NEW YORK, May 25, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The music, culture
and cuisine of the Caribbean
Islands will be on colorful display once again when Braata
Productions in association with Sam's Caribbean Marketplace
presents the 2017 Bankra Caribbean Folk Festival on Saturday June 3 beginning at 12 noon.
The third annual edition of the outdoor festival will take place
on 160th Street between Jamaica and 90th Avenues in
Jamaica, Queens.
The one day festival is fast becoming one of the largest and
most eagerly anticipated summer events of its kind in New York City, attracting patrons of all ages
.
This year's event will again feature a food pavilion with
cuisine from various islands, face painting and clown activities
for children, cultural exhibits, and participatory folk games and
dances for patrons.
The high point of the event will again be the Grand Cultural
Concert which begins at 4pm and which
will feature a lineup of celebrated Caribbean artistes.
Among those appearing on this year's show will be singers
Lloyd Lovindeer, Andrew Clarke, The Braata Folk Singers and
Nadiva Deveraux, gospel artist Kukudoo, the drama ensemble
Flat Tire Productions, horn player Carl 'Rameses' McDonald and The
D'Oro Dance Ensemble.
Executive Director of Braata Productions and Founder of the
Bankra Festival Andrew Clarke, is elated at the remarkable growth
the event has seen since its inception in 2015.
"The excitement and anticipation for this year's event is
unprecedented and we are thrilled about that. When we founded this
event, we called it a "Bankra" festival because in Jamaica, a bankra is actually a large
woven basket which is usually used to carry an array of food
and cultural items. So we view our festival as a huge basket
of culture and folk traditions that we are sharing annually with
our growing audience. And they are responding in large and very
encouraging numbers."
The event is also supported by the New
York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor
Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, as well as the New
York City Department of Cultural Affairs in Partnership with the
city Council and Council Member I. Daneek Miller.
The festival is free and open to the public and runs from 12
noon till 7pm.
See also- www.braataproductions.org
Contact-Rachel Damarr
Williams
718-444-4656
radarr26@hotmail.com
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