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DJ Mustard, DJ Khaled, Jermaine Dupri, DJ Envy, DJ Scratch, Diplo Among Winners:2014 Global Spin Awards Recap

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DJ Mustard, DJ Khaled, Jermaine Dupri, DJ Envy, DJ Scratch, Diplo Among Winners It was a cold night in New York City, but the third annual Global Spin Awards heated things up at New World Stages.

Some of the hottest DJs across the globe were in attendance for the ceremony, which honored and recognized the world’s most dynamic and talented DJs for their contribution to the culture of music and entertainment. The message of the evening was that these men and women are the backbone of the music industry and need to be celebrated as much as the emcees and artists who are more often in the forefront. The party starts with the DJ, and the DJ brings new music to the people.

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The show started off with DJ sets from AraabMuzik and Z Trip (with violinist Damien Escobar), before host LaLa Anthony came on stage to begin giving out awards. DJs continued to perform sporadically throughout the night with showcases from DJ Mustard, Rakim, Das EFX, Nice and Smooth, O.T. Genasis, and Busta Rhymes as well as a surprise set from Swizz Beatz.

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, whose company REVOLT broadcast the event, was one of the first presenters. He waxed nostalgic about his beginnings in the industry and paid respect for the DJ who “saved my life,” DJ Red Alert. Other presenters on deck were Adam Richman (Man vs. Food), Michael Rapaport (directed documentary on hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest), MC Lyte, Ne Yo, Remy Ma, and Po Johnson, among others.

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The vibe of the show was pure positivity and respect. Award winners thanked the DJs that came before them and preached about the power of the DJ’s platform. Many of them also thanked Global Spin Awards creator Shawn Prez for putting the show together and providing an outlet for celebrating their craft. Swizz Beats even announced that he planned to donate $100,000 to keep the awards show alive.

Full List of 2014 Global Spin Awards Winners

DJ Of The Year – DJ MUSTARD National Club DJ Of The Year – DJ VICE Regional Club DJ Of The Year (Northeast) – DJ QUICKSILVA Regional Club “OPEN FORMAT” DJ Of The Year (Northeast) – JUS SKE Regional Club DJ Of The Year (West) – MARK DA SPOT Regional Club “OPEN FORMAT” DJ Of The Year (West) – JUSTIN CREDIBLE DJ Producer OF The Year – DJ MUSTARD DJ Album Of The Year” – DJ KHALED “SUFFERING FROM SUCCESS’ Reggae DJ Of The Year  – DJ NORIE EDM DJ Of The Year – DIPLO Celebrity DJ Of The Year – JERMAINE DUPRI DJ Remixer Of The Year – TED SMOOTH Online/Satellite Radio DJ Of The Year – DJ WHOO KID National Mixtape DJ Of The Year – DJ DRAMA National Mixshow DJ Of The Year – DJ ENVY Regional Mixshow DJ Of The Year (South) – DJ DRAMA Regional Mixshow DJ Of The Year (Midwest) – DJ 33 1/3 Regional Mixshow DJ Of The Year (West) – DJ FELLI FEL Regional Mixshow DJ Of The Year (Northeast) – DJ SELF Latin DJ Of The Year – DJ CAMILO DJ Entrepreneur – IRIE Female DJ Of The Year – DJ CARISMA Regional Club DJ Of The Year (South) – INFAMOUS Breakthrough DJ Of The Year – DJ MUSTARD Breakthrough “OPEN FORMAT” DJ Of The Year – DJ TRAUMA International DJ Of The Year – TIM WESTWOOD Turntablist DJ Of The Year – DJ SCRATCH Regional Club DJ Of The Year (Midwest) – STEPH FLOSS Breakthrough DJ OTY

Jodeci to Reunite at Soul Train Awards 2014

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Williams will host the Soul Train Awards, to air on BET and Centric on Nov. 30.

CB, Beyonce, and Drake -soul-train-nominees-2014Chris Brown, who is the lead nominee with seven, Beyoncé has six nominations and Pharrell Williams follows with five.

missy-elliot-lil-kim-billboard-650The Soul Train Awards has distinguished itself from other awards shows by catering to an older demographic over the past few years. The 2014 edition was a bit more old school than previous installments. Not that there was necessarily anything wrong with that, because getting the opportunity to see the likes of Jodeci, Missy Elliott, Lil’ Kim, Da Brat, Total and Mase grace the stage while also honoring the legendary Kool & The Gang was a treat for anyone who was a teenager in the ’90s.

Jodici at soul-train-awards-2014-3After years of rumors that the bad boys of 1990s R&B K-Ci, Jo Jo, DeVante Swing and Mr. Dalvin would reunite, they made it official on the 2014 Soul Train Awards stage with a performance that took those at The Orleans Arena in Las Vegas back in time to a place where Jodeci ruled the airwaves.

The show opened up with the indisputable king of R&B of today, Chris Brown who launched into a medley of hits from his more humble beginnings (“Yo (Excuse Me Miss)”) to today’s more edgy smash hit “Loyal,” which took home Soul Train awards for “Best Hip Hop Song” and “Best Collaboration.” It was vintage Brown as the 25-year-old bounded across the stage with energetic moves as dancers flanked him.

The show took a trip down nostalgic highways as host Wendy Williams helped guide the tour. Performances by Nico & Vinz, a high octane “2 On” from Tinashe, Kem (who brought Ledisi along for “If It’s Love”), 3WB (Three Winans Brothers) and We Are Toonz showing the 40-somethings in the crowd how to “Nae Nae” were mere precursors for the sentimental magic that would grace the stage.

Soul Train Awards 2014 – Nominees

Best New Artist
August Alsina
Jhené Aiko
LiV Warfield
Mack Wilds
Nico & Vinz
Sevyn Streeter
Centric Certified Award
Avery Sunshine
Kelis
Leela James
Luke James
Robert Glasper
Best Gospel/Inspirational
“Help” – Erica Campbell feat. Lecrae
“I Can Only Imagine” – Tamela Mann
“No Greater Love” – Smokie Norful
“Real Love” – Inspired People feat. Charles Jenkins
“Say Yes” – Michelle Williams feat. Beyoncé & Kelly Rowland
“We Are Victorious” – Donnie McClurkin feat. Tye Tribbett
Best Hip-Hop Song of the Year
“Fancy” – Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX
“Hold On (We’re Going Home)” – Drake feat. Majid Jordan
“Loyal” – Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne & Tyga
“No Mediocre” – T.I. feat. Iggy Azalea
“Pills N Potions” – Nicki Minaj
“Studio” – ScHoolboy Q feat. BJ the Chicago Kid
Best R&B/Soul Female Artist
Beyoncé
Janelle Monaé
Jennifer Hudson
Jhené Aiko
Marsha Ambrosius
Ledisi
Best R&B/Soul Male Artist
Chris Brown
John Legend
Kem
Pharrell Williams
Tank
Trey Songz
Album of the Year
Beyoncé – Beyoncé
G I R L – Pharrell Williams
Love in the Future – John Legend
Nothing Was the Same – Drake
The Electric Lady – Janelle Monaé
Xscape – Michael Jackson
Song of the Year
“All of Me” – John Legend
“Drunk in Love” – Beyoncé feat. Jay Z
“Happy” – Pharrell Williams
“Hold On (We’re Going Home)” – Drake feat. Majid Jordan
“Love Never Felt So Good” – Michael Jackson feat. Justin Timberlake
“Loyal” – Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne and Tyga
The Ashford and Simpson Songwriter’s Award
“All of Me” – John Legend (Toby Gad, John Stephens, Dave Tozer)
“Happy” – Pharrell Williams (Pharrell Williams)
“Pretty Hurts” – Beyoncé (Joshua Coleman, Sia Fuller, Beyoncé Knowles)
“Stay With Me” – Sam Smith (Steve Fitzmaurice, James Napier, William Phillips, Sam Smith)
“The Man” – Aloe Blacc (Khalil Abdul-Rahman, Sam Barsh, Aloe Blacc, Elton John, Daniel Seeff, Bernie Taupin)
“The Worst” – Jhené Aiko (Jhené Aiko Chilombo, Mac Robinson, Brian Warfield)
Best Dance Performance
“2 On” – Tinashe feat. ScHoolboy Q
“Electric Lady” – Janelle Monáe
“Good Kisser” – Usher
“Loyal” – Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne & Tyga
“Talk Dirty” – Jason Derulo feat. 2 Chainz
“Turn Down for What” – DJ Snake & Lil Jon
Best Collaboration
Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne & Tyga – “Loyal”
Chris Brown feat. Usher & Rick Ross – “New Flame”
Janelle Monaé feat. Miguel – “Primetime”
Michael Jackson & Justin Timberlake – “Love Never Felt So Good”
Robert Glasper feat. Jill Scott – “Calls”
Toni Braxton & Babyface – “Hurt You”
Video of the Year
“Drunk in Love” – Beyoncé feat. Jay Z (Hype Williams)
“Good Kisser” – Usher (Christopher Sims)
“Happy” – Pharrell Williams (We are from L.A.)
“New Flame” – Chris Brown feat. Usher (Breezy & Mike Ho)
“The Man” – Aloe Blacc (Matty Barnes)
“The Worst” – Jhené Aiko (Danny Williams)
Best International Performance 
Davido – “Aye”
Machel Montano – “Ministry of Road (M.O.R.)”
Nico & Vinz – “Am I Wrong”
Sam Smith – “Stay With Me”
Shaggy feat. Ne-Yo – “You Girl”
Ziggy Marley – “I Don’t Want to Live on Mars”
Best Traditional Jazz Performance
Audra McDonald – “What a Little Moonlight Can Do”
Gregory Porter – “Hey Laura”
Kenny Garrett – “Pushing the World Away”
Monty Alexander – “Concierto de Aranjuez”
Wynton Marsalis – “Flee as A Bird to the Mountain (Live)”
Best Contemporary Jazz Performance
Liv Warfield – “Stay – ‘Soul Lifted’”
Najee feat. Meli’sa Morgan – “In the Mood to Take It Slow”
Robert Glasper feat. Jill Scott – “Calls”
Snarky Puppy – “Lingus (We Like It Here)”
Terrace Martin feat. Robert Glasper – “It’s Yours”
Vandell Andrew – “Let’s Ride”
Best Independent R&B/Soul Performance
Joe feat. Kelly Rowland – “Love & Sex Pt. 2″
Kelly Price – “It’s My Time”
LiV Warfield – “Why Do You Lie?”
Sebastian Mikael feat. Wale – “Last Night”
Shaliek – “The Past”
Terrace Martin feat. T$, Tone Trezure – “You’re the One”

Caribbean Spice! Truth & Accomodations – Now Playing!

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Banana Boat Productions proudly presents 2 Caribbean plays Lifetime written by Nigel D. Moffatt (Jamaica) and Cinderella Syndrome by Zeno Obi Constance (Trinidad) reflecting on the nature of passion, sadness and regret.

Lifetime” takes place in England and “Cinderella Syndrome” takes place in Trinidad. Both plays are set in the 1980’s.

Now playing – Friday, November 7 through November 16.

T&A flyer.inddBanana Boat Productions, a not-for-profit organization founded in 1996 by Merlina Rich, is dedicated to presenting quality Caribbean theater to the Caribbean and non-Caribbean community.

Banana Boat Productions has produced a number of plays in a variety of venues and boroughs. Some of the productions have been in collaboration with other theatre companies. Main stage productions include Nine to Five Government Style, The New Hardware Store, Have Mouth Will Travel, All I’ve Got, Pretty Papers, Good Morning Miss Millie and Mamma Decemba. In partnership with the Caribbean-American Repertory Theater, we co-produced Jestina’s Calypso and My Children! My Africa!, which was nominated for an Audelco Award.

Banana Boat Productions has also collaborated with Caribbean Cultural Theatre in presenting tributes to Perry Henzel, the author of the seminal Jamaican film classic, The Harder They Come, Charles Hyatt, the author of When Mi Was A Boy and Stephanie Black, the author and producer of H2 Workers (an immi

Caribbean Spice! カリブ風のお芝居はいかが

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ニューヨークに拠点をおくカリビアン・シアター、バナナボート・プロダクションの新しいプロジェクト、「ライフタイム」「シンデレラ・シンドローム」が明日、11/7(金)から始まります。本格的なカリブのお芝居を観ることができるのは世界広しといえどもここ、ニューヨークのみ。この機会に是非カリブ体験をしてみませんか。

バナナ・ボート・プロダクションはNYを拠点に活動をしているノン・プロフィット団体です。創始者はジャマイカ出身のマリーナ・リッチ。1996年に始動、これまでにジャマイカやトリニダッドなどの作家の作品を上演してきました。主な作品は、アイランド風の官僚主義を風刺したコメディ、「The New Hardware Store」、イギリスに住むジャマイカ出身の未亡人の身の上話、「Mamma Decemba」など。

今回のショーの詳細は以下。

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