City of Hartford Office of Arts, Culture & Entertainment Drops "Hartford Unwrapped" Holiday EP

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The City of Hartford Office of Arts, Entertainment and Culture Announces Drop of Holiday EP HARTFORD UNWRAPPED

Hartford Musicians Spotlit in Free Streaming Album

Listening Party to Be Held on December 19 at Infinity Hall

Limited Edition Vinyl Pressing to Be Released Soon

November 24, 2025/Hartford, CT...The City of Hartford Office of Arts, Culture and Entertainment announced today the drop of a brand new holiday EP entitled Hartford Unwrapped featuring six songs by Hartford artists. Produced in collaboration with the City of Hartford, Office of Arts, Culture and Entertainment, Parkville Sounds (Stephen Cusano, Jillian Cusano) and Wherehouse Productions (Eugene Morton Jr.), Hartford Unwrapped will be available for free via all major streaming services beginning December 2. A limited edition vinyl pressing of the EP will be released in the coming weeks with sale locations to be announced.

Hartford Unwrapped includes an array of genres that reflect the diversity of the community that created it: Latin Jazz, Hip-Hop, Urban Contemporary, and more. There will be a listening party featuring live performances by some of the artists on Friday, December 19 at 7pm at Infinity Hall (32 Front Street, Hartford). Tickets, which are $10 and include a drink ticket, can be purchased at InfinityHall.com or at door. You can learn more at hartfordunwrapped.my.canva.site.

The track listing for the Hartford Unwrapped EP is as follows.

• "Gifts from Hartford" - Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam, taneisha duggan, Stephen Cusano
• "Fireside" - Dom McLennon, Gene June, Yummy Bingham
• "Gather Round" - Bap Pack
• "Sleigh Ride Mambo" - Zaccai Curtis, Mitch Frohman, Carlos Abadie, Alex Hernandez, Reinaldo de Jesus
• "That Time of Year" - Doobie Powell
• "The Light" - Erica Tracy, Marquis “Qwes” Johnson, Ysanne, Brandon Serafino, Charmagne Tripp, Orice Jenkins, Olivia Gaines

taneisha duggan, director of The City of Hartford Office of Arts, Culture and Entertainment states, "Creating new opportunities and work for Hartford artists is a priority. We are looking to establish an infrastructure to launch and amplify our abundant local talent. Partnering with artists and entrepreneurs like the team at Parkville Sound and Wherehouse Productions is the place where community and commerce can meet the moment with creatives leading the way. This project is the first in a new initiative entitled Hartford Made that will include albums, listening parties, performance, and more."