A New Film spotlight's Brooklyn's Cultural Connection to Jamaica

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Jun 6, 2023

As part as our "Tribeca-thon" spotlighting premieres at the Tribeca Festival, we speak to directors Ben DiGiacomo and Dutty Vannier about their documentary, "Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall," which makes the connection between the emergence of dancehall in New York City and its Jamaican immigrant communities.

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