Day: July 26, 2013

Beenie Man perhaps needs to think about revamping his entire set for future stage shows. Most dancehall pundits felt that he looked tired and exhausted during his set, just a shadow of the electrifying 150 minute performance that he gave at Usain Bolt’s Tracks and Records last week, but no matter what, he is still King of the Dancehall. He got roars of approval for a battery of hit songs, and commanded the audience at times during the set but he was unable to sustain that energy throughout.

Spice usually delivers the goods at the big shows, and she came prepared with a bubble dress, an Addi lookalike and her usual stage show antics. However, an untimely spill in 13 inch heels probably undid her, and she never fully recovered. She regained some of the crowd with the Addi lookalike stunt but overall, she failed to put a mark on her show and she was later eclipsed by an unapologetic and unrepentant Lady Saw.

While Macka Diamond failed to spark even though she had the biggest song this Summer, Bounty Killer was clearly in his element at Sumfest, delivering a scathing attack on gays during his performance. He set the platform for I Octane to close the festival with a dominant performance that showed that there is a clear change of the guards in dancehall.

Why Lady Saw so unhappy and she ah the Queen of Dancehall? Ah so the crown heavy pon her head. Everybody know say she ah the Queen of Dancehall, and why she so unhappy? If ah so she miserable, mi no want her crowd. Mi no see why she ah call up mi name fi get forward, hope when she ah repent, when she finally go Church on the Rock, she call up mi name again. She need Jesus inna her life, cause she ah the devil wid the heels on!!!!” Macka Diamond said in a statement.

Lady Saw and Assassin gave dominant performances during Dancehall Night at Reggae Sumfest. Lady Saw disses former lover John John and dissed fellow artiste Macka Diamond and delighted the crowd with her antics. Agent Sasco gave one of the best performances of his career, delivering hit after hit with great clarity and command of the stage. Beenie Man also gave a high energy performance that underlined why he is still King of the Dancehall.

Lady Saw buss Reggae Sumfest with Heels On. @reggaesumfest http://instagram.com/p/cOOKS_uSHa/

The way she gwaan good, man all run up onstage during Heels On.

Tommy Lee is now onstage at Reggae Sumfest and the crowd ah go wild!!!!!
@reggaesumfest http://instagram.com/p/cOUGFjOSKm/

Falmouth-based deejay Jamari is generating a major buzz with his latest single, M.O.N.E.Why. Check the link : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOB4Xk3I5F0

Popular deejay Wasp suffered a tragedy earlier this week when his Verene Avenue house burned down, resulting in losses of several million dollars.

“The fire started in my sister’s room at about 8 p.m. She wasn’t home but my mother was home at the time and she could only save a few things, bwoy it tragic but at least there was no loss of life,” Wasp said.