MIA Magazine June '15 Black Music & Caribbean Heritage Month | Page 3

FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 2015

AN INDEPENDENT SUPPLEMENT BY MIA MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS GROUP TO THE SUN SENTINEL

PUBLISHER’S NOTE
helped me represent Miami during my
freshman year in college, and then I also
fell in love with Neo Soul thanks to Jill Scott,
Angie Stone, Erykah Badu.
My wedding reception was the
celebration of this music history, walking in
to Michael Jackson’s “The Way You Make
Me Feel” and also bringing it current with
my wedding party dancing to the likes of
Usher, Lil Jon, and the Black Eyed Peas.
What would our memories be without the
Sound of Black Music? In this issue we pay
tribute to Black Music and more specifically
South Florida’s Black Music. You’ll get to
hear from freedom of speech trailblazer
Luther Campbell, current international
recording star Flo Rida, as well as a few up
and coming artists. We will also introduce
you to South Florida’s Entertainment Mogul
Mike Gardner, who has made Miami the
party destination for celebrities around the
world.
Now what would South Florida be
without Caribbean culture? Caribbean
Culture has influenced our music, inspired
our taste buds, smoothed the rotation of
our hips, added flair to our fashion, and of
course the islands have been our second
Black Music has played an integral role
home as we hop on flights to our favorite
in the soundtrack of many of our lives. I
Caribbean Destinations. MIA Magazine is
remember growing up and hearing Frankie celebrating the music, food, festival, and
Beverley and Maze, dancing to Morris Day beauty of the islands during Caribbean
and The Time with my parents, and going
American Heritage Month by showcasing:
to see Michael Jackson in the Victory Tour. Caribbean music - South Florida’s Silver
My elementary school memories are filled Star Radio Personalities; Caribbean food with singing along with Whitney Houston
Chef Irie, the host of Taste the Islands - the
to “I Wanna Dance With Somebody”. My
first nationwide Caribbean cooking show;
middle school dance is where I as well
Caribbean festivals- Colors Caribbean
as many of my fellow Generation X/Yers
Festival and the Caribbean Village
learned how to dance to Miami Bass,
Caribbean beauty – The stunning Miss
thanks to artist such as 2 Live Crew, Uncle
Kaci Fennell, Miss Universe Jamaica, who
Al, and the 69 Boys. Then there was singing we cheered on during the Miss Universe
Ghost Town DJ’s “My Boo” religiously with pageant. You will also find a listing of
my girls in high school. Trina and Trick
Caribbean events taking place this month.

This month MIA Magazine
is celebrating Black Music
Month and Caribbean
American Heritage Month.

An independent supplement by

MIA Media Group LLC
Dexter A. Bridgman CEO & Founder
“Providing News/Information and
Connecting Florida’s Black Affluencers
and Influencers”

Contact: [email protected]

Erica V. Knowles-Nelson
Publisher, MIA MAGAZINE
Everett Hamilton
Layout and Design
Dr. Denise Munoz Bell
Copy Editor

Kervin Clenance
Group Publisher, Legacy Magazine

Back Cover – Kaci Fennell
Photo credit: Courtesy of Miss Universe Jamaica Organization.
Photographer Stuart Smellie
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