The Stylistics Are Coming To Jamaica For A Nostalgic Moment In Music

Legendary soul group The Stylistics are scheduled to headline a show called Musical Moments which is slated to take place at the LIME Golf Academy on July 31^st.

The Stylisitics which originally comprised of lead vocalist Russell Thompkins JR, Herb Murrell, Airrion Love, James Smith and James Dunn, shot to prominence during the earlier part of the 1970s. Throughout the first half of that decade they scored no less than twelve consecutive R&B hits including Stop, Look & Listen (To Your Heart), People Make The World go round, You Are Everything, Betcha by Golly Wow, I’m Stone In Love With You, Break Up to Make Up, and You Make Me Feel Brand New.

The lineup for Musical Moments will also feature three of Jamaica best singers, Jack Radics, Stevie Face and Gem Myers.

Jack Radics burst onto the local music scene with a slew of hits in the early 90s which included songs such as Dream Merchant, Something Reminds Me, My Girl Josephine ft. Super Cat and Twist & Shout ft. Chaka Demus & Pliers. Radics has also enjoyed wide spread success beyond local shores and is hugely popular among music lovers in the UK and Europe.

Stevie Face who is referred to as the heir to the lovers rock throne has proven time and again that he has the ability to take any song and make it his own, as he did with two of the biggest hits of his career Tell Like It Is originally done by Aaron Neville and Boris Gardiner’s I Wanna Wake Up With You. His wonderful catalogue of hits also includes original gems such as his 2001 breakthrough hit I’m In Love and Coming Home For Love.

Gem Myers made it big in the late 1980s with a song called One Man Woman, she has also done background vocals for legendary reggae act Jimmy Cliff and former I Threes member Judy Mowatt. Over the years she has continued to put out albums and singles and has become one of the most in demand acts on the local cabaret scene.

According to a spokesperson from the Musical Moments team the event will be a magnificent musical affair.

“We know that Jamaicans are accustomed to getting good value for their hard earned money and as such we plan to deliver the highest possible quality entertainment at our event. The production will be of very high standards, we have some of the best acts around on the lineup and we have a great venue so we guarantee that Musical Moments will be a magnificent show.”

Gates open at 7 PM and show time will be 9 PM. Admission is $2500 presold and $3000 at the gate for general admission; VIP tickets are $4000 presold and $5000 at the gate.

Jack Radics Ready For Musical Moments

With countless hit singles and albums under his belt Jack Radics is easily one of the most prolific contemporary reggae singers.

“I have a vast catalogue of music; I’ve done several albums over the years most of them have been released overseas. I must admit that I’ve scored some hits too here and there. I have also travelled the world performing, writing and recording music and collaborating with a lot of other talented people and for that I am very thankful.”

Jack Radics, burst onto the local music scene in the early 1990s with a slew of hits which includes songs such as Dream Merchant, Something Reminds Me and You Sexy Thing.

He went on to collaborate with Chaka Demus & Pliers to score one of the biggest hits of the 90’s, Twist & Shout. Released in December of 93 the Sly & Robby produced track raced to the top of the British Charts in early 1994. He also teamed up with legendary dancehall Deejay Super Cat for the hit single My Girl Josephine in 1994, which was featured in the movie Pret-a-Porter.

Since then Jack Radics has gone on to score countless other hits such as his smash European chart topper titled It Doesn’t Matter. He has also toured the world having developed quite a huge fan base in Europe, South East Asia, the UK, New Zealand and Australia.

Jack Radics is booked to appear at Musical Moments on Wednesday the 31^st of July at the LIME Golf Academy.

“I’m really looking forward to performing on Musical Moments, I haven’t performed in Kingston for a number of years now and I want to give the fans in Kingston a great performance. Although I won’t be able to do my full set like when I perform abroad I will make sure that the patrons have a great time, said the artiste”

Also billed to perform at musical moments are The Stylistics, Gem Myers and Stevie Face.

Nature Rocks Sumfest International Night 1

International Night 1 of Reggae Sumfest will be long remembered by Sumfest patrons as a night of wonderful performances.

Downsound recording artiste Nature who performed in the opening segment of the show delivered a performance that clearly shows why he is hailed by music industry insiders and music fans as one of the bright new stars in reggae.

It is obvious that Nature has a rock star mentality and the Sumfest promoters made the right choice by placing him on International Night 1.  

Coming on stage after Droop Lion who delivered a strong performance, Nature knew he had to come good to please the sizeable audience gathered inside the Catherine Hall Entertainment Center, most of who were seeing him for the very first time.

Introduced on stage by MC Elise Kelly, Nature appeared on stage decked out in designer suit that helped to fuel his star presence. Aided by the Blow Wow Band and his backup singers he sang his way into the hearts of patrons. His 20 minute set was unpredictable and charged with spiritual energy as he delivered mixture of originals such as Trying Man, Waiting Time and Dennis Brown’s For You.

One of the many highlights of his performance was when he paused from signing to reason with the audience: “I bought 3 bibles out of my pay from Sumfest to give to 3 people here tonight, because I put Jah over all things including my career, as a singer I can lose my voice and still have a lot, but if you lose the love of Jah you've lost everything,” Nature said to the crowd.

Nature showed his versatility by playing the guitar as he delivered an acoustic version of the Tracey Chapman original, Revolution, which went over well with the audience.

With a powerhouse performance of his single, World Peace, he sent a strong message to war and crime by placing a Mic stand in the middle of the stage and announced to crowd: "People let's pretend that this Mic stand is crime and I have the one opportunity to rid the world of it." Then with a strong flying kick the Mic stand was sent flying across the stage much to the delight of the patrons.

It was as if he could do no wrong as his every gesture, every song and every move on stage was met went over well with the audience as they lapped up every minute of his wonderful performance.

In an interview after his performance Nature said that he was very happy with the response he received from the crowd.

“This is one of the greatest festivals in the world if not the greatest and to come here and perform and get such a positive response from the crowd it makes me feel very good. I am very happy about the support I got from the audience. I rehearsed and prepared for this show a lot and once the MC called my name I knew I had to hit the stage and give the people all I have and that’s what I did. From here on the plan is to just keep on improving and keep on making and singing more good music for the people,” said Nature.

International Night 1 of Reggae Sumfest took place on Friday July 26 at the Catherine Hall Entertainment Center in Montego Bay.

Artistes Stand Up Against Domestic Violence

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New York based DJT Promotions, Sunlight Productions and Global Harmony, a charity organization which operates out of the UK, have joined forces with a number of reggae and dancehall artistes to fight against domestic violence. On Saturday August 17, they will stage the first annual White House Culture Jam at the White House Beach Park in Westmoreland.

According George O’Gilvie of DJT Promotions domestic violence is a very serious problem globally and as such he and his partners are working to help to eliminate it.

“As we all know domestic violence in a very serious problem all over the world, its affecting countless people in some way or another in various countries. As responsible individuals we will not sit down and watch this problem as it continues to grow and do nothing about it. So together with our partners we have decided to join the fight against domestic violence. We first began to work together in 2012 when our artiste Lazah Current did a number of events to promote the fight against domestic violence. In August of that same year we also teamed up with Sunlight Promotions to do a back to school give away event in St. Catherine

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, which was sponsored by LIME. Now we are all working together on this project and we are hoping to achieve great success together as we continue to play our part in the fight against domestic violence,” said Mr. O’Gilvie.

The White House Culture Jam will be staged to raise funds for the Domestic Violence Crisis Center in Kingston.

 “A number of really talented and concerned artistes have joined with us in our fight and they will be performing at the White House Culture Jam.  We are putting together an event that will be very entertaining and informative and part proceeds from the event will go to the Domestic Violence Crisis Center, Mr. O’Gilvie said.”

He also added: “On the night of the show we are going to make presentations to the Bustamante Children’s Hospital, the Savanna-la-mar Hospital, the Black River Hospital and the Portland Infirmary. All four institutions will be given much needed medical supplies courtesy of DJT Promotions.”

Gyptian

The White House Culture Jam will be a day and night event, during the day there will be lots of activities such as a Football match and a Volleyball match, there will also be a special appearance by the Magnum Car Sexy Crew. Music will be provided by Love Stone and 007 Sound.

The stage show that will take place in the night will feature a host of artistes including Gyptian, Lady G, Luciano, I Wayne, Lutan Fyah, Lazah Current, Sheldon Senior, Fabian Marley, Justin Hammin, Jahvahni Martin, Yahdeen Essence, Daramus, Good Head and Tiki One. All artistes will be back backed by the Chakula Band.

MCs will be Ron Muschette of IRIE FM and Champagne of LINKZ FM. Admission is $300 for children under 12 years old and $500 for adults, all day passes are $1300, general night passes $1000 and VIP $5000.

The sponsors for the 2013 White House Culture Jam are DJT Promotional Group Inc, Sunlight Production, Global Harmony, Tiles and Things, Homeland Security Force, LINKZ FM, BOJTV,  St. Bess All Occasion and EZZY ICE.

Cassafaya Shoots Unchained Video

Cassafaya

Hompaya recording artiste Cassafaya is getting ready release the supporting music video for his singled titled unchained. The video which was shot in Kingston was directed and edited by Cassafaya.

“A lot of people don’t know that I am multitalented, apart from being a singer, songwriter and musician I am also an engineer, a music video director and a video editor. Over the years I’ve learned a lot about various aspects of the music business so I can better help myself to succeed in the business. It might come as a surprise to many people that I shot my video myself but I did it and it came out very well, I really hope the people will love it,” said Cassafaya.

The video is scheduled to be released before the end of the month.

“I’m going to release the video before the end of the month. Right now my manage team is reviewing the video as soon as it’s approved it will be released.”

 Cassafaya is also working on a number of new projects.

“I am also working on a number of new songs that will be released before the end of the summer. Right now Unchained is getting a lot of airplay and I want to make sure I capitalize on the success of that single by releasing new songs and more music videos,” said the artiste.

Cassafaya’s management team is currently negotiating with several promoters in Africa to organize a tour of the continent for him later this year. His is also slated to do a number of shows in Europe before the end of the year.