(NEWARK, NJ) -- Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District (LPCCD) will close its first-ever digital Lincoln Park Music Festival 14.2 Edition Virtual Global Soul with the Lincoln Park Music Festival Lincoln Park Caribana: Sneak Preview - the new festival experience dedicated to the celebration of the music, food, and culture of the Caribbean diaspora in the Greater Newark area and around the world. The closing night is Sunday, October 25 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm.
Newark, NJ the most populous city in the State of New Jersey, with over 50% of its population self-identified as “Black or African American”, is the major metropolis in Essex County, and also of the neighboring counties of Passaic, Bergen, Hudson, Union, and Morris. According to ZipAtlas.com 2019, the West Indian population of Newark and these counties is around 80,000.
“The plan to extend our popular free outdoor Lincoln Park Music Festival to include the music of the Caribbean has been gestating for the past three years. Lincoln Park Music Festival is ‘the peoples festival’ and, to be of and for the people, that means inclusivity. To that end, we knew we had to create a strategic alliance with Caribbean music and marketing experts Dave Rodney and Anthony H. Turner of Images LLC” says Anthony Smith, Executive Director, Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District.
“With COVID-19 impacting the arts community’s ability to gather in physical spaces to showcase their art form, we knew it was imperative to actualize the digital platform - the Lincoln Park Music Festival Virtual Global Soul,” states Senior Producer and Festival Director Kim J. Ford of BRND Marketing Group LLC. “The upside was that we could showcase talent from around the world virtually and create a cultural exchange. We created an alliance with London, UK based AAA Seminars founded by entertainment industry veteran Hakeem Stevens (formerly Warner Music Group London UK and VP Records London UK). Together with Images LLC, our partners are steeped in experience in music and Caribbean culture.”
Lincoln Park Caribana will be a signature event of the 15th Anniversary of the Lincoln Park Music Festival in 2021.
Lincoln Park Music Festival 14.2 Edition Virtual Global Soul is sponsored by a grant from the City of Newark’s pandemic relief Creative Catalyst Fund, Verizon, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, PSEG, United Airlines, Provident Bank and Valley National Bank. Partners include Visit Jamaica, Visit Antigua and Barbuda, Sosobone.com, Images LLC and AAA Seminars.
The festival was produced by BRND Marketing Group LLC in conjunction with Red Summer TV.
LINCOLN PARK CARIBANA: SNEAK PREVIEW VIRTUAL FESTIVAL LINE UP
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25 | 6:00pm-8:00pm
Lincoln Park Caribana: The Preview
Curated in partnership with Dave Rodney and Anthony H. Turner of Images LLC (NJ, US) and Hakeem Stevens and DJ Longers of AAA Seminars (London, UK)
The Time For Action Is Now Panel Discussion moderated by Lester Hinds of WVIP 93.5FM
A panel discussion around the importance of the Caribbean Vote in the US Election 2020.
Virtual performances by:
Nadine Sutherland (Jamaica) - Sutherland is one who is spanning the generations. Nurtured by international Reggae superstar Bob Marley signed her to his Tuff Gong label while she was a pre- adolescent, Nadine went from being known as Reggae’s “Teen Queen”, with hits including “Starvation” and “Until”; to garnering international acclaim as the co-lead on dancehall anthems “Action” and “Anything For You”. She was hand picked by Reggae icon Peter Tosh, to provide background vocal on his grammy award album ‘No Nuclear War’. This led her to be one of the top requested studio background vocalists in the late eighties and the early nineties. Providing support vocals for Dennis Brown, Gregory Isaacs, Buju Banton and the soundtrack of Disney’s Sebastian the Crab. Throughout the 90’s, Nadine remained centre-stage in the dancehall with solo hits including “Rainbow/ I’m in Love”, “Babyface” and “Wicked & Wild”, as well as collaborations with top deejays including Buju Banton, Mad Cobra, Spragga Benz, Terror Fabulous and Canadian singjay Snow.
Richie Stephens (Jamaica) - Born in Westmoreland, Jamaica, Stephens worked in the early 1990s as part of the twice Grammy nominated act Soul II Soul. He recorded at Motown, VP Records and then his own label Pot of Gold Records. He released dancehall singles such as "Winner", "Bus the Place" and "Slop Dem". His tracks "Legacy" (Mad Cobra) featuring Richie Stevens, 1993) and "Come Give Me Your Love" "Come Give Me Your Love" (Richie Stephens featuring General Degree, 1997) peaked at numbers 64 and 61 respectively in the UK Singles Chart. In 1998, Stephens' album Winner was released by Greensleeves, produced by himself, Frenchie, Danny Brownie and Donovan Germain. Since then, Stephens has focused his music on Christian related themes. In 2006 Stephens received the Jamaican Governor-General's Achievement Award for contributing to civic, social and recreational projects in and around the parish of Westmoreland.
with performances by Anthony Malvo and Tiffany Malvo (Atlanta and Canada); K Flav (Trinidad & Tobago); Barnaba Nyirenda (Tanzania, resides in Jamaica).
London, UK performers include DJ Longers of AAA Seminars (Jamaica and Antigua; London, UK) and newcomers Abla Davis (Jamaica and Ghana; London, UK) and Gracious K (Ghana; London, UK).
About Lincoln Park Music Festival
Lincoln Park Music Festival 14.2 Virtual Global Soul is the digital edition of the annual Lincoln Park Music Festival (LPMF). The Lincoln Park Music Festival (LPMF) is the largest music experience rooted in traditions of the African American and Afro Caribbean diaspora in the tri-state region. LPMF has expanded into an audience of 50,000-60,000 international attendees that comes together, over two weekends, to experience multiple genres of music including Gospel, Jazz, House, Hip-Hop, Rhythm & Blues, Reggae, Dancehall, Soca, Kompa and of the Latinx/Hispanic diaspora, as well as film, tech and music business education. Lincoln Park Music Festival Virtual Global Soul was launched during the global pandemic of 2020 to uplift and inspire in the arts community and supporters of the arts all around the world.
About Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District (Non-Profit, 501c3)
The Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District, Inc. (LPCCD) is a non-profit organization actively engaged in the practice of economic development through Creative Placemaking. Its mission to plan, design and develop a comprehensive arts and cultural district in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of downtown Newark. LPCCD’s main arts & culture programs are the annual Lincoln Park Music Festival, Lincoln Park Music Speaks citywide humanities initiative, the Lincoln Park Jazzy Soul music series and the new Lincoln Park Sustainable Living Community Podcast.
