INSPIRING AND TALENTED ARTISTS TO PERFORM AT TROPICALFETE’S CARIBBEAN CULTURAL SHOWCASE

Press Release

INSPIRING AND TALENTED ARTISTS TO PERFORM
AT TROPICALFETE’S CARIBBEAN CULTURAL SHOWCASE

For its annual summer event, Tropicalfete, Inc. will host a Caribbean Cultural Showcase on Sunday, June 24 in Brooklyn, which will exhibit an array of exciting artists: musicians, singers, spoken word recitation, stilt dancers, steel pannists, masqueraders and more. This will go alongside the unveiling of costumes under the theme: The Carnival Jungle – Sweet Fuh Days.

Tropicalfete, Inc. has been presenting the Caribbean Cultural Showcase since 2012. It is a tradition that educates and entertains the community during the month of June, which has been recognized as Caribbean American Heritage Month (CAHM) by President George W. Bush on June 5, 2006.

This year’s event – like past performances – will feature local talent, such as visual artists Alicia Aberdeen and Deborah Spooner; folk dance and coral singing by La Rose Group; a performance by soca artist Postman and designs by Kelly “Shilo” Smith, Tammie Paige, Daria Primus, Ashley Murray, Cheri Drayton, Orchid Eccles Gonsalves, Marcus Luke, Big A, Arlene ‘Ms. Trini’ Cumberbatch. There will also be an interactive portion to engage the audience. The final performance will be a compilation of sections taught by Tropicalfete: Steel Band Ensemble, Stilting Unit, masqueraders, Body of Vibration Dance and Theatre.

The Caribbean Cultural Showcase will be held on Sunday, June 24 at 3PM at Von King Park –Almira Kennedy Coursey Amphitheatre, 670 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11216. This event is free and open to all members of the public.

Tropicalfete would like to thank the following organizations that made this program possible: New York City Council, New York State of Opportunity – Council on the Arts, Department of Cultural Affairs, NYC Parks, Materials for the Arts and New York City Police Department.

For more information about Tropicalfete, Inc, visit Tropicalfete.com . To see the upcoming events, visit Tropicalfete’s Facebook page.

About Tropicalfete

Established in 1999 as an online publication and cultural resource center, in 2011, Tropicalfete became a not-for-profit corporation. Its mission is to develop the community in the areas of arts and social services with a focus on educating the global community on Caribbean culture. It established a reading program with Barnes and Noble for Caribbean Heritage Month in June. For the past seven years, it has been a part of the various parades, creating marvelous masquerade presentations. It has held free music workshops covering topics such as copyright and royalties, tax preparation for artist, marketing and mixing.

Tropicalfete has worked with VH1 Save The Music Foundation to highlight the steel pan and with prominent cultural institutions such as The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. The organization teaches dance, stilt walking and masquerade to children and hosts various musical showcases in parks, colleges, community centers, etc. The New York City Government has provided Tropicalfete with a proclamation. Currently, Tropicalfete works in two schools – PS 135 and IS392 —in Brooklyn engaging the students in cultural activities as part of cultural after school adventures an initiative by the City Council (CASA).

Media contact: Charysse Harper /charysse@tropicalfete.com / 203.872.7306