REGGAEXCLUSIVE NEWS
THE ONLY SINGING
DUPPY, REGGAE
SUPERSTAR GHOST
PERFORMING LIVE
IN TORONTO
Editorial Nicole Morgan/Buzz News
On Saturday October 8, 2016,
Cash Global Entertainment and
ReggaeXclusive Entertainment
News present Donna Makeda’s
Birthday Bash, featuring live from
Jamaica,
Singing
Sensation
Ghost. With hits like “Love You”,
“Bodyguard”, “Nothing At All”, “Do
You Believe” and “When I See You
Smile,” the Toronto Plaza Hotel
located at 1677 Wilson Ave. West
@ Jane Street will be ablaze!
All roads lead to the venue, door
open at 8pm with Canada’s finest
Artistes like Sample King, Rich Kid,
Chatta, Papa Levy, Iley Char
David, Empress Divine, Prince
Everald, Tonya P, Daddy Rusty
and the Birthday girl herself Donna
Makeda will touch the stage and
set the mood for a night of lover’s
rock, conscious vibes and straight
dancehall bubblin.
Roll Out Toronto! For one night
only, it’s 6 big sounds in one hall
featuring Twin Star, Waha Dat,
Military, Nite Star and Base Line;
and for first time in Canada, the big
bad Cash Global Sound straight
out of Jamaica. Don’t miss out!
Photos courtesy of Picture Man
Lloyd. There will be bucket deals
on Hennessy, Belvedere and
Ciroc, so drinking like high rollers
is a must. In an interview with icon
selector DJ Neil he said, “Sell off,
so wha mi say, yuh ah fi forward!
It’s a whole heap ah entertainment
fi ah likkle bit ah money! You better
grab your tickets before it sells
out!”
Ticket Outlets: in Scarborough are:
Gramps and Elaine 416-265-7373
2 Lined Music Hut 416-264-3999
Ital Vital 647-428-7432
Class One Records 416-208-0292
DJ Records 416-654-8336
Reggae Mania 416-699-2900
Toronto:
Genesis One 416-913-9470
Gary’s Barber 416-652-3341
Treajah Isle 416-787-7615
Jamaica House 416-744-2913
Lloyds One hour 416-749-0433
Picture Man Lloyd 416-749-0433
Mississauga
Jamaica House 905-230-5622
For more info contact: 647-6683989, 416-726-4066 or 647-7201367. Stay tuned to the source.
THE JOHN VICTOR
LENNON
SINGERS/SONGWRITERS RECORDING CONTEST AUDITIONING IN MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO
All contestants must sign-up online
at lennonrecords.com and if selected, will be submitted to the audience voting ballot box. The deadline for all entries ends on October
8, 2016 at 11:59 pm. All
singers/songwriters selected for
the auditioning must be between
the ages of 19-30. Only selected
contestants will be allowed to do
live auditioning which will be taking
place on November 12, 2016 at the
Maja Prentice Theatre located at
3650 Dixie Rd. in Mississauga.
The best three successful contestants will perform at the grand finale
in NYC with a chance to win
US$7,500.
There will be a special appearance
at the audition by Redme Heddub,
whose hit single “Last Night” went
to #9 on the Top 50 Indie
Urban/Latin Chart in October 2013.
Redme’s singles are available to
download for $1.29 per track from
his website at redmeheddub.com.
ONE OF JAMAICA’S
FINEST MUSCIANS
FELIX ‘DEADLY
HEADLEY’ BENNETT
IS DEAD!
After a lengthy struggle with back
and prostate health issues, saxophonist Felix ‘Deadly Headley’
Bennett passed away at home on
Sunday, August 21. He has left a
list of accomplishments that testify
to his music career’s longevity and
being an ‘elder’ who was associated with some of Jamaica’s legendary
recording
artistes.
ReggaeXclusive
condolences
goes out to his family, friends and
fans.
PRINCE BUSTER IS
DEAD!
Ska music pioneer Prince Buster is
dead at age 78. The songwriter,
performer and producer helped
ignite the ska movement in
England and later helped carry it
into
the
rocksteady
era.
ReggaeXclusive send out their
condolences.
SKA & ROCKSTEADY
MUSIC FESTIVAL
FOR KINGSTON
Kingston, Jamaica the birthplace of
Ska and Rocksteady music, two of
the most popular musical genres
played around the world today, will
host the 1st Annual One World Ska
& Rocksteady Music Festival on
Saturday and Sunday, November
26 and 27, 2016 at the Ranny
Williams Entertainment Centre, in
Kingston. Some of the leading
entertainers of these two genres
will be in performance from 3pm to
3am on the first day. A symposium
on the originators of Jamaican
music, two tours to Culcha Yard in
Trench Town, and Downtown
Kingston Music Heritage sites, and
two documentaries on the genres
will be on from 10am to 7pm on
day 2.
Ska music, which was first played
in 1963 by the Skatalites band in
the Kingston recording studios and
night clubs, is today played by
thousands of bands in the U.S.A.,
Europe, Japan, Africa, Australia,
New Zealand, and South America.
It will be the first time a music festival of this kind will be held in the
birthplace of the music. The festival is a production of Sounds &
Pressure Foundation in association with Fiwi Productions Inc. The
Jamaica Tourist Board and
National Integrity Action are the
major sponsors. Other sponsors
are KSAC/UNESCO Creative
Cities, Knutsford Court, the
Courtleigh,
Pegasus
Hotels,
Happy Ice, POWER 106, KOOL
FM, The Gleaner Company, Happy
Ice
and
Jamaica
Cultural
Development Commission.
We offer up to a total of 25% share
of audition ticket sales to participating media sponsors on our tour.
Early bird tickets are $20.00, ends
on October 8, 2016; at the door
$32.50; VIP $45.50 lennonrecords.com; email: [email protected].
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