HUNDREDS of Guyanese and other Caribbean nationals, as well as South Asians, graced the seventh international food and musical festival, held at Smokey Park in the heart of Little Guyana, New York, last Sunday and featured Guyanese and Caribbean performing artistes.

There was also a curry duck competition and expo of Guyanese products. The event was organised by Angels Caribbean Entertainment Group of Companies, comprising of mostly Guyanese. Guyanese diaspora local talent was on display at a fun event, bringing the curtain down to open-air cultural shows for the summer.

The organisers, performers, and hosts were cheered by spectators for an afternoon of quality Guyanese entertainment.

Among the artistes were Soca Raja, Apache Waria, Shelly Ramanan, and Geeta Bisram. Music was supplied by the popular Angels Band. There was also an Indian Caribbean fashion show hosted by cultural promoters and emcee Lolita Singh of Guyana.

The event included food tasting, a health fair, games, kids’ corner, singing and dance competition, live band entertainment and dance troupes.  Several businesses (Bedessee and others) displayed their products; product samples (including cakes and bread) were distributed to the public.