BritCham Guyana partners with Maxi Priest to support Jamaica hurricane relief efforts 

The British Chamber of Commerce Guyana (BritCham Guyana) is proud to announce a collaboration with internationally renowned artist Maxi Priest to raise funds for hurricane relief efforts in Jamaica. In the wake of the recent devastating hurricane,...

BritCham Guyana partners with Maxi Priest to support hurricane relief efforts for Jamaica

See statement below: The British Chamber of Commerce Guyana (BritCham Guyana) has announced a collaboration with internationally renowned artist, Maxi Priest, to raise funds for hurricane relief efforts in Jamaica. In the wake of the recent...

Carlos Tha 1st uses music to help Jamaicans navigate ‘Disaster’

Dancehall artiste Carlos Tha 1st subscribes to the famous American televangelist Robert Schuller quote, “tough times never last but tough people do”. He affirms that belief in the resilience of Jamaicans even more so in the face of the crushing...

Silvio Rodríguez bids farewell to Latin America in Cali, Colombia

The performance by the representative of the Cuban nueva trova movement in the capital of the department of Valle del Cauca will take place at Arena Canaveralejo, which has a capacity of over 15,000 people. His previous Colombian concert took...

Barry G: Remembering Jamaica’s Radio Icon

Barry “Barry G” Gordon (right) and David Rodigan KINGSTON, Jamaica – In November, 2015, Jamaican radio legend Barry “Barry G” Gordon and his British counterpart David Rodigan celebrated the 30th anniversary of their music clash at Empire Roller...

80s Hitmaker Cancels Two Concerts Amid “Extreme Exhaustion”

Morrissey’s Mexico concerts have been canceled. The former frontman of The Smiths canceled his Oct. 31 and Nov. 4 shows in Mexico City and Guadalajara, respectively, amid “extreme exhaustion.” Promoter Ocesa confirmed the cancelations in an...

Latin American communities celebrate the Day of the Dead

CHARLOTTE — As many celebrate Halloween this weekend, Charlotte’s Latin American community is recognizing Dia De Los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead. This festival has been happening in the Queen City for 20 years now. Saturday, the Latin American...

Cabaret and memories: Madrid honours Mexico's Day of the Dead with city-wide altars

Published on 02/11/2025 - 19:55 GMT+1 "The Day of the Dead is much more Spanish than Halloween**"**, explains Susana Pliego, Director of Culture at Casa de México, explaining the importance of this tradition that is gaining an ever increasing...

King taking ‘keen interest’ in William’s Earthshot Prize being staged in Brazil

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

The Pushback Against Marco Rubio Begins in Latin America and the Caribbean

“There will be no advances in negotiations with the United States if Marco Rubio is part of the team.” Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva US-Brazil relations are apparently back on track, at least until President Trump’s next tariff tantrum. Brazil’s...

5-concert series to aid Hurricane Melissa recovery

GRANGE... we turn to our music, our reggae music, which has proven to be a healing balm and elixir at times of trouble and distress (Joseph Wellington) Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment, and Sport Olivia “Babsy” Grange has said that plans...

Rosé and Bruno Mars’ “APT.” Sets YouTube Ablaze, Becomes Fourth Fastest Music Video Ever to Surpass 2.1 Billion Views

BLACKPINK’s Rosé has once again made history on the global music stage with her sensational collaboration with Bruno Mars, the track “APT.” This highly anticipated duet has achieved a monumental milestone, surpassing 2.1 billion views on YouTube...

2026 Best Reggae Album Grammy predictions

Vybz Kartel in performance at the Barclays Centre in New York back in April. The music industry is gearing up for its biggest night as the 68th annual Grammy Awards approaches. Discussions and predictions about potential nominees in the Best...

New Orleans' Sabine McCalla releases first full-length album 'Don't Call Me Baby'

Just before photographer Meg Turner was set to take a tintype portrait of Sabine McCalla, the New Orleans singer-songwriter received a disappointing text message. Turner snapped the photo, and it’s easy to see annoyance and maybe a little disgust...

JAMAICA-WEATHER – Government planning international fundraising concerts to support hurricane relief

Music legend Beverley Knight makes emotional National Lottery surprise grant announcement to Wolverhampton Windrush heritage project

Beverley Knight took to the stage during Black History Month to announce a £244,452 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to a local project which aims to save irreplaceable stories from the Windrush generation before they're lost forever....

White Feathers in the Blue Sky: A Virus Threatens Brazil’s Wild Spix’s Macaw Comeback

In Brazil’s sun-bleached northeast, where the Caatinga stretches in thorny silence, the return of the Spix’s macaw was meant to be redemption made visible—a blue flame reborn from extinction. Then, in May, field workers noticed the impossible:...

Miramar brings the soulful sounds of Latin America to Pocahontas County Opera House November 8

Miramar The soulful sounds of Latin America will fill Marlinton this fall as Miramar, a genre-defying ensemble celebrated for its innovative approach to classic bolero music, performs at the Pocahontas County Opera House at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov....

The future of AI and music is coming into focus. It does not look good for human artists

The record executives had gathered in the back corner of an exclusive private club, sipping from crystal highball glasses, each with a large square ice cube. A bottle of 40-year-old Macallan, already two-thirds empty, sat on the table. “Artists...

See Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Making Of KREATOR's 'Tränenpalast' Music Video

Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the music video for "Tränenpalast", the latest single from German/Finnish/French thrash metal veterans KREATOR, can be seen below. "Tränenpalast" is taken from KREATOR's sixteenth studio album,...