorama, King and Queen and the parade of the bands this week. Look at his […]

Creating a Legacy for Toronto

Creating a Legacy for Toronto

By Anthony Joseph Last Sunday the Legacy Awards made its inaugural appearance in Toronto and what a spectacular event it was. The Awards are Canada’s first all-Black awards program created to celebrate accomplishments in film, television, music, sports and culture, featured emerging and established Black Canadian talent. Former Governor General Michelle Jean headed a list of what was […]

Nominations for Caribbean/Black Impact Awards closes in 3 Days

Nominations for Caribbean/Black Impact Awards closes in 3 Days

    The Caribbean Camera and the Black Indigenous Business Development Association (BIBDA) will present the first annual Caribbean/Black Impact Awards at the Ontario Science Centre in Toronto on November 20. It will celebrate the achievements of outstanding Caribbean and Black people in Canada. Organizers of the event are now seeking nominations for the awards […]

Deborah Cox honoured with a Key to the City

Deborah Cox honoured with a Key to the City

Today, September 23, 2022 Toronto’s Mayor honoured singer and actress Deborah Cox with a Key to the City in a ceremony at City Hall and proclaimed today as “Deborah Cox Day” in Toronto. Deborah Cox began her career as a back-up singer for Celine Dion and has become one of Canada’s most celebrated R&B artists, […]

The Legacy Awards airs on CBC and CBC Gem on Sunday

The Legacy Awards airs on CBC and CBC Gem on Sunday

SHAMIER ANDERSON & STEPHAN JAMES TO HOST THE LEGACY AWARDS ON CBC AND CBC GEM ON SEPTEMBER 25; PRELIMINARY PERFORMERS AND PRESENTERS INCLUDE DEBORAH COX, KARDINAL OFFISHALL, SAVANNAH RÉ, KING BACH, JULLY BLACK, THE RIGHT HONOURABLE MICHAËLLE JEAN, AMANDA PARRIS, KATHLEEN NEWMAN-BREMANG, AND MORE – Founders of The Black Academy and now hosts of The […]

Emmy Award goes to Grenadian Glenda N Cox

Emmy Award goes to Grenadian Glenda N Cox

Glenda N Cox, a Grenadian woman who spent her early years growing up in Trinidad and Tobago, has won an Emmy Award for her work as Executive Producer on Lizzo’s Watch Out For the Big Grrrls. The show won the Emmy for Best Competition Series, beating out Ru Paul’s Drag Race which has won in […]

Pianist Ramsey Lewis, the embodiment of jazz crossover, dies at 87

Pianist Ramsey Lewis, the embodiment of jazz crossover, dies at 87

Ramsey Lewis, a pianist who sustained connections between jazz and popular music at a time when those bonds often seemed fragile and imperiled, died on Monday in Chicago, his hometown. He was 87. Throughout his career, Lewis was the embodiment of jazz crossover. His affinity for gospel and blues tunes melded seamlessly with easygoing, unfettered […]