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Brooklyn, New York
- June begins the summer months of festivals and concerts
throughout New York City. Some of the biggest concerts
and festivals will take place in the borough of
Brooklyn. This past weekend
When Steel
Talks
traveled to Brooklyn's world-famous Grand Army Plaza
to catch the start of the outdoor performances season.
Despite the overcast conditions, the annual "Best of
Brooklyn Festival" got off without a hitch.
Performing artists from all over the borough took the stage,
giving the large audience a heavy dose of Brooklyn's
talented musicians and dancers. The performances,
representing the wide diversity of Brooklyn performing
talent, thrilled the audience.
This outdoor celebration of Brooklyn fashion, music, family fun, and more --- with Music Stage performers representing
all of Brooklyn,
was an initiative of Brooklyn Borough President Marty
Markowitz with major support from Keyspan.
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Crowd enjoys Brooklyn's Best Festival |
Some of the artists were - Creative Outlet Dance Theatre (International African Arts Festival),
Pantonic Steel Orchestra and the Juice Crew (West
Indian American Day Carnival Association), Tanya Morgan (Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival), Toni Blackman (acoustic set), Willie Villegas Y Entre Amigos (Boricua Festival), Author Readings: Paula Fox, Ben Greenman & Glenville Lovell (Brooklyn
Book Festival), Todd Robbins, Coney Island Wonder-Worker and Bambi, Queen of the
Mermaids (Mermaid Parade), Sparlha Swa (acoustic set), The Smyrk
(Afro-Punk Festival), Neycha (acoustic set), Kudu (Jelly NYC Pool Parties), Trevor Exter (acoustic set)
and Shrine for the Black Madonna (Brooklyn New Music Festival).
The West Indian
American Day Carnival Association presented Pantonic Steel Orchestra
and the Juice Crew as part of the many performers that
covered a wide variety of music and cultures.
The Juice Crew presented masqueraders in costume as Pantonic
mesmerized the crowd with a varied repertoire.
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