SINGING FRANCINE

SINGING FRANCINE

2017, Entertainers

Francine Edwards (stage name: Singing Francine) has long been considered a singer and lyricist of great gifts. Having been properly nurtured as a chorister in the hallowed halls of St. Michael’s Cathedral, Barbados the island of her birth, she became a ballad...
ELAN TROTMAN

ELAN TROTMAN

2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, Entertainers

Elan Trotman – Barbadian Contemporary Jazz Saxophonisting Yellowman – Jamaican Born Reggae Artist Saxophonist Elan Trotman has quickly become one of contemporary jazz’s most thrilling and emotive performers, and continues to stand out and push boundaries...
KING YELLOWMAN & The Sagittarius Band

KING YELLOWMAN & The Sagittarius Band

2013, 2017, Entertainers

King Yellowman is a Jamaican dancehall reggae performer whose stage name references his white skin due to albinism, a genetic defect causing an absence of the pigment melanin.. King Yellowman gained wide popularity in the dancehall reggae scene of the 1980s. A series...
IYAH PHANSO

IYAH PHANSO

2017, 2018, 2025, 2026, Entertainers

Iyah Phanso – Jamaican Born Reggae Artist Welcome an artist who has been carrying the torch of roots reggae for decades – IyahPhanso! Born Alphanso Walker in Kingston, Jamaica, and now based in Hartford, Connecticut, Iyah Phanso has been sharing his...
DORRETTE STERLING

DORRETTE STERLING

2016, 2017, 2018, Entertainers

Dorette SterlingDorrette Sterling, born in Kingston Jamaica, migrated fo US in late 70’s as a young child. Dorrette, the only girl in family of boys, discovered her vocal talent at a young age singing in church. Growing up in the US she felt the need to embrace...