CUE KIRK
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There’ s no stopping Poet Cue Kirk as she chants through Toronto by storm with her fresh dub-poetry sound and her message of peace, love, over-standing and home for Jah people. Our poetic Empress and ReggaeXclusive 2016 Top Dub-Poet is hot off the Yuh Heard Meh! stage; a dub-poetry and art concert sponsored by her theatre company Alpha of Omega Collective( AOC) and Scarborough Arts.
Cue shared the stage with Canadian Hip Hop Pioneer Michie Mee, story-teller Jacquie Du Touit, visual artist Adrian Hayles, Toronto Heritage Drummers and others to bring a unique Roots & Kulcha culture experience to the city. But there’ s still more to come in 2016 for Cue. She’ s back in the studio this fall completing her debut album“ Ah Home”, now postponed until Dec 2016. Cue and Alpha of Omega will also be in Ottawa Nov 11th for the Nation’ s Capital first Rootz Reggae Pop-Up Bar Listen Up! at Avante-Garde Café; and on December 14th you can catch Cue at Scarborough Arts for her dubpoetry workshop“ The Art of Expression”. For more information on your Cue, visit poetcue. com or Facebook at Cue Kirk. DADDY RUSTY
DADDY RUSTY RELEASES NEW SINGLE
Daddy Rusty recently released a hot new single entitled“ Girls Dem Winin’” which is currently being distributed to local record stores and online music stores. His Bless Me EP was released a couple of years ago and has been doing well internationally with lots of rave
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Daddy Rusty’ s“ Love & Unity” CD which was released in 2003 includes songs like Dancehall Girls, Teach Da Youth, Future Plan, Chant a Psalms and African Queen to name a few. Released on the Boss Record Label and distributed by Tuff Gong Records
in Jamaica, his singles“ Dancehall Girls” and“ Teach da Youths” became big hits in the Caribbean, the United States and Europe. This led to Daddy Rusty being nominated for and winning the Top Reggae Single Award for“ Teach da Youths” in 1997 at the 14th Annual Canadian Reggae Music Awards. For 2016 and beyond, Daddy Rusty is coming on strong, he is in the studio working on new music and also planning to film a video for his new song“ Girls dem Winin’”. Stay tuned for more on Daddy Rusty.
JAPANESE AKA FYAHNESE DOES IT AGAIN WITH NEW SINGLE
Veteran Dancehall Artiste Japanese aka Fyahnese does it again with the release of his brand new single“ Pokemon Pon Dem Phone’. Released on the Pickout Label, the single is available worldwide on iTunes, CD Baby and
Amazon. com amongst other online music stores. In Toronto, you can find the single at Treajah Isle on Eglinton Avenue West. Fyahnese recently sent 25 beds and 10 wheel chairs to Jamaica and will be going there along with Sir B and Naggo Morris to distribute those items to Kingston Public Hospital, Chest Hospital, Spanish Town Hospital, Maypen Hospital and Mobay Hospital. For more information contact Japanese at: 416-407-4168.
ALICIA“ MISS DIVA” ANDERSON
From receiving awards at The Reggae Divas Show and The ReggaeXclusive Recognition Award Show to opening at The Montreal International Reggae Festival, the summer of 2016 has been nothing but highlights for Miss Diva. She has been performing regularly in Sainte Hyacinthe, Montreal and Toronto all summer long and now pushing into the Fall. Finally, her debut“ EP” titled“ Seven Shades of Love” produced by Indie Rootz Records( Montreal) is due to be released in the beginning of October 2016. Featuring songs with Macka Diamond, Mystery P and Moto Mokonzi, It’ s all about the positive vibes, love and great music. For a young artist, she shows what hard work, dedication and talent can do. For info and bookings call: 1-514- 792-4775.
VYBRANT THE MAYOR
Vybrant is keeping himself busy by doing both performing and producing as he gears up to release two compilation riddims on his Dirtfloor Muzic Label. The riddims to be released are the Black Gravel riddim which is the
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feminine edition that features all female dancehall artists; and the Top Up riddim which features himself alongside I Octane, Laden Esco, Versatile and more. Vybrant has always had a passion for production and writing music for him and others and always had the talent of putting music together. Contact Vybrant for bookings @ IG Dfm _ muzic; E: dirtfloorbooking @ gmail. com; IG @ realvybrant;
Twitter @ realvybrant; FB @ realvybrant broomy.
EMPRESS DIVINE AKA HOT RAS
Empress Divine has recently released her new song“ Natty a Grow” on the Tropical House Riddim produced by Konsequence Music Group based in Jamaica and is receiving great feedback. She is currently working with producers such as Smokeshop Productions and Dirtfloor Muzic on her EP which is set to be released in November 2016. You can see her perform her latest release in Niagara Falls on Sept 24th, at Donna Makeda’ s B’ day Bash on Oct 8th at the Toronto Plaza Hotel or see the Hot Ras in Montreal on Oct 28 at Lady Divas CD Release Party. For Bookings call Fluffy @ 647-526-3071 or FB Mpress Divine.