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Musical and Dance Artists of GARIFUNA Descent To Perform at Flushing Town Hall in Queens on FRIDAY May 31st 2013

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Garifuna American Jazz Vocalist Lucy Blanco. Photo by Teofilo Colon Jr. All Rights Reserved.

Garifuna American Jazz Vocalist Lucy Blanco. Photo by Teofilo Colon Jr. All Rights Reserved.

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Flushing, New York — Historic Venue Flushing Town Hall has announced that Musical and Dance Artists of Garifuna Descent will soon be performing there on FRIDAY May 31st 2013 at 8pm as part of it’s Cultural Crossroads Concert Series.

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Garifuna Traditions Celebrated and Honored at 2013 New Jersey Folk Festival on SATURDAY April 27th 2013 at Rutgers University

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Attendees of the New Jersey Folk Festival on the campus of Rutgers University. Photo courtesy of njfolkfest.org

Attendees of the New Jersey Folk Festival on the campus of Rutgers University. Photo courtesy of njfolkfest.org

Copyright 2013 by Teofilo Colon Jr.  (a.k.a. “Tio Teo” or “Teofilo Campeon”)  All Rights Reserved.

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New Brunswick, New Jersey — The American Studies Department of Rutgers University in New Jersey has announced that the Garifuna people will be the ethnic group whose history, heritage, culture and folk traditions will be celebrated through food, music and craft demonstrations at The 2013 New Jersey Folk Festival; which will take place on SATURDAY April 27th 2013 at Rutgers University from 10am to 6pm.

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FREE Learning Party Event for Garifuna Children in the Bronx on SATURDAY March 16th 2013

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FREE Learning Party Event for Garifuna Children in the Bronx on SATURDAY March 16th 2013.

FREE Learning Party Event for Garifuna Children in the Bronx on SATURDAY March 16th 2013.

Copyright 2013 by Teofilo Colon Jr.  (a.k.a. “Tio Teo” or “Teofilo Campeon”)  All Rights Reserved.

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Bronx, New York: Parents of children of Garifuna Descent looking for events where their children can both play and learn have an opportunity to do so at a FREE Event taking place in the Bronx on Saturday, March 16th 2013.

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Fundraiser Concert To Benefit Garifuna Cultural Retrieval Initiative To Take Place on Long Island on SUNDAY March 10th 2013

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Garifuna Singer Musician James Lovell. Photo by Teofilo Colon Jr. All Rights Reserved.

Garifuna Singer Musician James Lovell. Photo by Teofilo Colon Jr. All Rights Reserved.

Copyright 2013 by Teofilo Colon Jr.  (a.k.a. “Tio Teo” or “Teofilo Campeon”)  All Rights Reserved.

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Hempstead, Long Island, NY — On Sunday, March 10th 2013, there will be a Fundraiser Concert to benefit the YuGaCuRe (Yurumein Garifuna Cultural Retrieval) Organization at The African American Museum in Hempstead Long Island at 110 North Franklin Street, Hempstead, NY 11550 at 3pm.

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FREE Bilingual Nursery Rhymes Recital with Garifuna Singer JAMES LOVELL and His Afri-Garifuna Youth Ensemble To Take Place on FRIDAY January 25th 2013 at The BIKO Center in Brooklyn

Posted on January 21, 2013 by | Leave a comment

 

Garifuna Singer James Lovell (with the Guitar) and his Afri Garifuna Youth Ensemble. Photo by Teofilo Colon Jr. All Rights Reserved.

Garifuna Singer James Lovell (with the Guitar) and his Afri Garifuna Youth Ensemble. Photo by Teofilo Colon Jr. All Rights Reserved.

Copyright 2013 by Teofilo Colon Jr.  (a.k.a. “Tio Teo” or “Teofilo Campeon”)  All Rights Reserved.

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Brooklyn, New York:  Garifuna Singer JAMES LOVELL and his Afri-Garifuna Youth Ensemble will host a FREE Bilingual Nursery Rhymes Recital on FRIDAY January 25th 2013 at The Biko Transformation Center in Bushwick, Brooklyn.

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Special Screening of Exciting New Independent Film, GARIFUNA IN PERIL at Columbia University in New York City on FRIDAY January 18th 2013

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Poster for the new Independent Film, GARIFUNA IN PERIL.

Poster for the new Independent Film directed by Ali Allie and Ruben Reyes, GARIFUNA IN PERIL.

Copyright 2012 by Teofilo Colon Jr.  (a.k.a. “Tio Teo” or “Teofilo Campeon”)  All Rights Reserved.

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New York, New York — Fresh off it’s successful screenings in December 2012 at The African Diaspora International Film Festival, the new independent film, GARIFUNA IN PERIL will be screening again at Columbia University in New York City on FRIDAY January 18th 2013.  It is part of a showcase of the BEST of the many films screened at this year’s African Diaspora International Film Festival.

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Garifuna Singer Musician JAMES LOVELL and His AFRI-GARIFUNA YOUTH ENSEMBLE To Headline Benefit Concert for St. Vincent Garifuna Cultural Retrieval Initiative on SATURDAY January 12th 2013 in Manhattan

Posted on December 17, 2012 by | 1 Comment
Garifuna Singer Musician JAMES LOVELL -- Photo by Teofilo Colon Jr. All Rights Reserved.

Garifuna Singer Musician JAMES LOVELL — Photo by Teofilo Colon Jr. All Rights Reserved.

Copyright 2012 by Teofilo Colon Jr.  (a.k.a. “Tio Teo” or “Teofilo Campeon”)  All Rights Reserved.

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New York, New York — On SATURDAY January 12th 2013 in Manhattan, Garifuna Singer James Lovell and his Afri-Garifuna Youth Ensemble will headline a benefit concert for an Initiative that will teach aspects of Garifuna Culture (language, music and dance) to people from the ancestral land of the Garifuna People, St. Vincent.

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Garifuna Coloring Book Event with Garifuna Singer Musician JAMES LOVELL at The Biko Center in Brooklyn on SATURDAY November 17th 2012

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Garifuna Coloring Book Event with James Lovell at Brooklyn’s BIKO Center on SATURDAY November 17th 2012.

Copyright 2012 by Teofilo Colon Jr.  (a.k.a.”Tio Teo” or “Teofilo Campeon”)  All Rights Reserved.

Brooklyn, New York — Garifuna Children as well as the parents of those Garifuna children in New York City have an opportunity to participate in an event where they can learn the Garifuna Language in an interactive and fun way when Garifuna Singer Musician James Lovell presents a special afternoon of Garifuna Language Learning with the new Garifuna 4 Children Coloring Book at the Biko Center in Brooklyn on SATURDAY November 17th 2012.

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Garifuna Singer Musician JAMES LOVELL Offers FREE Garifuna Language Course for Children In Brooklyn Until November of 2012

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Garifuna Singer Musician JAMES LOVELL Sings Before Children as part of his Garifuna Language Course for Children at The BIko Center in Brooklyn on SATURDAY October 13th 2012. — Photo by Teofilo Colon Jr. All Rights Reserved.

Copyright 2012 by Teofilo Colon Jr. (a.k.a. “Tio Teo” or “Teofilo Campeon”)  All Rights Reserved.

Brooklyn, New York — Garifuna Singer Musician James Lovell is currently teaching children the Garifuna Language as part of an innovative Language Learning Course at The Biko Transformation Center on Saturdays in October.

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Garifuna Cultural Revival Workshop Returns to St. Vincent on July 23rd 2012

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2011 Presentation featuring St. Vincentian Students who participated in the Garifuna Cultural Retrieval Workshop in St. Vincent during the Summer of 2011.

Copyright 2012 by Teofilo Colon Jr. (a.k.a. “Tio Teo” or “Teofilo Campeon”)  All Rights Reserved.

Peter’s Hope, St. Vincent and The Grenadines — A small group of prominent Garifuna Americans have traveled to the ancestral land of the Garifuna people, St. Vincent and The Grenadines to begin another edition of a one-of-a-kind cultural workshop.

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