ArtsWestchester: DANCEMASTER at Jamaican Independence Day

Noel “Dancemaster” Stevens, is the foremost Jamaican ambassador of soca, a popular music blending West African, Calypso and East Indian rhythms. This concert is co-presented by the Jamaican Emancipendence Committee, ArtsWestchester, and the City of Mount Vernon as part of the 189th year of Jamaican Emancipation and the 61st anniversary of Independence. The half-day Jamaican Emancipendence Dayprogram (2-7pm) will also include a keynote talk by Jamaican Olympic bobsledder Devon Harris, face painting and Jamaican food vendors, as well as performances by Youth Theater Interactions and the Denzel Washington School of the Arts Marching Band.