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Winners Announced for 2008 IRAWMA Awards : 2008 IRAWMA Winners!

Posted by admin on 05/05/2008 14:45:53 (11 reads)

1.Entertainer of the Year – Machel Montano

2. Recording Artist of the Year – Beenie Man

3. Best Male Vocalist – Tarrus Riley

4. Best Female Vocalist – Etana

5. Best Song – “She Is Royal”- Tarrus Riley

6. Best CD – “Mind Control”- Stephen Marley

7. Best Crossover Song - “Beautiful Girls”- Sean Kingston

8. Best Gospel Song - “Lava Ground”- Prodigal Son

9. Best Female D.J./Rapper – Queen Ifrika

10. Best Male D.J./Rapper – Beenie Man

11. Best New Entertainer – Sean Kingston

12. Best Calypso/Soca Entertainer – Machel Montano

13. Best Reggaeton Entertainer – Don Omar

14. Best Latin Entertainer- Marc Anthony

15. Best Compas Entertainer – Carimi

16. Best African Entertainer – Lucky Dube- Post Humous

17. Best Soukous Entertainer- Papa Wembe

18. Best Hip Hop/R&B Entertainer- Rihanna

19. Award for Outstanding Contribution to World Music – King Sunny Ade

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European Reggae Contest 2008 : National Contest for Europe's biggest Reggae Fest!

Posted by admin on 04/22/2008 23:14:46 (34 reads)

The 2008 Reggae Contest will be live, on the main stage of Rototom Sunsplash. The 9 winners of the national contests will take part in the finals, which will be held in the afternoons of July 10 and 11. The winner will be awarded a 7-date tour, and will perform at the seven festivals that are our partners. The winners of the national contests will also have the opportunity to hold shows in their country. The deadline for enrolling is May 5.

You can enroll on one of partners sites for Rototom Festival, or log on to www.Rototomsunsplash.com. OR http://www.rototomsunsplash.com/index.php?contest_menu

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Sean Levert has died at age 39 : Gerald Levert's brother Sean has died.

Posted by admin on 04/05/2008 13:45:37 (68 reads)

US R&B star Sean Levert - one third of 1980s trio LeVert - has died at the age of 39 after falling ill in jail in Cleveland, Ohio.

Levert, the son of O'Jays vocalist Eddie Levert, was sentenced last week to one year and 10 months in prison for failing to pay child maintenance. A coroner's spokesman said an autopsy was inconclusive, but added that foul play had been ruled out. Grammy-nominated band LeVert had a UK top 10 hit with Casanova. Levert died at Lutheran Hospital on Sunday, less than an hour after he was taken there from jail. The coroner's spokesman said that Levert suffered from high blood pressure and had been hallucinating in jail. Toxicology reports could take four to six weeks, he added. 'No indication'

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African/Caribbean International Festival of Life : 16th Annual Fest set for July 4th Weekend in Chicago

Posted by admin on 03/28/2008 14:38:58 (86 reads)

CHICAGO – Some of the country's leading communication companies Motorola (www.motorola.com), Sprint (www.sprint.com) and Nextel, along with race cars leading organization NASCAR (www.nascar.com) will partner with the 16th African/Caribbean Festival of Life (IFOL), July 4th weekend, for an amazing family celebration of "Bringing Nations Together", said IFOL producer Ephraim Martin.

Dedicated to Health Awareness, the 16th staging of the Martin's International Culture's four day Annual IFOL, featuring reggae superstar Beenieman and more than one hundred other acts, takes place Thursday July 3rd thru Sunday July 6h, 2008, 10:00am to 10:00pm daily, in Washington Park, 55th Street & Cottage Grove Avenue in Chicago, Illinois.

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International Reggae & World Music Awards at Apollo Theater, New York, May 4, 2008! : Tarrus Riley, Movado, Sean Kingston and more Top Nominees for 27th IRAWMA

Posted by admin on 03/24/2008 23:09:17 (124 reads)

The prestigious 27^th Annual International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA), produced by Martin’s International & Associates, LLC is dedicated to health awareness and returns to Harlem at the world famous Apollo Theater, located at 253 West 125th Street, NYC, on Sunday, May 4, 2008. A VIP reception begins at 6:00 pm and general admission is at 7:00 pm. Leading with IRAWMA’s most nominations for 2007 is Tarrus Riley, with a mega seven (7) nods, including Best Male Vocalist and Best Song, for the female anthem “She’s Royal.” Gangster DJ Mavado has five (5) nods from IRAWMA for Best Male DJ, Best Album, Best Recording Artist(s), Songwriter of the Year, and Community Service. Beenie Man, Buju Banton, Steven Marley, Shaggy, and Sean Kingston all received four (4) nominations, while Kymani Marley, Junior Reid and Soca star Machel Montano each received three (3) nominations. Reid, competing against himself, is nominated twice in the same category -- Best Crossover -- for his hits with Alicia Keys and rapper MIMS.

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