Moonsplash Music Festival | Anguila
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The Moonsplash Music Festival, Anguilla’s preeminent musical celebration, is hosted each year under the March full moon by the island’s reggae legend and event founder, Bankie Banxat, at his ultra-funky Dune Preserve beach club and concert venue on the shores of Rendezvous Bay. More than a 4-day beach party, Moonsplash began as a musical outlet [...]
Hayti Heritage Film Festival, Durham, NC
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Formerly known as the Black Diaspora Film Festival, the Hayti Heritage Film Festival (HHFF) is proud to be celebrating its 15th year by showcasing the diverse works of and about people of African descent. In honoring this 15 year legacy, HHFF will expand into new territory. In addition to adding competition categories, the festival is stepping [...]
National Black Fine Arts Show, New York, NY
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William Johnson, Cafe, 1940 Featuring the finest dealers of traditional African, Caribbean and African-American paintings, sculpture, prints, photography and fabric art, the National Black Fine Art Show is the only venue where collectors, students, and curators can view and buy from the full gamut of original Black art in a single venue. It provides [...]
African Diaspora Film Festival, New York, NY
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The first festival focusing on the depicting the diversity and richness of the global Black experience, the African Diaspora Film Festival (ADFF) celebrates its 16th year in 2008. ADFF features an eclectic mix of urban, classic, foreign and independent films including many world and U.S. premieres. The directorial debut of Giancarlo Esposito (see below), this [...]
Montreal Jazz Festival | Montreal, Canada
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With well over 500 concerts spread over 10-days attended by 2 million people or more, the Montreal International Jazz Festival is billed as the world’s largest, attracting some of the world’s most famous and popular artists. Not a jazz fan? No worries. Featured musical genres span from Jazz to African to ‘50s-60s R&B to Folk [...]
