Beenie Man After having their visas revoked by the U.S. Embassy in Jamaica in May 2010, dancehall artists Mavado and Beenie Man will return to the U.S. in the coming weeks with separate appearances in Queens, New York: Beenie Man at a birthday celebration on August 20th at Club Amazura, and Mavado at the first annual Reggae, Rhythm and Blues Festival on September 4th at Roy Wilkins Park. Beenie Man and Mavado weren't the only Jamaican entertainers who had their U.S. visas and work permits revoked last year — the others were deejays Bounty Killer and Aidonia and sound system selector Ricky Trooper; fellow artists Vybz Kartel and Sizzla had already lost their visas at earlier dates. The U.S. Embassy in Kingston gave no reason for revoking the visas, nor did they provide a rationale for their sudden reinstatement.
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[Contributor : Shamari] DANCEHALL Deejay Mavado, real name ‘David Brooks’, was ordered to return to court in late September when he appeared in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate’s Court to answer to charges of assault and malicious destruction of property this morning. Mavado’s attorney, Martyn Thomas, filed an application before Resident Magistrate Coralin Tie, that the matter be referred to mediation instead of trial. But Tie postponed her judgement on the application until a full medical report was available. Mavado, whose real name is David Brooks, was charged following an incident near Anchovy, St James last month. He is accused of encouraging members of his entourage to attack a man and his son after the man refused to move his vehicle to allow the deejay to avoid potholes. The man was allegedly beaten all over his body with a machete and his son reportedly hit in the face with machete causing him to lose several teeth. Source: The Jamaica Observer you may also like:Diplo, known internationally as a curator amongst the worldʼs most cutting edge DJs, producers, and musical movements Wesley Pentz (better known as DIPLO) has experienced a variety of successes. The last few years have been spent running through the club circuit and having chart-topping hits with refreshing irreverence. Recent hits include Beyonce's "who run the world" and Chris Brown's "Look at me now" Mavado - Delilah (Diplo Dubstep Remix) promo DL Link : Mavado - Delilah (Diplo Dubstep Remix) you may also like:Super Heavy On Thursday, a small group of journalists were introduced to SuperHeavy, the eclectic new supergroup featuring Mick Jagger, Joss Stone, Damian Marley, Eurythmics co-founder Dave Stewart and "Slumdog Millionaire" composer A.R. Rahman. The five global music stars gathered in Studio A at Henson Recording Studios in Hollywood to explain their surprise collaboration. [contributor: Shamari] twins of twins Dancehall artistes Twin of Twins carried out a lyrical onslaught on controversial selector Tony Matterhorn in their recently released single 'Cancer Free World,' where they creatively used the disc jock's name to demolish his character with thought provoking word play. The song came into play following Tony Matterhorn's public statement in THE STAR that he would diss the Twins anywhere he saw them. The rift started after the Twins made a comment in an interview in Atlanta where they accused the selector of not playing their songs. disrespectful and stupid According to Patrick 'Curly Locks' Gaynor, one half of the Twins, the comment they made was not done out of disrespect and they were just speaking their mind. "Matterhorn is the one that started the disrespect. He just became disrespectful and stupid," he said. The Twins also questioned the selector's credibility with his latest song Dancehall Duppy. 8/8/2011 0 Comments Sean Kingston reveals he had open heart surgery after his recent jet ski accident[contributor: Shamari] Sean Kingston is finally opening up about his life-threatening jet ski accident, which took place back in May and left the reggae crooner in the hospital for more than a month. The Miami resident sat down with MTV News’ Sway to detail the events surrounding the tragic event. Before he went into his experience, Kingston proclaimed that he was currently on the right path. “I’m doing good, I’m feeling great,” he said with a smile. “I’m blessed. I’m happy to be here. It was a tragic situation, but God pulled me through it.” Thirty years after his death, Bob Marley’s shadow looms larger than ever. There can be no doubt that he long ago entered the pop legend pantheon next to such names as Lennon, Joplin, Morrison, Strummer, and Cobain. To many, Marley’s music is synonymous with reggae itself. Legend, his posthumous “best-of” collection, has to date sold over 25 million copies, making it the best-selling reggae album in history. He’s been the subject of close to two dozen books (the most recent of which was released only a few months ago). His image and sounds are used to sell everything from incense burners to Jamaican vacation packages. And yet, as is so often the case with dead rock stars, there is something of a disconnect. One wonders what the militant anti-racist would think of the privileged white frat-boys who smear themselves with blackface as an “homage” to Marley at campus Halloween parties. Similarly, it’s hard to look at lavish Jamaican resorts existing next to such grinding poverty and wonder if the musician’s calls of “one love” now ring hollow.Luckily, Marley’s roots run a lot deeper. A website dedicated to his memory rightfully states that “in the Third World his impact goes much further. Not just among Jamaicans, but also the Hopi Indians of New Mexico and the Maoris of New Zealand, in Indonesia and India, and especially in those parts of West Africa from which slaves were plucked and taken to the New World, Bob is seen as a redeemer figure…” These are not exactly the suburban kids that the marketers of the Western music industry attempt to target. At the time of his death, Bob Marley was one of the first international superstars to emerge from the developing world. Such credibility cannot be so easily sanitized. With revolt now shaking North Africa and the Middle East, it seems that the “suffering masses” who Marley tried to reach were indeed listening. Ultimately, it makes his legacy that much more potent and inspiring. Maxi Priest It's hard to believe that the Monterey Bay Reggaefest is now in its 16th year and still bringing the music that originated in Jamaica to an audience here on the Central Coast through the auspices of A&P Productions. While the dates have moved from the original Labor Day weekend slot at the Monterey Fairgrounds to the final days of July (this Friday through Sunday), the festival maintains its location and founding mission of providing common ground for all of the area's music lovers to come together with love. After all, that is the message of reggae and its true intent is to foster understanding and tolerance for all people to be one. "I hope that everybody can get out to the Monterey Fairgrounds and come together," said Tanya Moore, media coordinator for MBRF. "Grab some foodies, art and wine people, and all the different subgroups of people you know that make Monterey such a beautiful place to live and bring them out to the reggae fest. The lineup is amazing." |
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