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5/8/26 O&A NYC IRIE FRIDAY: Shaggy – Use Me

By OutandAboutnycmag May 8, 2026 May 10, 2026 Irie Friday, Lovers Rock, Music, Music Video, Out and About NYC Magazine, Reggae, Video

The official music video for Use Me by Shaggy was released on February 13, 2019. The track is part of his album Wah Gwaan?!. Continue reading

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2/27/26 O&A NYC IRIE FRIDAY: Romain Virgo – Soul Provider (Brighter Days Riddim)

By OutandAboutnycmag February 27, 2026 February 27, 2026 Black History, Black History Month, Irie Friday, Lovers Rock, Out and About NYC Magazine, Reggae, Video

Soul Provider is a popular reggae cover of Michael Bolton’s classic, performed by Reggae artist Romain Virgo. It was released on as part of the influential Brighter Days Riddim compilation. Continue reading

Tagged Black History, Black History Entertainment, Black History Month 2026, Brighter Days Riddim, Jamaican Artist, Lovers Rock, Out and About NYC Magazine, Reggae, Reggae Artist, Romain Virgo, Silly Walks Discotheque, Soul Provider, Video

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5/30/24 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Tarrus Riley – She’s Royal

By OutandAboutnycmag May 30, 2024 May 30, 2024 Music, Music Video, Out and About NYC Magazine, Reggae, Throwback Thursday

Omar “Tarrus” Riley born April 26, 1979, Bronx, NewYork is a Jamaican-American Reggae artist and member of the Rasatafari Movement. Continue reading

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1The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm

2The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm

3The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm

4Dance of The Village Elders at St. Phillips Church from 2:30 am to 3:30 am
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Ballet Tech Kids Dance from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

5Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Dance of the Village Elders - R.A.I.N. Neried from 10:30 am to 11:30 am
Ballet Tech Kids Dance from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Revelation & Jubilation: A Symphony of Spirit from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm

6Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Ballet Tech Kids Dance from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Ballet Tech Kids Dance from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

7Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Ballet Tech Kids Dance from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Sanctuary from 5:00 pm to 12:00 am

8Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm

9Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm

10Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm

11Dance of The Village Elders at St. Phillips Church from 2:30 am to 3:30 am
Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm

12Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Dance of the Village Elders - R.A.I.N. Neried from 10:30 am to 11:30 am

13Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm

14Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Sanctuary from 5:00 pm to 12:00 am

15Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm

16Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm

17Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm

18Dance of The Village Elders at St. Phillips Church from 2:30 am to 3:30 am
Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm

19Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Dance of the Village Elders - R.A.I.N. Neried from 10:30 am to 11:30 am

20Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm

21Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Sanctuary from 5:00 pm to 12:00 am

22Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm

23Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm

24Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm

25Dance of The Village Elders at St. Phillips Church from 2:30 am to 3:30 am
Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm

26Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Dance of the Village Elders - R.A.I.N. Neried from 10:30 am to 11:30 am

27Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm

28Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Sanctuary from 5:00 pm to 12:00 am

29Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm

30Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
The Met’s Arts of Africa from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm

Today’s Events
- The Met’s Arts of AfricaThe Met’s Arts of AfricaTime: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
  The new permanent installation foregrounds the creativity of artists across the subcontinent and enduring, dynamic historical traditions. The Met’s Arts of Africa galleries returned in May 2025, in a reimagined Michael C. Rockefeller Wing. Following a multiyear renovation, the reenvisioned installation reintroduces visitors to the Museum’s collection of sub-Saharan African art through a selection of some 500 works organized to survey major artistic movements and living traditions from across the subcontinent. The new galleries present original creations from the Middle Ages to the present, and one-fourth of the works are on display at the Museum for the first time. The Met Fifth Avenue
  1000 Fifth Avenue
  New York, NY 10028
  Phone: 212-535-7710
Upcoming Events
- June 3, 2026
  - The Met’s Arts of AfricaThe Met’s Arts of AfricaTime: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
    The new permanent installation foregrounds the creativity of artists across the subcontinent and enduring, dynamic historical traditions. The Met’s Arts of Africa galleries returned in May 2025, in a reimagined Michael C. Rockefeller Wing. Following a multiyear renovation, the reenvisioned installation reintroduces visitors to the Museum’s collection of sub-Saharan African art through a selection of some 500 works organized to survey major artistic movements and living traditions from across the subcontinent. The new galleries present original creations from the Middle Ages to the present, and one-fourth of the works are on display at the Museum for the first time. The Met Fifth Avenue
    1000 Fifth Avenue
    New York, NY 10028
    Phone: 212-535-7710
- June 4, 2026
  - Dance of The Village Elders at St. Phillips ChurchDance of The Village Elders at St. Phillips ChurchTime: 2:30 am - 3:30 am
    A dance and wellness classes design for Older Adults taught by Walter Rutledge 204 W 134th St, New York, NY 10030
  - The Met’s Arts of AfricaThe Met’s Arts of AfricaTime: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
    The new permanent installation foregrounds the creativity of artists across the subcontinent and enduring, dynamic historical traditions. The Met’s Arts of Africa galleries returned in May 2025, in a reimagined Michael C. Rockefeller Wing. Following a multiyear renovation, the reenvisioned installation reintroduces visitors to the Museum’s collection of sub-Saharan African art through a selection of some 500 works organized to survey major artistic movements and living traditions from across the subcontinent. The new galleries present original creations from the Middle Ages to the present, and one-fourth of the works are on display at the Museum for the first time. The Met Fifth Avenue
    1000 Fifth Avenue
    New York, NY 10028
    Phone: 212-535-7710
  - Ballet Tech Kids Dance Ballet Tech Kids DanceTime: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Ballet Tech Kids Dance lighting up The Joyce stage! Celebrating five years as Artistic Director, Dionne Figgins premieres a full-length ballet, "Echoes of the Studio," featuring students dancing alongside BT alumni. This new work highlights the journey of Ballet Tech students from studio to stage, showcasing the inspiration, technique, determination, and heart it takes to bring a trainee’s dancing to life. THE JOYCE THEATER
    The Tino & Rajika Puri Auditorium
    175 Eighth Avenue
    New York, NY 10011
- June 5, 2026
  - Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to NowGuggenheim Pop: 1960 to NowTime: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
    The show will present iconic works from the museum’s collection by more than 20 artists, including John Chamberlain, Chryssa, Jim Dine, Roy Lichtenstein, Lucas Samaras, and Andy Warhol. Highlights will include Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian (2019) and Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen’s Soft Shuttlecock (1995), on view in New York for the first time in 25 years. These works will be shown alongside Yayoi Kusama’s INFINITY MIRRORED ROOM – DANCING LIGHTS THAT FLEW UP TO THE UNIVERSE (2019), a major loan to the exhibition, and recent acquisitions by contemporary artists such as Farah Al Qasimi, Alex Da Corte, Lucia Hierro, Martine Gutierrez, Lauren Halsey, Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim, Yee I-Lann, Cara Romero, and Liu Shiyuan, whose practices expand the legacies of Pop. 1071 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10128 (at 88th Street)
  - The Met’s Arts of AfricaThe Met’s Arts of AfricaTime: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
    The new permanent installation foregrounds the creativity of artists across the subcontinent and enduring, dynamic historical traditions. The Met’s Arts of Africa galleries returned in May 2025, in a reimagined Michael C. Rockefeller Wing. Following a multiyear renovation, the reenvisioned installation reintroduces visitors to the Museum’s collection of sub-Saharan African art through a selection of some 500 works organized to survey major artistic movements and living traditions from across the subcontinent. The new galleries present original creations from the Middle Ages to the present, and one-fourth of the works are on display at the Museum for the first time. The Met Fifth Avenue
    1000 Fifth Avenue
    New York, NY 10028
    Phone: 212-535-7710
  - Dance of the Village Elders - R.A.I.N. NeriedDance of the Village Elders - R.A.I.N. NeriedTime: 10:30 am - 11:30 am
    A dance and wellness classes design for Older Adults taught by Walter Rutledge 720 Nereid Ave, Bronx, NY 10466
  - Ballet Tech Kids Dance Ballet Tech Kids DanceTime: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Ballet Tech Kids Dance lighting up The Joyce stage! Celebrating five years as Artistic Director, Dionne Figgins premieres a full-length ballet, "Echoes of the Studio," featuring students dancing alongside BT alumni. This new work highlights the journey of Ballet Tech students from studio to stage, showcasing the inspiration, technique, determination, and heart it takes to bring a trainee’s dancing to life. THE JOYCE THEATER
    The Tino & Rajika Puri Auditorium
    175 Eighth Avenue
    New York, NY 10011
  - Revelation & Jubilation: A Symphony of SpiritRevelation & Jubilation: A Symphony of SpiritTime: 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
    legendary singer-songwriter Valerie Simpson will kick off Black Music Month by executive producing a special live recording at The Town Hall in New York City.
    
    The event, Revelation & Jubilation: A Symphony of Spirit, will be led by acclaimed conductor, composer, pianist and visionary artist Damien Sneed and the Orchestra of Tomorrow. Sneed’s Revelation & Jubilation had its world premiere at Carnegie Hall in February as part of United in Sound: America at 250. Due to popular demand, the performance will now be recorded for listeners to enjoy for years to come.
    
    An incredible line-up of artists will join Sneed and the Orchestra of Tomorrow. They include: Kim Burrell, Twinkie Clark, Jacqueline Echols-McCarley, Wynell Freeman, Gary McClellan, Phylicia Rashad, Juandolyn Stokes and Matthew Whitaker.
    The Town Hall
    123 W 43rd Street
    New York, NY 10036
- June 6, 2026
  - Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to NowGuggenheim Pop: 1960 to NowTime: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
    The show will present iconic works from the museum’s collection by more than 20 artists, including John Chamberlain, Chryssa, Jim Dine, Roy Lichtenstein, Lucas Samaras, and Andy Warhol. Highlights will include Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian (2019) and Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen’s Soft Shuttlecock (1995), on view in New York for the first time in 25 years. These works will be shown alongside Yayoi Kusama’s INFINITY MIRRORED ROOM – DANCING LIGHTS THAT FLEW UP TO THE UNIVERSE (2019), a major loan to the exhibition, and recent acquisitions by contemporary artists such as Farah Al Qasimi, Alex Da Corte, Lucia Hierro, Martine Gutierrez, Lauren Halsey, Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim, Yee I-Lann, Cara Romero, and Liu Shiyuan, whose practices expand the legacies of Pop. 1071 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10128 (at 88th Street)
  - The Met’s Arts of AfricaThe Met’s Arts of AfricaTime: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
    The new permanent installation foregrounds the creativity of artists across the subcontinent and enduring, dynamic historical traditions. The Met’s Arts of Africa galleries returned in May 2025, in a reimagined Michael C. Rockefeller Wing. Following a multiyear renovation, the reenvisioned installation reintroduces visitors to the Museum’s collection of sub-Saharan African art through a selection of some 500 works organized to survey major artistic movements and living traditions from across the subcontinent. The new galleries present original creations from the Middle Ages to the present, and one-fourth of the works are on display at the Museum for the first time. The Met Fifth Avenue
    1000 Fifth Avenue
    New York, NY 10028
    Phone: 212-535-7710
  - Ballet Tech Kids Dance Ballet Tech Kids DanceTime: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Ballet Tech Kids Dance lighting up The Joyce stage! Celebrating five years as Artistic Director, Dionne Figgins premieres a full-length ballet, "Echoes of the Studio," featuring students dancing alongside BT alumni. This new work highlights the journey of Ballet Tech students from studio to stage, showcasing the inspiration, technique, determination, and heart it takes to bring a trainee’s dancing to life. THE JOYCE THEATER
    The Tino & Rajika Puri Auditorium
    175 Eighth Avenue
    New York, NY 10011
  - Ballet Tech Kids Dance Ballet Tech Kids DanceTime: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Ballet Tech Kids Dance lighting up The Joyce stage! Celebrating five years as Artistic Director, Dionne Figgins premieres a full-length ballet, "Echoes of the Studio," featuring students dancing alongside BT alumni. This new work highlights the journey of Ballet Tech students from studio to stage, showcasing the inspiration, technique, determination, and heart it takes to bring a trainee’s dancing to life. THE JOYCE THEATER
    The Tino & Rajika Puri Auditorium
    175 Eighth Avenue
    New York, NY 10011
- June 7, 2026
  - Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to NowGuggenheim Pop: 1960 to NowTime: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
    The show will present iconic works from the museum’s collection by more than 20 artists, including John Chamberlain, Chryssa, Jim Dine, Roy Lichtenstein, Lucas Samaras, and Andy Warhol. Highlights will include Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian (2019) and Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen’s Soft Shuttlecock (1995), on view in New York for the first time in 25 years. These works will be shown alongside Yayoi Kusama’s INFINITY MIRRORED ROOM – DANCING LIGHTS THAT FLEW UP TO THE UNIVERSE (2019), a major loan to the exhibition, and recent acquisitions by contemporary artists such as Farah Al Qasimi, Alex Da Corte, Lucia Hierro, Martine Gutierrez, Lauren Halsey, Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim, Yee I-Lann, Cara Romero, and Liu Shiyuan, whose practices expand the legacies of Pop. 1071 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10128 (at 88th Street)
  - The Met’s Arts of AfricaThe Met’s Arts of AfricaTime: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
    The new permanent installation foregrounds the creativity of artists across the subcontinent and enduring, dynamic historical traditions. The Met’s Arts of Africa galleries returned in May 2025, in a reimagined Michael C. Rockefeller Wing. Following a multiyear renovation, the reenvisioned installation reintroduces visitors to the Museum’s collection of sub-Saharan African art through a selection of some 500 works organized to survey major artistic movements and living traditions from across the subcontinent. The new galleries present original creations from the Middle Ages to the present, and one-fourth of the works are on display at the Museum for the first time. The Met Fifth Avenue
    1000 Fifth Avenue
    New York, NY 10028
    Phone: 212-535-7710
  - Ballet Tech Kids Dance Ballet Tech Kids DanceTime: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Ballet Tech Kids Dance lighting up The Joyce stage! Celebrating five years as Artistic Director, Dionne Figgins premieres a full-length ballet, "Echoes of the Studio," featuring students dancing alongside BT alumni. This new work highlights the journey of Ballet Tech students from studio to stage, showcasing the inspiration, technique, determination, and heart it takes to bring a trainee’s dancing to life. THE JOYCE THEATER
    The Tino & Rajika Puri Auditorium
    175 Eighth Avenue
    New York, NY 10011
  - SanctuarySanctuaryTime: 5:00 pm - 12:00 am
    New York hottest place to be for a fun Sunday evening house music party. JD Frankie Paradise will get you moving whether you dip, twist or just strike a pose. District - 246 west 35th street
- June 8, 2026
  - Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to NowGuggenheim Pop: 1960 to NowTime: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
    The show will present iconic works from the museum’s collection by more than 20 artists, including John Chamberlain, Chryssa, Jim Dine, Roy Lichtenstein, Lucas Samaras, and Andy Warhol. Highlights will include Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian (2019) and Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen’s Soft Shuttlecock (1995), on view in New York for the first time in 25 years. These works will be shown alongside Yayoi Kusama’s INFINITY MIRRORED ROOM – DANCING LIGHTS THAT FLEW UP TO THE UNIVERSE (2019), a major loan to the exhibition, and recent acquisitions by contemporary artists such as Farah Al Qasimi, Alex Da Corte, Lucia Hierro, Martine Gutierrez, Lauren Halsey, Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim, Yee I-Lann, Cara Romero, and Liu Shiyuan, whose practices expand the legacies of Pop. 1071 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10128 (at 88th Street)
  - The Met’s Arts of AfricaThe Met’s Arts of AfricaTime: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
    The new permanent installation foregrounds the creativity of artists across the subcontinent and enduring, dynamic historical traditions. The Met’s Arts of Africa galleries returned in May 2025, in a reimagined Michael C. Rockefeller Wing. Following a multiyear renovation, the reenvisioned installation reintroduces visitors to the Museum’s collection of sub-Saharan African art through a selection of some 500 works organized to survey major artistic movements and living traditions from across the subcontinent. The new galleries present original creations from the Middle Ages to the present, and one-fourth of the works are on display at the Museum for the first time. The Met Fifth Avenue
    1000 Fifth Avenue
    New York, NY 10028
    Phone: 212-535-7710
- June 9, 2026
  - Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to NowGuggenheim Pop: 1960 to NowTime: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
    The show will present iconic works from the museum’s collection by more than 20 artists, including John Chamberlain, Chryssa, Jim Dine, Roy Lichtenstein, Lucas Samaras, and Andy Warhol. Highlights will include Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian (2019) and Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen’s Soft Shuttlecock (1995), on view in New York for the first time in 25 years. These works will be shown alongside Yayoi Kusama’s INFINITY MIRRORED ROOM – DANCING LIGHTS THAT FLEW UP TO THE UNIVERSE (2019), a major loan to the exhibition, and recent acquisitions by contemporary artists such as Farah Al Qasimi, Alex Da Corte, Lucia Hierro, Martine Gutierrez, Lauren Halsey, Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim, Yee I-Lann, Cara Romero, and Liu Shiyuan, whose practices expand the legacies of Pop. 1071 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10128 (at 88th Street)
  - The Met’s Arts of AfricaThe Met’s Arts of AfricaTime: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
    The new permanent installation foregrounds the creativity of artists across the subcontinent and enduring, dynamic historical traditions. The Met’s Arts of Africa galleries returned in May 2025, in a reimagined Michael C. Rockefeller Wing. Following a multiyear renovation, the reenvisioned installation reintroduces visitors to the Museum’s collection of sub-Saharan African art through a selection of some 500 works organized to survey major artistic movements and living traditions from across the subcontinent. The new galleries present original creations from the Middle Ages to the present, and one-fourth of the works are on display at the Museum for the first time. The Met Fifth Avenue
    1000 Fifth Avenue
    New York, NY 10028
    Phone: 212-535-7710
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