Ano Okera
the Unofficial Ambassador for Caribbean Culture in New York
As a singer/songwriter/image and brand consultant on the New York scene, there are so many things that have influenced my concept of art, music and style. The interesting thing about the man I am today is that being rooted in my Jamaican culture has in so many ways informed the way I create with the inspiration that surrounds me daily. It is so humbling to get up and be thrust in the many different cultures in this New York dynamic. The music, fashion, art scene, theatre, food and faces from so many different perspectives are all breathtaking. It makes me feel very proud that I get to represent the land I love, in the land I now call home.
As an unofficial ambassador for Jamaica, it is the most amazing thing to walk down the street in Manhattan and hear my native tongue or my reggae/dancehall music blazing from a car passing by. It is even more tremendous to see my Caribbean brothers and sisters etch their names and legacies while paving their way in New York and the rest of the world.
Caribbean Cultures are without a doubt a strong part of the pulse of New York. Caribbean minds, music, fashion, art and style have influenced and in many instances have given birth to a lot of what we now hold as pop culture.
This blog is a glimpse of New York through my journal. It is a dedication to the new Caribbean evolution in the arts. It is also an invitation for you to come experience and listen to the emergence of Caribbean fashion, music, literature and art, to the new voices and faces that will change your world forever.
One Love,
Ano Okera
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