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usa banned all dancehall artistes
It would seem that the Reggae/Dancehall music fraternity is being hit by one blow after another. Top deejays have lost their US visas and work permits, and Buju Banton, Ninjaman and Flippa Mafia are off the scene — all facing criminal charges.
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Sugar Minott’s funeral service : sunday aug 1st,2010
THE funeral service for the late Lincoln Barrington ‘Sugar’ Minott, will be held on Sunday, August 1, at the National Arena in Kingston, starting at 10:00 am.( GMT 17.00 pm,europe time).please take a minute of meditation,remember Sugar Minott:play all his songs.Bless
Godfather of Dancehall, Sugar Minott, dead at 54
FOUNDATION reggae and dancehall artiste, Lincoln ‘Sugar’ Minott passed away Saturday night at the University Hospital of the West Indies in St Andrew.
sugar minott r.i.p – the real his story
The significance of Lincoln ‘Sugar’ Minott’s contribution as a critical innovator in the annals of modern Jamaican music will be commemorated at farewell showcase tentatively planned for July 29. It will form part of the tribute for the late reggae/dancehall maestro.
populair artistes link to dudus by usa
A popular US newspaper has linked the names of deejays with former Tivoli strongman Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke but offered no evidence for its claim, which International Reggae Day founder Andrea Davis called unfortunate for the industry.
bounty killer free of all assault
Troubled dancehall deejay Bounty Killa had his assault charges dropped when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court this morning.
ninjaman and son in prison
Ninja Man maybe spending his summer, and beyond behind bars.
The veteran deejay and his son were again remanded in custody when they appeared in the Guncourt this morning
DOWN SOUND RECORDS PROMOTES EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS
Down Sound Records has taken the initiative to further promote the importance of education in schools.
Led by the company’s CEO Joseph Bogdonavich, the entertainers signed to the down sound record label will be visiting schools across Jamaica starting today.
here is the line up for sumfest 2010
Multi-talented American R&B singer, Usher, has been confirmed as one of the acts who will perform at this year’s staging of “the greatest reggae festival on earth” Reggae Sumfest.
At the long-awaited launch on Friday night at Sportsmax Zone in New Kingston, the promoters, Summerfest Productions, announced the artiste line-up via a slick video presentation and the event poster, which featured prominently on a screen.
Vybz Kartel expected to hand himself over to police today
Vybz Kartel, whose real name is Adijah Palmer, is one of six persons who police in that division said they had an interest in interviewing.
vybes kartel wanted by jamaica police
MEMBERS of the media are now camped out at the Greater Portmore police station where popular dancehall deejay Vybz Kartel is expected to this morning turn himself over to police.
sugar minott and the next generation
When it comes on to music, Lincoln ‘Sugar’ Minott eats, sleeps and breathes it. He has a passion that sees him grooming one generation to the next. Through his Youthman Promotions outfit, Sugar Minott has propelled artistes such as Little John, Musical Youth and Garnet Silk in the spotlight. Today, the experienced singer and producer is still doing his duty, only this time he is now working with his own offspring.
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dudus and the dates
August 27, 2009: Deputy Prime Minister Dr Ken Baugh confirms to the Observer that US Government wants to extradite Coke.
March 3: Prime Minister Bruce Golding defends delay of extradition request in Parliament.
April 14: Canadian newspaper lashes Prime Minister Bruce Golding over Coke extradition issue
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bounty killer to face court in july
THE trial of dancehall deejay, Rodney ‘Bounty Killer’ Pryce on ganja-related charges, has been postponed to July 7 in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court..
buju trail delay again
TAMPA, Florida – Reggae star Buju Banton’s drug trial in Florida has been delayed again.
Bounty Killer seeks blessings; follows Miss Ivy to church
Sometimes fact may sound stranger than fiction. And the call from a source to say that Bounty Killer would be going to church on Sunday (yesterday) was just a little hard to believe.
vybes kartel banned from most caribean islands
The government of the sister island of St Lucia yesterday communicated its decision to ban dancehall deejay Adidja ‘Vybz Kartel’ Palmer from performing in that Caribbean territory.
What a gwaan inna dancehall today
The recent reports about artistes and the state of the dancehall music is not good.
Recently it was reported that four deejays and one selector had their visas, both visiting and working, to the United
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