Take-Out at Wray’s Caribbean and Seafood Restaurant

Brooklyn resident and entrepreneur, Jelani (Lani) Wray's accomplishments include signing new talent as a music production manager for two record labels. Today, Jelani Wray is the proprietor of Wray’s Caribbean and Seafood Restaurant based in Brooklyn, New York, an establishment that features mostly islander favorites with a fusion of American soul.

Launched in 2011, Wray’s Caribbean and Seafood Restaurant serves Caribbean favorites such as saltfish and ackee, oxtails, curry (goat and chicken), codfish fritters, and empanadas. There is also a distinctive American flavor, as southern favorites such as gumbo and chicken (or catfish) and waffles are on the menu, and these are just a few of the distinctly American food items that make up the diverse menu.

The restaurant, like many, saw a reduction in patrons due to the lockdown, but the restaurant has made every effort to remain open, focusing on take-out and other safe dining options for patrons to safely order entrees for pick-up. Ordering food safely is made easy through apps such as Seamless, GrubHub, Caviar, and UberEats.

Some of the more popular specials are rice and peas with red snapper (a favorite for patrons), and Wray’s pasta served with shrimp, lobster, steak, chicken, or oxtail.

Jovanie's What's the Move, Pt. 2

In addition to owning and operating the restaurant Wray's Caribbean and Seafood Cuisine for the past six years, Brooklyn’s Jelani (Lani) Wray has served as a music production manager at Humble King Records since January 2020. Jelani Wray also served more than five years as a music production manager with Free Form Productions, during which time he succeeded in signing the singer and rapper Jovaine to Atlantic Records.

Scarcely a teenager at the time of the Atlantic signing, Jovanie Vitale (who performs under the single name Jovanie) is a pop-oriented R&B artist who sings and occasionally raps. Atlantic released his first and only major label album, What's the Move, Pt. 2, on October 30, 2015.

The album yielded three singles: its title track, “What's the Move,” as well as “Whip” and “Ooh Girl.” Atlantic also released music videos for each of these singles. As part of his promotional efforts for What's the Move, Pt. 2, Jovanie opened live performances for successful solo artist and frequent top-level collaborator Ne-Yo.