Nicki Minaj to headline at Wireless Festival

Nicki Minaj, Avicii and Drake are to headline Wireless Festival this year.

The Anaconda rapper is to take top billing at the annual British music event this summer and will be joined by the other two pop superstars at the three-day music event.

It will be Nicki’s first return to the festival since her appearance on the bill in 2012, while Drake had to pull out of headlining Wireless last year due to illness.

An insider exclusively told BANG Showbiz: “Nicki is going to be the main attraction this year. It’s a real coup, as at the moment, it is her only UK festival appearance. The organisers are hoping she does something really sexy onstage for her British fans. It’s great that Drake is coming back after pulling out last minute in 2014 – while Avicii will bring the dance vibe, and hopefully, drop some of the tracks he has recorded with Madonna.”

Wireless Festival will return to Finsbury Park in London for the second year running, but unlike 2014, it will not be jointly held at Perry Park in Birmingham, following underwhelming ticket sales and disappointing revenues.

The insider added: “Wireless is going back to being just a London festival. The organisers tried to replicate the success of the Reading and Leeds Festivals, but the Birmingham site proved to be a flop, despite having the same acts as the capital city.”

Wireless Festival – which was headlined by Kanye West and Bruno Mars last year – will be held between Friday July 3 and Sunday July 5, and other acts are set to be confirmed in the coming months.

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Richie Stephens delivers at One Caribbean Music Festival

Contributed – Richie Stephens performing at the One Caribbean Festival in Florida recently.

The One Caribbean Music Festival which took place recently at the Central Broward Regional Park in Lauderhill, Florida, hit a sizzling energy level when Jamaican music ambassador Richie Stephens delivered a blistering performance.

Stephens took fans on a musical stroll down memory lane, crooning hits Tougher Than Before, Trying To Get To You, Fight Back and True Believer.

He upped the ante with real reggae music before segued into Winner and Spanish Harlem, which earned thunderous applause. To show his musical dexterity, the Love Your Life singer delved into the inspirational A Change Is Gonna Come that was dedicated to ‘fallen soldiers’ Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Trayvon Martin and others in the USA, who have died at the hands of cops.

The emotionally charged song was perfectly executed and had the entire park singing along. The lively gospel medley that followed, warmed hearts and set the stage for the hot new Ska Teck single Everybody Dance that raised the bar ten-fold.

“Ska Tech is definitely not just hot in Jamaica but it is now an international phenomenon. I was total blown away by how well it was embraced by fans here today,” Stephens declared, moments after he left the stage.

The singer confessed that prior to arriving in Florida, he had no plan to perform the song with dancers.

“To be honest, I had no plan to perform Everybody Dance with dancers. When I realised just how popular the song is in Florida, I had to scramble to find a competent group in less than 24 hours, and what a spectacular job the ‘Lime Light Squad’ did here today,” he remarked.

Stephens’ next big performance will be at the 19th annual Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival set for January 29-31, 2015, at the Trelawny Multi-purpose Stadium in Falmouth.

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"TOO DRUNK" Dozens injured in college riot at NH fall festival

October 18, 2014: In this photo provided by Seth Meyer, police officers line up. Local police, firefighters and ambulances in Keene, New Hampshire responded to large crowds of students at the annual Pumpkin Festival near Keene State College.(AP Photo/Seth Meyer)

Police in southwestern New Hampshire used tear gas to disperse crowds of college students who turned the town of Keene’s annual Pumpkin Festival into a riot Saturday. 

The Union Leader reported that more than 30 people were injured and 20 hospitalized Saturday afternoon when hundreds of Keene State College students and their friends gathered on a street just off the college’s campus while the popular festival was taking place on Main Street. Town fire chief Mark Howard told the paper that police and firefighters were called to the scene at around 3 p.m. local time. 

Howard reported that the injuries suffered included cuts from broken class or people being hit by bottles and cans. 

College officials provided few specifics on the melee but said Keene State students and out-of-town visitors were involved. The school said in a statement that off-campus gatherings had at locations around the city Friday, but had briefly calmed down before ramping up again Saturday afternoon. 

Keene State student Ellery Murray told The Boston Globe she was at a party that had drawn a large crowd when people started throwing things. She said police responded in riot gear and used tear gas to break up the crowd.

“People were just throwing everything they could find — rocks, skateboards, buckets, pumpkins,” she said. “People just got too drunk.”

New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan said state and local safety officials worked to defuse what she called “the situation.”

WMUR-TV reported that trouble flared up again at around 9:30 p.m. local time, when rioters threw objects at police and set fires as officers tried to push them back. The station reported that police officers from Keene and several surrounding towns responded to the mayhem along with New Hampshire state police. WMUR reported that arrests were made, but a precise number was not immediately made available. 

The Union Leader reported that cars and Dumpsters were overturned and fires were hit before police released tear gas at around 10 p.m. 

College President Anne Huot said in an emailed statement that the festival has been promoted by others “as a destination for destructive and raucous behavior” and the college had tried on the front end, in working with the city and campus, to prevent this from happening.

“We deplore the actions of those whose only purpose was to cause mayhem,” she said, adding that the students involved will be held accountable.

The Pumpkin Festival has been held annually in Keene since 1991 and attracts people of all ages from all over the state and New England region. Last year, the festival set a world record for hosting the most carved and lit jack-o-lanterns with 30,581. However, the festival has also attracted college students from across the region for a weekend of drinking and partying. 

Recent Keene State graduate Julie Conlon told the Globe, “Pumpkinfest has always been fun. Yeah, kids drink excessively, but it’s never been out of control. This year I watched thousands of kids pile into a backyard and kind of go crazy.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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Prince Theo delivers at Boston Jerk Festival

Prince Theo

Reggae singer Prince Theo was in fine form last Sunday when he performed at the Boston Jerk Festival which was held at the Boston Community Centre in Portland.

Performing in the early segment of the event, which also featured big acts such as Admiral Tibet, Fab 5, George Nooks and Hezron, Prince Theo delivered a very spirited performance that was well received.

Singing original songs from his growing repertoire such as Just To Be Alive, Missing You and Royal Queen, he won the audience who showed their appreciation with loud forwards. His rendition of Dennis Brown’s timeless classic Should I, was also well received.

“This is my second time performing at the Boston Jerk Festival. the vibes was very good on both occasions. This time around it was even more special because the crowd was not very big but I was still able to move the people with my performance,” he revealed.

Missing You is sitting at number five on the Jamaica Music Countdown Top 25 Reggae Singles chart.

Eager to build on its success, Prince Theo is getting ready to release two new singles Dem Nuh Know and Royal Queen. Both songs were produced by Michael Coburn and will be released on his Reggae Vibes Production label.

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Seafood Festival to receive great performance from Mr Khool

Mr Khool – Contributed

The name Mr Khool is not yet a household one in Jamaican music.However, the burgeoning dancehall star, who hails from Mandeville, is reputed to be one of the most exciting stage performers among the current crop of new acts.

To date, he has delivered impressive performances on a number of events, including Sting, Full Black, the Jamaica International Kite Festival, and more recently, Kern Spencer’s birthday bash, where he earned four encores.

“I’m a natural-born stage performer. Every time I perform on a show, I always get a good response. In the early days I didn’t have any songs playing on the radio and I was still able to mash up the shows. Now that I have music out that the fans know, it makes it easier to connect with them,” he said.

The soft-spoken deejay will be in action at the Little Ochie Seafood Festival this Sunday at Little Ochie in Alligator Pond, St Elizabeth.

Mr Khool is looking forward to this. “I am ready to perform for my fans in St Elizabeth. I can’t wait to touch the stage in Little Ochie. It’s going to be total niceness. The fans know what to expect from me. Every time I perform at this event, I always deliver a good show,” said Mr Khool, who is currently promoting a new track called Nuh Inna Dat on the Insight Records imprint.

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Seafood Festival to receive great performance from Mr Khool

Seafood Festival to receive great performance from Mr Khool

Mr Khool – Contributed

The name Mr Khool is not yet a household one in Jamaican music.However, the burgeoning dancehall star, who hails from Mandeville, is reputed to be one of the most exciting stage performers among the current crop of new acts.

To date, he has delivered impressive performances on a number of events, including Sting, Full Black, the Jamaica International Kite Festival, and more recently, Kern Spencer’s birthday bash, where he earned four encores.

“I’m a natural-born stage performer. Every time I perform on a show, I always get a good response. In the early days I didn’t have any songs playing on the radio and I was still able to mash up the shows. Now that I have music out that the fans know, it makes it easier to connect with them,” he said.

The soft-spoken deejay will be in action at the Little Ochie Seafood Festival this Sunday at Little Ochie in Alligator Pond, St Elizabeth.

Mr Khool is looking forward to this. “I am ready to perform for my fans in St Elizabeth. I can’t wait to touch the stage in Little Ochie. It’s going to be total niceness. The fans know what to expect from me. Every time I perform at this event, I always deliver a good show,” said Mr Khool, who is currently promoting a new track called Nuh Inna Dat on the Insight Records imprint.

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Prince Theo delivers at Boston Jerk Festival

Prince Theo

Reggae singer Prince Theo was in fine form last Sunday when he performed at the Boston Jerk Festival which was held at the Boston Community Centre in Portland.

Performing in the early segment of the event, which also featured big acts such as Admiral Tibet, Fab 5, George Nooks and Hezron, Prince Theo delivered a very spirited performance that was well received.

Singing original songs from his growing repertoire such as Just To Be Alive, Missing You and Royal Queen, he won the audience who showed their appreciation with loud forwards. His rendition of Dennis Brown’s timeless classic Should I, was also well received.

“This is my second time performing at the Boston Jerk Festival. the vibes was very good on both occasions. This time around it was even more special because the crowd was not very big but I was still able to move the people with my performance,” he revealed.

Missing You is sitting at number five on the Jamaica Music Countdown Top 25 Reggae Singles chart.

Eager to build on its success, Prince Theo is getting ready to release two new singles Dem Nuh Know and Royal Queen. Both songs were produced by Michael Coburn and will be released on his Reggae Vibes Production label.

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Dominica World Creole Music Festival lineup to include Jah, Cure, Elvis Crespo

Jah Cure (Credit: sobeentertainment.com)

ROSEAU, Dominica, Monday July 4, 2014 - The Discover Dominica Authority (DDA), producers of the annual World Creole Music Festival announced the line-up for this year’s festival at the ‘Official Launch’ on June 25th 2014 at the Krazy Koconuts under the theme ‘Creole Runs the Night’. The festival is scheduled for Friday 24th to Sunday 26th October at the Windsor Park Stadium, Roseau, Dominica.

Headline acts on the 18th edition of the Festival include, Jamaican dancehall artist Jah Cure; Afro-beat sensation Flavor of Nigeria, West Africa and Latin Grammy Award-winning Merengue singer Elvis Crespo of Puerto Rico. This formidable line-up of Creole musical acts will create the much anticipated festival excitement. Coupled with a stunning array of Zouk masters hailing from Guadeloupe and Martinique inclusive of the well-known ‘Franky Vincent’ and Harry Soundourayen, ‘plus Haiti’s masters of Compas – Tabou Combo with over 50 years in the business, Brothers Roberto and Reynaldo leading T-Vice and ‘newly formed but creating waves Klass with Pipo on the lead vocals; and from the Soca Arena –Bachanalist Kerwin Dubois, Wining Queen Denise Belfon, and Destra are sure to present that Trinidad blend of Creole.

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Our very own Dominican Artists will spice up the three nights of Pulsating Rhythms. The Triple Kay Global band as they are popularly known will display bouyon rhythms in their customary authentic style. The Xtasy Band hailing from the South of the island will make their debut on the World Creole music festival stage. The legendary Midnight Groovers will provide the unique Dominican ingredient of Cadence-lypso into the line-up recipe. The Midnight Groovers band who provide that Dominican essence will be the “Honored Creole Icon” for this year’s festival.

Patrons over the next few weeks can look forward to more artists being added to the line up and promotion on tickets for the World Creole Music Festival. The Dwivés will be on once again as part of the fringe events at the Krazy Koconuts and will feature a number of young upcoming Dominican talents.

The event is presented by the Government of Dominica alongside Headline Partner Discover Dominica Authority (DDA) and Gold Partner ‘Digicel’.

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One Love reggae festival to feature Freddie McGregor and other top acts

Faith Evans – File

The famous Niagara Falls tourist spot on the Canada-United States border is bracing for the inaugural staging of the concert, One Love at the Border.

The reggae-soul-funk festival will feature a diverse mix of acts such as Freddie McGregor, Errol Dunkley, Lakeside and Con Funk Shun.

The three-day show kicks off July 4 and will be headlined by singer Faith Evans, who emerged during the neo-soul movement of the 1990s.

The show is the brainchild of Jamaican Andrew Stephens, a senior partner in the Real Music Group, promoter of One Love at the Border. The Niagara Falls attraction will be transformed into a mighty moving stream of red, green and gold, using strategically placed lights to give a decidedly Rastafarian feel to the event.

“The idea for this is to not only celebrate past and present multi-genre music legends and create a stage for uprising local artistes, but to bring everyone together from different backgrounds, cultures and communities from both sides of the border,” he said.

Stephens has promoted numerous shows in Canada and the United Kingdom through his Unison Entertainment Enterprise. Last year, he joined with Thomas Tripodi and Tony D’Ambrogio to form RMG.

One Love at the Border is the company’s first major promotion. Stephens said they have received support from the Niagara Parks service, which runs Niagara Falls, but RMG is footing most of the bill for the debut event.

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Mykal Rose delivers at Sierra Nevada reggae festival

International reggae star Mykal Rose delivered an incredible set during the recently concluded Sierra Nevada reggae festival held in Boonville, California between June 21 and 23.

“I had a really great time with Sly and Robbie. The fan response was amazing, we rocked the venue, we had a good time, the fans had a good time. Reggae music still has the ability to bring people of all creeds, colours and religions together,” he said.

Mykal Rose is in the middle of his ‘Showdown in a Bloody Town’ tour of the USA.

Earlier this week, the former lead singer of Black Uhuru teamed up with Inner Circle, aka the ‘Bad Boys of Reggae’ and with a young artiste called Bizerk to create a brand new World Cup anthem called All About The Ball. Rose has also teamed up with Canadian rapper Snow of Informer fame to do a song called Shame, which will be released soon.

“It was great being in the studio with Snow, and people are going to love the song when it is released in July. It was produced by Kent Jones and Kool and Drake in a studio called Record Room Studio, in Florida. It was an amazing experience,” he said.

Later this week, he will jet off to the ‘hippie festival’ in Oregon in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. He will be headliner on the annual ‘Reggae On the River’ show in California before ending his tour on July 4th with a festival in South Carolina.

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Mykal Rose delivers at Sierra Nevada reggae festival

Mykal Rose delivers at Sierra Nevada reggae festival

International reggae star Mykal Rose delivered an incredible set during the recently concluded Sierra Nevada reggae festival held in Boonville, California between June 21 and 23.

“I had a really great time with Sly and Robbie. The fan response was amazing, we rocked the venue, we had a good time, the fans had a good time. Reggae music still has the ability to bring people of all creeds, colours and religions together,” he said.

Mykal Rose is in the middle of his ‘Showdown in a Bloody Town’ tour of the USA.

Earlier this week, the former lead singer of Black Uhuru teamed up with Inner Circle, aka the ‘Bad Boys of Reggae’ and with a young artiste called Bizerk to create a brand new World Cup anthem called All About The Ball. Rose has also teamed up with Canadian rapper Snow of Informer fame to do a song called Shame, which will be released soon.

“It was great being in the studio with Snow, and people are going to love the song when it is released in July. It was produced by Kent Jones and Kool and Drake in a studio called Record Room Studio, in Florida. It was an amazing experience,” he said.

Later this week, he will jet off to the ‘hippie festival’ in Oregon in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. He will be headliner on the annual ‘Reggae On the River’ show in California before ending his tour on July 4th with a festival in South Carolina.

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INSPORTS kicks off football festival in St Catherine

THE Institute of Sports, (INSPORTS) last week kicked off its football festival for primary schools in St Catherine, featuring 16 teams.

Teams are placed into four zones of four with the top two advancing to the quarter-finals where only the winners advance thereafter.

Matches will be played every Friday at the Jamaica Broilers Sport Complex in Spring Village, while the final is set for February 14.

The top teams will receive medals and trophies.

The competition has been significantly scaled back due to a lack of sponsorship, but the agency remains adamant in the execution of its mandate of developing sport and healthy lifestyle practices at the grassroots.

All general rules apply for this age group except that matches are played for 20 minutes per half, so as to reflect its ‘festival nature’.

The competing teams are Friendship, Point Hill, Old Harbour Bay, Eltham, St John’s, Horizon Park, Barton, Simon, McAuley, Planters, Ensom City, Homestead, Marlie Mount, Tredegar Park, Mount Moreland and Spring Garden.

In matches played last week, St John’s defeated Horizon Park 4-1; McAuley stopped Planters 6-1; Marlie Mount edged Mount Moreland 2-0; Old Harbour Bay blanked Point Hill 3-0; Homestead and Ensom City ended goalless; Simon and Barton ended 1-1; Tredegar Park lost 0-4 to Marlie Mount; McAuley beat Homestead 2-0; St John’s hammered Simon 5-0; Ensom defeated Planters 3-1; and Tredegar Park stopped Mount Moreland 2-0.

The competition continues this Friday at the Jamaica Broilers Sport Complex.

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Beyonce closes 1st day of Jay-Z"s Philly festival

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Beyonce closed the first day of her husband Jay-Z’s second annual music festival with a 90-minute set that featured hits like ‘Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)’ and ‘Crazy In Love’.

Beyonce was the headline performer Saturday at the Budweiser Made in America festival in Philadelphia on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway that drew 50,000 fans. She was excited and energetic as she sang and danced to songs that satisfied the crowd.“Welcome to Made in America,” she screamed. “Show me how loud you can be.”Beyonce performed more than a dozen songs on the main stage — much like her Mrs Carter World Tour, which wrapped in Brooklyn last month. She was a vocal powerhouse on songs like ‘If I Were a Boy’ and ‘1+1’ — where she sang on the floor — and like the Energizer Bunny during the up-tempo numbers ‘Get Me Bodied’ and ‘End of Time’. She closed with ‘Halo’, kicking the song off with Whitney Houston’s ‘I Will Always Love You’.The Grammy-winning singer — not a usual at the festival circuits — didn’t perform any new material that could hint at a possible new album. Another surprise was Jay-Z: The rapper didn’t join Beyonce onstage, though the two have a number of collaborations. Beyonce’s sister, Solange, who is part of the festival line-up Sunday, performed at an after-party at the Theatre of Living Arts for a feverish crowd.“I’d rather perform for a crowd of 50 that appreciate the music,” she told the crowd of 200 people.Deadmau5, Phoenix, Emeli Sande, HAIM, A$AP Rocky and others performed across three stages during the 10-hour event. Imagine Dragons were crowd favourites when singing the alternative-flavoured hits ‘Radioactive’ and ‘It’s Time’, while 2 Chainz was one of the most popular, thanks to his many hits as a lead artist and guest star.Nine Inch Nails, Calvin Harris, Queens of the Stone Age, Kendrick Lamar, Miguel and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis will perform Sunday.“This has been a beautiful night,” Beyonce yelled after finishing her set. A fan replied: “You’re beautiful!”Like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/jamaicaobserverFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamaicaObserver

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Tifa rocks Belgium, prepares for Montreal Reggae Festival

DANCEHALL star Tifa made a huge impact at the just-concluded Reggae Geel festival in Belgium leaving patrons in a trance following her impressive performance.

The artiste, whose fanbase extends beyond the boundaries of Jamaica, the Caribbean and North America, was in top form churning out dancehall and reggae delicacies.In a release to the media, Tifa described the experience as a rewarding one.“It was a good experience and a bit overwhelming. Just to be a part of such a legendary line-up of artistes on the two-day festival was very humbling,” Tifa explained.During her 35-minute set, Tifa delivered sizable hits such as Hold On, Dash Out, Spell It Out, and Matie Wine among others. The performance was quite interactive, with a male member of the audience joining her on stage.Marcia Griffiths, Iba Mahr, Dubtonic Kru, Romain Virgo, Busy Signal, Protoje, Bounty Killer, and Cutty Ranks along with the Ruff Kutt band, performed at the festival.Tomorrow Tifa is set to perform at Star Studded Wednesdays at Club V in Portmore. She will then head to Canada to perform at the Montreal Reggae festival, which is arguably the biggest reggae event in Canada. The event will also feature performances from the likes of Tarrus Riley, Alaine, Morgan Heritage, Shaggy, Beenie Man, and Mr Vegas among others.Prior to departing the island for Canada, Tifa will shoot the video for her hot single Got It Like That, which is featured on the Centre Forward rhythm.The hard-working Tifa has promised fans that more videos and singles are on the way.Tifa with Marcia Griffiths at the Reggae Geel Festival in Belgium.

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ERIC DONALDSON tops festival poll

Top 20 Festival Songs as selected

by fans in the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s online poll.1 Land Of My Birth (Eric Donaldson)2 Give Thanks and Praises (Roy Rayon)3 Jamaica, I’ll Never Leave You Again (Ras Karbi)4 Mek Wi Put Things Right (Heather Grant)5 Ba Ba Boom Boom (The Jamaicans)6 Come Rock (Roy Rayon)7 Cherry Oh Baby (Eric Donaldson)8 Play di Music (Tinga Stewart)9 Fi Wi Island a Boom (Stanley Beckford)10 Nuh Weh Nuh Betta Than Yard (Tinga Stewart)11 Ole Time Jamaica (Stefan Penincilin)12 Born Jamaican (The Astronauts)13 Join Di Line (Eric Donaldson)14 Sweet and Dandy (The Maytals)15 Boom Shaka Laka (Hopeton Lewis)16 Proud to be Jamaican (Eric Donaldson)17 My Jamaica (Delisser McFarlane)18 Bam Bam (The Maytals)19 Sweet Jamaica (Eric Donaldson)20 Dance Dis Ya Festival (Freddie McKay)

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Veterans scheduled for "Ochi" seafood festival

Entertainment

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

KEN Booth, Ernest Wilson, Jimmy Riley, General Trees, and Tinga Stewart are some of the artistes scheduled to perform at the Ocho Rios Seafood Festival at Turtle River Park in St Ann on August 6.“The signing of these major family acts is an indication of the direction the Ocho Rios Seafood Festival is going,” said Camille Miller, the event’s director of communications and marketing.“Ken Booth remains one of the biggest names in reggae and Ernest Wilson, General Trees, Tinga Stewart and Jimmy Riley are all legends in their own right. We consider them some of the biggest names in the history of reggae and it’s only fitting that they will be gracing the stage of what is shaping up to be the biggest culinary event in the country.”Miller said that as part of the family-oriented theme, other entertainers booked for the event include Terry Linen, Prezident Brown, Hero, Dadda, PZ, Jah Real, Leroy Tiffany and Eddie Fitzroy.

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Great show at Portland Jerk Festival

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Everard OwenWednesday, July 10, 2013

PORTLAND, Port Antonio: Thousands of patrons flowed onto the grounds of Folly Ruins for the Portland Best Dress Chicken Jerk Festival on Sunday. The family festival lived up to its expectations.The entertainment package was great, as local artistes kicked off the show followed by the ‘heavyweights’.One stage were dancehall singjay Mr Vegas, reggae artiste Alaine, Tinga Stewart, Roy Rayon, The Jolly Boys, gospel artiste Lubert Levy, and Rising Star winners One Third.The emcee for the evening was Jenny Jenny.Reggae singer Alaine sings one of her popular numbers.A section of the crowd at the Portland Jerk Festival in Port Antonio on Sunday.Lubert Levy on his knee as he belts out one of his hit songs. Reggae singer Alaine sings one of her popular numbers. (PHOTOS: EVERARD OWEN)Tinga Stewart doing his thing.

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