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RiseUp in Hartford

After the amazing Thursday night at Lincoln Center, RiseUp traveled to Hartford, Connecticut, for a very special engagement at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art. Given that Hartford ranks as the third city with the largest West Indian Population, this was to be an amazing event. And it was. From the hospitality of the people, to the staff at Wadsworth and probably the most magnificent audience we've ever had, this was an incredibly warm welcome.

The event started with a special reception for members of the museum and special guests and included some delicious Jamaican food, paties, jerk chicken, you name it! During the reception, the RiseUp Soundtrack was playing through the loudspeakers and the vibes were high for the movie screening which followed. Last but not least, the Q&A session included some great surprises. Once again, we had a Skype video conference with Jamaica, this time, music producer Carlo Less was accompanied by none other than Michael Andrew Lewis, one of the starts of RiseUp. Michael (ICE ANASTACIA) entertained the audience and answered their questions and he also sung for them! Applause and a big roar traveled across the theater, which by the way, was packed to the rim for the screening. There was plenty love for RiseUp at this event, it was really a memorable night. And finally, we got Kemoy Reid on the phone, she cordially answered audience questions and astounded everybody by singing and impromptu song that would send any music producer running to Jamaica with recording contracts! Well, that is simply Kemoy. Always been, always will be.

So thanks everybody at Wadsworth and especially stellar producer Inuka Bacote who got the vision and made it all happen. BigUps and One Love!

The RiseUp Fam.

The drive to Hartford, a true adventure. Highways were closed due to the storms and the roads were covered in snow!!!

A great discovery driving in: a huge RiseUp Billboard adorns the side of one of the main Highways in Hartford; Kemoy Reid up on the bright lights!

The Q&A in progress: Luciano Blotta moderates and answers questions together with Carlo Less and Ice Anastacia who participated from Jamaica via a live Skype video conference.