Alton Aimable

Alton Aimable is the founder and president of Tropicalfete Inc. in Brooklyn, New York. This community leader hails St. Lucia in the Caribbean. His formative education began at St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Boys School, then Saint Mary’s College where his secondary school experience was completed. While at school, his artistic interests leaned toward collaging and drawing, although he has had the experience of writing lyrics for calypsos that were sung by other students; hence, his interest in local carnivals, and the Caribbean culture, as a whole. 

In 1992, Alton migrated from St. Lucia to the United States. A few years later, he attended CUNY/York College and graduated in 2000 with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting. He is a professional Accountant.  Over his career, Alton has held various accounting positions including senior accountant with the Brooklyn Community Housing and Services Inc., and N. Cheng & Company CPA firm. Currently, he works at Ascendant Heritage previously known as Lott Community Development.  

At York College, Alton achieved a minor in Music Production and took courses in web programming. There, he was also a part of the Caribbean Students’ Association where he was responsible for maintaining its website. As a result of his course interests, peer interaction and leadership skills, in 1999, he became the founder of and established the online publication, Tropicalfete.com, that he considers the official home of Caribbean Culture. In 2011, Tropicalfete became a non-for-profit organization located in Brooklyn, New York. He also holds a Community Leadership Certificate from Neighborhood Leadership Institute.

At Tropicalfete, this cultural community leader is actively involved in costume designing, stilt walking, and steel pan playing, amongst other tasks.  He oversees this organization that has seven teaching artists and serves over 100 participants at its location. The various programs offered to the community include the Steel Pan Ensemble; Stilt-walking; Dance and Limbo; Costume Designing; Cultural Programs in two public schools, namely, Public School (PS) 135 and Intermediate School (IS) 392; and Cultural Programs at Prospect Hill Senior Center in Brooklyn and William Hudson Senior Center in the Bronx. In addition, throughout the year, Alton spearheads three major productions: two in the month of June - reading program with Barnes & Noble that has been going for the past eight years; and the Caribbean Cultural Show in recognition of Caribbean-American Heritage Month. The third program is the Finale held in December, which comprises group performance with other artists. 

Alton is always working on initiatives to advance Caribbean Culture. Whether it is carnival, dance, music, drama or anything to do with Caribbean culture, he is inspired to promote it through tropicalfete.com. His dream is to take Caribbean culture to the international level where it is accepted without discrimination or biases. 

Alton has been recognized for his community work. He is the recipient of proclamations from the New York City Council, and from Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office for promoting Caribbean Culture in New York City. In addition, he is the recipient of the Caribbean Life Impact Award from Caribbean Life Newspapers, for his work done especially in the Caribbean community.