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REGGAE APARTHEID

CANADA

The movie “The Matrix”

affected so many because

it is perceived as a ‘people’s

rebellion’ against the

establishment and seeing the

world for what it is and living in

reality as opposed to the

horsecrap fed to us by “The

Source” ~ every government

on planet earth. Interesting at

times how life imitates art or

vice versa.

In my world of this Matrix, or as

I see it clearly now as

apartheid Canada = The

Source, has us running on the

hamster wheel, powering the

system akin to batteries,

paying our taxes and keeping

the engine running. Yes I am

blessed to be employed with

an opportunity to pay my bills

and live somewhat comfortably

yet saying this does not make

it any less of a reality or any

less the truth.

Why Canadian apartheid?

Reggae musicians performing

their craft in Canada are not

even remotely a part of the

Canadian music

infrastructure! Major record

labels here are responsible for

selling American products to

Canadian consumers. There

are no programs set up to

promote Canadian talent. No

other genre gets any support

either, yet reggae gets even

less than those styles of

music. Sure, sure, they’ll tell

you about a Factor program

set up to give thousands for

making music ~ making

albums and demos ~ yet will

give hundreds for marketing,

against the millions spent on

major artists and no chance of

getting radio airplay. So what’s

the point?

Canadian Music Week has

nothing for reggae music!

NXNE nada! In over fifty years

of performing / producing

reggae music in Canada, there

is no outlet that considers

reggae as “Canadian”. Even

as citizens we are still

considered as Jamaicans with

music indigenous to our land of

birth. Some like me feel very

much at home here yet know

that we are not “Canadian” as

it pertains to our art, as we

seem to be constantly

reminded of our heritage in

very blatant as well as very

subtle ways.

Being in this country for close

to forty years now, one views

things even more objectively,

given a vast amount of

information through the media

and the real “truth” surfaces

eventually. I look at black

owned night clubs to see how

many have been around for

thirty, to forty, to fifty years,

successfully operating at a

profit for any length of time and

possibly franchising reggae

like Tim Horton’s or Canadian

Tire. Quick answer...there are

none! All face the harassment

from the police or the LCBO as

if we are supposed to accept

this derogatory, degrading

behavior. We do! We must

accept it as there is no

recourse in this apartheid

Canadian regime.

Some who read this won’t buy

into “apartheid Canada”

because you are unaware that

the form and structure for

apartheid was created and

developed here ~ called the

Indian Act. Look it up if you

don’t believe me ~ then taught

to South Africa during the

1940s. Yes, The Indian Act is

successful at keeping our

native population/s placid,

cooperative and pliable, which

fortunately some are not; as

they inform us of atrocities that

they face and WE ALL turn a

blind eye as the system of

apartheid teaches us to ignore

those who are non white. A

painful truth that many white

Canadians deny yet no less

true! Just ask yourself what

you know or care about our

native people? Apartheid

systems are expert at ignoring

those who they need to

degrade.

This “system” is one where the

degradation begins in a “third

world” nation as our

international businesses on

our soil are owned and run by

white and light skinned

Jamaicans as well as

Americans / Canadians /

English interests that are also

all white. Even in our own

countries we black people own

no banks, no hotels, no

beaches, no bauxite

companies, no sugar cane

patches, no major

corporations! We are easily

made docile and compliant

when we arrive in Canada, The

U.S. or England as we are

already used to serving white

masters. Through the abject

poverty, guns are introduced to

scared, hungry, illiterate,

desperate people by our own

very corrupt politicians on

behalf of white masters we

learn to murder amongst

ourselves. Rastafari is not

compliant! Rastafari are truth

seekers!

If reggae music is to progress

in this base of apartheid, we

must follow what the music

does. Just play it! No need to

seek accolades or “respect”

from our apartheid white

masters. Just play it and

dance to it! Fulljoying it as a

group as we always have. Our

constant need to blame

someone else, apartheid,

whitey or the system is also a

part of our issue, stunting our

own growth. We LOVE to

make excuses for failure.

Pointing out the apartheid

system that is Canada is

knowledge! Education! A

focus on a hurdle! This

‘system’ is only a hurdle.

Identifying and educating

oneself or the community is

necessary in order to get over,

through, around or under it. In

the past we have identified it

then come to a full stop,

allowing ourselves to just

shrug our shoulders and quit.

Come to a full stop, hence the

music has never been elevated

here in Canada. It took me

close to forty years to figure

this out! I have much respect

for a few performers of reggae

music in this country and have

been encouraging a “reggae

collective” of our own for those

who know and love the music

yet wish to do the simplest

thing...Dance.

Look out for Eric ‘ACTION’ Morgan’s

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not commit’ on the Fifth Estate @ 9pm

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REGGAEXCLUSIVE NEWS

SHADROCK

RECEIVES

INTERNATIONAL

AWARD!

Heart of Empress Artiste

Shadrock recently picked up

an Award in Jamaica for his

song ‘When Reggae Music

Hits You, You Feel No Pain’

which has been getting mas-

sive airplay in places like

Belgium, France, Portugal,

Italy, Sweden and Europe,

among other countries. The

Award for ‘Top Artiste/Song of

the Year” 2014 was a huge win

for Shadrock who has been on

the music scene for many

years. Listen out for his new

single ‘Rocky Road’ on the

Heart of Empress Label.

HITMAKER’S SKIN

TO SKIN RIDDIM

CONTINUES MAKING

ITS IMPACT ON THE

DANCEHALL SCENE By: Reeva Proctor

As “Skin To Skin” hit the ITunes

stores in July, the summers

most anticipated riddim made

it to the iTunes front page.

Since the riddim was released

the radios and streets were

saying “Skin To Skin” and it

continues to receive rotation

on all the popular Jamaican

stations amongst stations

worldwide.

The compilation itself fuses an

inspiring and sexy sound while

bringing originality to the

Dancehall market. Songs on

the riddim

include: Hitmaker’s own “Body

Calling”, Gage - “Bun Fi

Bun”, Jah Vinci - “Give It To

Me”, Kalado - “Stimulate”,

Masicka - “Come Over”, Natel -

“Naah Tell”, RDX - “Wurla

Glue”, Rutine - “Body

Party”, Stylish & Ishawna -

“Secret Lovers”, Stylo G -

“Come Inna Mi Room”, and

Tiana - “So Sexy”.

The multifaceted producer and

artist is still completing his

radio tours, each week fea-

tured on a different radio show

to promote the riddim and his

single “Body Calling”. Hitmaker

prides in his success, with

Seduction riddim still on rota-

tion from last year, amongst his

other productions Paypa

Chasa Riddim where Hitmaker

has collaboration with

Dancehall superstar,

Konshens.

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Built in 1881, DeMontevin

Lodge (aka DeMontevins

Lodge) is an eclectic mix of the

Victorian architecturial style,

with gingerbread details. As

was the practice of the day, the

date of construction is

inscribed in the fretwork locat-

ed above windows and doors

throughout the structure. The

building’s decorative ironwork

was designed and casted in

Scotland. Inside, lavishly

carved mouldings surround the

doorways and tray ceilings

draw the eyes upwards.

The house was built by the

Hon. David Gideon, who

became Custos of Portland in

1923. Many distinguished indi-

viduals have visited

DeMontevin Lodge. In 1923,

Queen Elizabeth I stayed at

DeMontevin and in 1953 and

1966, Queen Elizabeth II visit-

ed. Since 1953, the room

where both Queens stayed

has been named The Queen’s

Room. Some of Jamaica’s dis-

tinguished Statesmen includ-

ing national heroes Sir

Alexander Bustamante and

Norman Manley, as well as

other celebrities have also

spent time at the house.

DeMontevin Lodge, a project

of the Jamaica National

Heritage Trust and the Digicel

Foundation. Check out the

DeMontevin Lodge whenever

you are in Portland, Jamaica.

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Star Search is a competition

for local artists who want to

take their career to the next

level. 1st prize is a recording

opportunity on Stove Love’s

Label. We are looking for

“radio friendly” music and are

judging on lyrics, stage

appearance and presence. For

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every day and he wants his

music to inspire his audience.

“Blast from the Past” Mr. Cool’s

latest album, was released

earlier this year and includes

cover songs from some of reg-

gae’s greatest legends. This

album is currently available on

iTunes and CD Baby. Mr. Cool

will be performing at Ace of

Hearts on Saturday, October

4th, 2014 at 4000 Steeles

Avenue, Toronto.

Joining him on stage will be

Isax, J Harmony, Django Pan

Fyah, June Smith and Vokal

Legand. The MC for the

evening is Delroy G. DJs are

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So it’s your first date and

you have waited so long to

go out with this special person.

You take your seats at the

restaurant, sitting her first of

course and as you sit down,

you pass gas! Embarrassed,

you hold your head down

praying the smell doesn’t

reach her and hoping she

didn’t hear anything. There’s

nothing you can do to take

back the moment and you pray

it doesn’t happen again for the

rest of the night. Haven’t we all

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the other? Occasional gas,

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The digestive tract is the place

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How well our body, digests,

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also increase absorption of

nutrients through intestines

and supports intestinal

mucosa. Avoid External

Stressors – If you suspect that

you are allergic to a certain

food (i.e. every time you eat

chocolate, you itch), cut it out

of the diet completely, as your

body cannot handle it, hence

the reaction. Love yourself – It

is a proven scientific fact that

affirmations can help shift ones

process of thinking from

negative to positive, which

results in a different and

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Affirmation for health, “Every

cell in my body is healthy and

pain free. My body is full of life

and energy”. Say this every

morning upon rising.

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LET’S TALK

MUSIC

BUSINESS

Aquarterly column

written by Reeva Ann

Proctor of Montreal,

Canada; “Let’s Talk

Music Business” is an

article directed to those

interested in the

reasoning of a young

entrepreneur in the

Jamaican Pop-Culture

industry.

Where does Dancehall

music think its going?

Do you ever sit and

wonder where Dancehall

music is going? Can you

think of the last

Dancehall hit that makes

everybody, young and

old, stand up and call out

“pull up!”? Is dancehall a

dying breed? We have

seen the changes over

the years; the rhythms

have become 100%

electronic, the elements

of a classic dancehall

beat, gone, and lyrics

becoming even more

vulgar. Artists have even

started to take on fashion

sensibilities of the

American Industry, with

that, slowly; we see that

dancehall music is

becoming more and

more like the Hip-Hop

industry. The saddest

thing about this change

is, Hip-Hop was born

from the Dancehall

scene. A Jamaican

utilized the sound system

techniques and created

the beginning of Hip-

Hop. It’s not that Hip-Hop

artists are not aware of

the Jamaican industry or

that labels aren’t aware

of the talent, but the

product being presented

isn’t something for the

global masses. Within

Hip-Hop music,

dancehall is present, but

it’s older dancehall; we

see the Hip-Hop artists

utilizing old rhythms and

putting it in their songs.

I sit here, on the outside

of Jamaica. I would do

anything to take some of

our top Dancehall artists

and bring them here for

more than a week. I

would like to take them

and venture outside the

Island communities here

in Montreal or in Toronto,

let them hear what is

playing in our clubs, on

our radios and what

music videos are playing

on T.V. Their songs just

aren’t hitting our

markets. What they

would hear when they

come into these clubs is

remixes of classic

dancehall riddims such

as “Sleng Teng” or

“Applause” and they

would hear songs by top

dancehall artists from the

late 90’s and early

2000’s, songs like

Beenie Man’s “Who am

I”, Mr. Vegas’s “Heads

High”, and Buju Banton’s

“Action”. I can’t forget

that yes, some of

Dancehall’s newer music

would play and I could

tell you what would play.

We would probably hear

a 1 or 2 songs by Vybz

Kartel, maybe “Only Man

She Want” from

Popcaan, Konshen’s

“Gal a bubble”, definitely

one of Gyptian’s songs

and throw in “Watch out

for This” by Busy Signal,

but face it more popularly

known because of Major

Lazer.

When is the last time we

heard of a “new-age”

Dancehall artist

headlining and selling

out their own show of

10,000, even 5000

people in U.K, Europe,

Canada, or the U.S?

Half of the artists don’t

come nearly enough to

build themselves in our

markets because they all

want $10,000 after one

hit (that usually didn’t

even hit billboard), don’t

forget that they also want

the manager, road

manager, publicist,

friend, and of course the

girlfriend who needs a

plane ticket as well. Oh,

and they all need

separate hotel rooms. I

could talk hours about

the demands our so

called “International”

artists want. Meanwhile

they haven’t even sold

50 copies of their single,

yet alone album. I’ve

seen Artists come out

here while on a mini-tour

of two shows and are

looking past media

outlets, whether big or

small because they don’t

want to be bothered, or

they are “too big” to be

featured in this

magazine, or that

magazine, or so and so’s

YouTube channel… I’ve

been asked myself how

much I was willing to pay

for an Interview! I think

it’s time that Dancehall

artists and industry

professionals ask

themselves, “Where are

we going with this?”

Because I believe if

people keep catering to

these attitudes and

support the changes that

are happening we are

going to lose what

Dancehall really has to

offer.

FOUNDATION ARTISTLEGENDARY DJ

RANKIN’ JOE

When mentioning

the pioneering

DJs of the 70’s, usually

the names U-Roy,

Prince Jazzbo, King

Stitt, Dennis Alcapone

and others are heard

most. Rankin’ Joe is

another of these artists

who deserves the recognition of their talents and

contribution to reggae music over the years. He

made a rare appearance in Long Beach,

California with singer Michael Palmer last

November, and these two tore down the house

with hit after hit. Joe recorded singles for various

producers such as Bunny Lee, Pete Weston,

Watty Burnett, Sly and Robbie, Bunny Diamond

and for Sonia Pottinger’s famous High Note label.

Rankin’ Joe was introduced to Joe Gibbs with

whom he did singles Leave Fe Me Girl Arlene and

Bald Head Bridge featuring Culture. In 1977,

Rankin’ Joe was voted the most popular DJ of

that year. In 1980, Joe was offered a deal to tour

London. In 1981 - 82 he toured America, Canada,

Germany and the West Indies. Stay tuned for

more on Foundation DJ Rankin’ Joe.

LOUIE RANKIN

Louie Rankin is a

J a m a i c a n

dancehall reggae

artist, DJ, producer

and actor. He was

born in St. Thomas,

Jamaica and grew up

in Rockfort, Warika

Hill and East

Kingston. Louie

started his career with hits such as ‘Poison’, ‘Don

Doc’, ‘Vibes Inna Me’, ‘Boom Bastic’ and ‘The

Typewriter’. The latter was a huge crossover hit

and still to this day gets airplay! As a matter of

fact, Mr. Rankin has been busy in the studio so

keep your ears peeled, because an album will

drop sometime in the near future!

Rankin also performed in noticeable acting roles

as a Jamaican “gangsta” in the movies Shottas

and Belly. He is probably the only reggae artist to

be a member of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG.).

Louie has never taken acting classes and credits

his natural talent for allowing him to make the

strides that he has made thus far. Currently, Louie

Rankin has many projects on the go. Two movies

to watch out for in the near future are ‘We Run

These Streets’ (2014) and ‘Ice City’ (2015).



UP CLOSE & PERSONAL

WITH CHELSEA STEWART

REGGAEX: Greetings Chelsea, first off,

please tell the people who Chelsea

Stewart is and where she was born.

CS: I was born in Toronto, Canada. I am a

vocalist that was exposed to a variety of

genres at an early age. We lived in

Montreal when I was younger, my Mom

used to play all types of music in the

house. You name it, she played it. In the

morning, she’d play God Bless the Child

by Billie Holiday and in the night she’d

play Conte Partiro by Andrea Bocceli

to put me to sleep (an Italian

classical song). That is reflected in

the music I sing today. I studied

classical and jazz music in high

school and continued my jazz

education at Humber College.

I sing whatever genre works

best for the songs I write,

whether it’s jazz, gospel,

pop, R&B, soul, or reggae. I

tried to showcase that

knowledge in my single Over

You.

REGGAEX: How long ago did

you start out in the music

business and why?

CS: I officially started right after

graduating from the regional arts

program at Mayfield Secondary

School, about 3 years ago. I haven’t

regretted that decision since. I enjoy

having the freedom to work for myself,

sharing the gift of music and bringing joy to

others by doing so. It would be a shame

for me to sit on the talent that God gave

me and not use it to my advantage.

REGGAEX: We have followed Chelsea

Stewart for quite a few years now and

have seen the gradual upward move that

she has been making, tell us who your

label and your manager is and what are

some of the things they have been doing

to take your career to the next level.

CS: Upward move? Thanks for saying that

Donna it means a lot. Karen Stewart (my

Mom) is my Manager or what some like to

call ‘Momager’. She studied marketing

among other things at Concordia

University, so she definitely knows what

she’s doing. It was her crazy idea to go on

the road and sell my promotional

reggae/jazz/gospel/R&B/pop CDs. She

said if Jay Z and Master P can sell CDs

from their car on the streets, so can we.

Within two and a half years, we received

donations for over 40,000 of those CDs by

going to various Caribbean stores and

other locations all over the GTA, from

Orangeville to Ajax! We started out in

Brampton, at Jamaica House Kitchen and

Gems Jerk. Eventually, we created a

street team that helped us along the way.

Being on the road

allowed

u s

t o

n e t w o r k

with people, book shows, and get their

feedback. At one point, everyone kept

asking “When are you going to release

something original?” That is one of the

many reasons I’m proud of my current

single ‘Over You’!

REGGAEX: Over You is tearing up the

airwaves and the charts in Canada and

other parts of the world. Tell us about the

making of the single.

CS: The making of ‘Over You’ was a long,

drawn out process, but I wouldn’t have it

any other way because it was a learning

experience. My Mom woke up one

morning, and heard the first line of the

song in her head, “You say you love me,

but I have my doubts”. She decided to

write the lyrics and melody to the Taxi

riddim, but we realized that original lyrics

would benefit from original music. I then

added the hook; arranged the song and

did the background vocals during a rough

recording on my Mom’s Mac Book Pro. We

went to a few musicians before we found

the right ones to bring our lyrics alive. I

thank God for the day we met up with

Jonathan (bass, keys, drums) and David

(keys, engineer). Together, we made gold.

I’m so happy that ‘Over You’ is getting so

much love on the road, and on air!

Especially from my local radio stations

CHRY 105.5 FM and G98.7 FM! I knew I

loved it, but the love I’ve been getting

from people is unexpected and I’m

so grateful. For five weeks in a

row, Over You was #1 on Puggy

Simeon’s Canadian Top Five

on CHRY’s Friday Morning

Reggae Review, and has

been steadily climbing from

#10 to #4 on Carrie

Mullings Rebel Vibez Top

Ten Countdown also on

CHRY 105.5 FM. Thanks

to everyone for making

this possible.

REGGAEX: We know that

you have been traveling

and promoting yourself, tell

us of some of the countries

you visited and the reception

you got.

CS: My Mom and I were blessed

with the opportunity to travel to

Hong Kong & China to promote

myself as an artist in September and

October of 2013. I performed at about 8

venues that included 5 and 7 star hotels

like the Shangri La and the Four Seasons

Hotel in Hong Kong. Asia loves black

people and our music, I’ve heard about it,

but it was really cool to see that for myself.

The people there were fascinated by

everything about me, my hair, my skin, but

most importantly, my voice. Unfortunately,

‘Over You’ wasn’t finished by then, so we

couldn’t promote it there. But we made up

for lost time when we went to Cannes,

France for Midem and London, England in

February. After my performance in

Cannes, I was blown away by the amount

of support received from the people at the

show. Just about every person in the

venue bought a CD! In London, we went to

the streets of Brixton where there is a

strong Jamaican community. It was so

funny to hear the British patois. I loved

every bit of Brixton,

(SEE PAGE 21)

REGGAEXCLUSIVE CHAT



REGGAEXCLUSIVE’S ARTIST UPDATE

BOYO HAMMOND

ON TOP OF HIS

GAME

Boyo is undoubtedly one of

the most versatile singers

to come out of Jamaica.

Currently working under the

musical direction of The Wiz

Orville Malcolm at Kornerstone

Studios, Boyo Hammond is

putting on the finishing touches

to his brand new album,

appropriately named, “Winner”

This album is, by any standard,

one of the best reggae

performances to come out of

Canada. Laced with pulsating

dance-hall baselines, Boyo

Hammond captivates with

magical renditions of classics

such as Nat King Cole’s

“Unforgettable” and “The Very

Thought Of You”, plus the title

song, “Winner” written by Boyo

and done in collaboration with

his brother Beres Hammond, in

the midst of other great

originals written by Boyo. Boyo

Hammond is also the father of

the very talented Lenn and

Junior Hammond. Album drops

in November 2014.

TORONTO’S CHUX

STARR DROPS

FIRST SINGLE OFF

UPCOMING EPSource: Empowerment Media Group

Chux Starr’s “Dem Set Evil”

single was released end of

July by Dancehall’s leading

distributor 21st Hapilos. The

song is a part of a riddim

compilation being released by

Montreal’s own; Zack Ariyah

and mixed by Jamaica’s own;

Anthony Records. The single

has been receiving recognition

across the Toronto scene and

has kept his fans anticipated

for his E.P releasing within the

month.

Chux Starr is known for his

2011 single “Mama” which

went viral. The singjay has also

been featured on compilations

by BlackSpyda and SoUnique

Records, continuously working

with upcoming and established

producers.

DOUGLAS BOOTHE

Douglas Boothe recently

performed at the

ReggaeXclusive Awards Show

and did a wonderful

performance with songs from

this era like Taliban,

Guantanamo Cuba, Ukraine &

Russia and Slave Trade.

Douglas Boothe is still making

waves on the reggae scene.

Look out for Douglas Boothe’s

new album and video coming

soon. For bookings contact

Hermin Duffus at (647) 769-

9641.

LYRICS BANTON

Norman Francis aka Lyrics

Banton is a dub poet who

has been performing in

Canada since 1993. The first

time he entered in the Jamaica

Song and Dub Poet

competition, he won. He also

entered in 1996 and won

again. Lyrics Banton has

performed all over Canada in

places like Windsor, Kitchener,

Hamilton and Toronto. He has

shared the stage with the likes

of Sanchez, Capleton and

many more.

Lyrics, as he is affectionately

called recorded 3 songs,

‘Working as a Guard’ and ‘The

Princess of Whales’ on

Mesjam (MJ) Label, and

‘Mama Africa’ which is on a

compilation CD produced by

BlackXkimo Label. Also,

‘Living Life in the Factory’ by

Exco Levi was co-written by

Lyrics Banton. For bookings

contact: (647) 857-1961.


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REGGAEXCLUSIVE WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL THE ARTISTES WHO PERFORMED AT THE 3RD ANNUAL RRA 2014

Pics By: Brian Kotler (B’s Glamour Shotz)

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IPROREALTY

Growing up in the hospitality

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importance of honesty and

integrity. I have been selling

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pride myself in making my

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one. Referrals and repeat

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I conducted regular Home Buyer

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together we have the tools to

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home ownership. If you are not

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From a listing stand point, I offer

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home. By following my advice

on how to get your home

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HEART OF EMPRESS

TURNING UP THE HEAT IN

CANADA AND JAMAICA

CEO of Heart of Empress Promotion &

Production Janet Giannone recently

received a Top Record Label Award at the

3rd Annual ReggaeXclusive Recognition

Awards held in Toronto, which is the Label’s

second Award to date. Artists on the label

Norval Edgehill and Mikey Melody also

received Awards. Heart of Empress

Promotion & Production is a Canadian based

Record Label that deals with Event

Promotions and Artist Management. The

label started in 2012 with the sole purpose of

promoting and producing artists with positive

and unique melodies and its mandate is to

build musical bridges from Canada to

Jamaica and globally. Mama’s Cry is the first

EP released on the the Label featuring

artistes Norval Edgehill, Tonya P, Fire Star, I

Brilliance and Mikey Melody.

Heart of Empress already has two major

shows under their belt, the first one featuring

Ninja Man and Teddy Brukshot (a

collaboration with Chop Chop Studios) and

the other featuring Sizzla and Pliers. Heart of

Empress recently expanded by adding a few

artistes from Jamaica to its Roster, namely

Shadrock, Ras Campbell and Bettadayze.

The label will be releasing new singles from

Bettadayze entitled Your Search is over, Ras

Campbell entitled Religion & Politics;

Shadrock entitled Rocky Road and Norval

Edgehill & Mikey Melody entitled Nature

Love. The Label is also working with Mikey

Melody to promote his new album Back &

Belly Rat. Look out for Norval Edgehill’s

upcoming album to be produced by I

Brilliance. Stay tuned for more to come from

Heart of Empress Promotion & Production.

Contact: Facebook.com/JanG or

facebook.com/heartofempress.

ADERO HERBALS

Amin and Trisha have both studied

and explored herbal medicine and

nutritional sciences for over 10 years.

They specialize in organic herbal

medicine including plants from

Jamaica like Guinea Hen Weed, Jack

in the Bush, Shame old Lady and

many more. Their collective aim is to

work with Mama Earth and the

Community to bring cleansing,

rejuvenation and healing to the

people in a natural way. Look for

more on Amin and Trisha in Dec.

2014 issue.



ROKWON

PRODUCTIONS

In spring of this year, Rokwon

Productions, teamed up with

blazing hot international reggae

artists Iwayne and Kabaka

Pyramid in Kingston Jamaica,

releasing a massive

collaboration featuring the duo

on their latest riddim called

Rokwon Drop Riddim. Iwayne

and Kabaka Pyramid

seamlessly delivered a

smashing hit. The track is

entitled “Versatile” and boasts

Iwayne, an international reggae

star in his own right, known for

such hits as “Can’t Satisfy Her”

and “Living in Love” and

Kabaka Pyramid, a rising

young star helping to keep

reggae alive with hits like his

“Never Gonna Be a Slave”

which debuted on MTV.

The combination of their

melody work well together,

Iwayne with his high octave

singing compliments Kabaka’s

bold clear voice. The song also

delivers a strong social

commentary for today’s youth,

and chants positive livity and

enhancement for all. The

rhythm has an old school vibe

and takes us back to the days

of Marley and Tosh when

reggae made you feel good,

making a classic hit in today’s

music genre. Versatile has

been slowly gaining success as

the official music video was

recently released on You Tube

,with hits of almost 10 000

views, which further cements

the song’s popularity and

comments from major internet

reggae sites have been mostly

positive.

The track has also received

major airplay on Jamaican

stations, Fame FM, IRIE FM,

New York’s Hot 97 and several

stations across Europe, Africa,

North America and other parts

of the Caribbean. The riddim

was produced by Roger

‘Govany’ Robinson alongside

Fire House Crew Band (Sizzla

Kalonji’s backing band) and

mixed by mix engineer Damion

‘Matic’ Hill, at Backroom

Studios in Toronto Canada.

Also featured on this riddim

compilation EP are the likes of

well known reggae sensations

Fanton Mojah and Luciano, the

upcoming and talented Spring

Wata. G’ovany is also featured

on it as an artist. The full album

or singles are featured on

Rokwon Drop Riddim EP and

can be purchased on iTunes.

Get your digital copy today and

be sure to check this one out,

it’s bound to be a favourite on

your playlist this year!

PRODUCER / PROMOTER / ENGINEER SPOTLIGHT

NATTYS BEATS

Everett “Natty” Cooper is a

successful, self-taught

musician and producer, based

in Toronto, Canada. Natty drew

much of his inspiration from his

father, Everett Cooper, the well

known businessman and

reggae producer known as

King Culture. In 2001, Natty

produced music for a Toronto

based record label called Up

North Records where he

gained notoriety for the popular

single ‘How We Roll’ performed

by Tef & Don. Natty later

transitioned from Up North

Records to pursue his music

production career as a sole

entrepreneur doing freelance

music production. Natty

produced songs for various

artists such as Duvel’s ‘I Ain’t’

released in 2002 as well

as Jordan Francis aka JMAN

with his single ‘No Matter’.

Natty’s resume also boasts

production for international

artists including Bounty Killer,

Luciano, Elephant Man,

Majasan and Cappadona from

Wu Tang Clan. Eventually,

Natty created a production

team he called So What

Productions, where he worked

on many projects with much of

Toronto’s aspiring R&B and rap

artists.

Having been in the music

business for a few years, and

with some hot singles under his

belt, Natty joined a new and

upcoming record label, AFlash

in late 2003; AFlash later

became Sound Street Records

Inc. and expanded their roster

of artists. In 2005, Natty and

members of his So What

Productions team separated

from Sound Street Records

Inc. to pursue projects with

Toronto’s new aspiring artists.

Subsequently,

in 2006 Natty’s independent

production company

NattysBeats was born. Artists

such as Don Skilachi, with his

popular singles ‘Born 2

H.U.S.T.L.E’ and ‘How We Roll’

featuring Khesan were also

added to Natty’s repertoire.

However, NattysBeats officially

launched in late 2006 with the

smoking hot single release ‘I

Do’ by new male R&B artist S

Davis, and produced by yours

truly. Going forward, ‘I Do’

continues to receive much

attention from listeners around

the world. Stay tuned for more

NattyBeats productions at

nattysbeats.com.



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WELLCHARGED

TRIBUTE TO

MAMA

If you love your Mama,

you must purchase this CD,

it’s the right thing to do”,

said Wellcharged who

released a new album

entitled ‘Mama’ which is a

tribute to his Mother.

According to Wellcharged,

he had to do this Album

while his Mama is still alive

and kicking, she is now 91

years old and still dancing,

for all he saw her go

through in life so at no time

he was ever without.

Wellcharged was only 12

years young when his

Mama bought him a home,

this was because the

landlord at the place they

were renting told a wicked

lie on him, this was on a

Thursday. His Mother

found out the truth the next

day on Friday, on the

following Monday, he went

to School from the rented

house, when School was

over, Wellcharged’s

Stepfather was waiting for

him. He thought something

was wrong with his Mother

but that was not the case,

his Stepfather took him to a

different place where his

Mother was. She asked

Wellcharged to check out

the new place and tell her

what he thought of it.

When Wellcharged went

into the new house, he

couldn’t believe his eyes; it

was so beautiful and

awesome. He loved it.

The rest is history, 10

Clunis Avenue, Kingston 10

Jamaica was bought, and

to this day it still stands.

Winston says that his

Mama is his best friend and

therefore he wanted to do

this CD in honor of her and

all Mothers out there who

are taking care of their

children. Check out

Winston Wellcharged on

Reverbnation, Facebook,

Twitter, My Space, Linkedin

and You Tube. To get a T-

shirt & CD package you

have to purchase the CD

from any store or call to

order directly @ 1-519-829-

2020.

Michael Cordeiro’s New Book

The Fulfillment

Of The Scriptures

A Must Read!

647.830.8779

MR ACTION IS A PROMOTER

EXTRAORDINAIRE

Look out for Eric ‘ACTION’ Morgan’s

Documentary Film about a crime he

did not commit on the Fifth Estate at 9pm

every Friday in November on CBC TV.

Action Promotion has been hailed as one

of the most popular concert promoters in

Canada with over 18 years of experience

in the music business. Mr. Action learned

the business at an early age, back in 1986

while he was still living in Jamaica under

the promotional name and Record Label

‘Bammer’, he promoted his first dance in

Duhaney Park, Kingston Jamaica.

Summer 1995 he did a BBQ in Toronto

which was the first of many in Canada. In

1998 ‘Heads High’ featured Mr. Vegas,

Sean Paul and Alley Cat. 2000 he brought

Super Cat, 2001 ‘Link up in the West’

featured David Rodigan and a ‘Stop the

Violence’ dance featured Tony Matterhorn.

In 2002 ‘Lock De City’ dance included

sounds like Stone Love, Tony Matterhorn,

Bass Odyssey, Black Chiney and Cash

Money, and ‘Road to World Clash’ dance

that same year. In 2003, ‘Two World

Champion’ featured Bass Odyssey and

Mighty Crown, Aug 2004, ‘Heat’ featured

Capleton, Mad Cobra and Assassin, he

also started successful annual events

such as Pink N Jeans, Klassique, Afrique

and Soul 2 Soul Reunion. Oct 2005,

‘Reign of Fire’ tour featured Capleton, Jah

Thunda and Military Man, in 2005 ‘Mr.

Action’s Birthday Bash and Cash Money’s

5th Year Anniversary’ featured Frisco Kid

and Fire Lion.

Dec 2005, ‘Action Promotion’s 10th

anniversary’ celebration featured Beenie

Man, in 2006 ‘Ghetto Story’ featured Baby

Cham; then Morgan Heritage and Shine

Head Concerts in Montreal and Toronto,

and ‘Toronto International Cultural Reggae

Festival’ featured George Nooks and Jah

Melody. Still in 2006, ‘Action Promotion’s

11th and Caveman’s 31st Anniversary’

featured Turbulence, Natural Blacks,

Fantan Mojah and Ninja Ford and ‘Mr.

Action’s Birthday Bash’ was held at

Malibu, then in 2007, ‘Gyptian Meet I-

Wayne’ Concert, and ‘Action Promotions

12th and Caveman’s 32nd Anniversary’

featured Tarrus Riley. July 2008 Morgan

Heritage Concert, Aug 2008 ‘Toronto

International Caribbean Music Festival’

featured I-Octane, Duane Stephenson,

Dean Fraser, Assassin, Maximus Dan and

Tarrus Riley, Aug 2009 ‘Like Father, Like

Son’ featured Tarrus Riley, Jimmy Riley,

Assassin, Duane Stephenson and Dean

Fraser. Oct 10th, 2009 Action Promotion

in association with the Presidential Click

presented ‘Champion in Action’ featuring

Elephant Man, Coco Tea, I-Octane,

Anthony B, Mr. Vegas, I-Wayne, Spice,

Ladin, Chino, Gyptian and Swash Intl at

Downsview Park. May 2010 Action

Promotion in association with IPEG

presented The Manhattans at the

Eperanza, June 2010 ‘Best of Both

Worlds’ featured Coco Tea, I-Wayne,

Chino, Ladin and Exco Levi. When you

mention Action Promotion, you know there

is always something great to look forward

to. Stay tuned for more on Mr. Action.

PRODUCER / PROMOTER / LABEL SPOTLIGHT



PRODUCER / PROMOTER / LABEL SPOTLIGHTROYALTY DUB

RIDDIM

COMPILATION - THE

MAKING OF A

MONSTER!By: Brian Kotler - Executive Producer

of Indie Rootz Records

This adventure began in the

summer of 2013. Listening

to a Supertramp song called

“Sooner or Later” ©1998 while

on my way to the studio. I was

just loving the vibez as I

always do listening to my

“progressive rock music” LOL!

I quickly made Bobby

(producer at Indie Rootz) take

vibez too. Bobby said “That

sounds like a dub!” And with

that inspiration and teamwork

the Indie Rootz Dub riddim

was made just a few short

weeks later. While the riddim is

full of vibez, live instruments

and an excellent composition,

we felt the name was kind of

lame so it was then changed to

Royalty Dub.

After already producing 4

compilation albums, with the

last 2 each having 25+ artists

on them, this had to be

different. We decided to keep it

tight, with lots of international

artists and hand pick a few

others and keep it between

Jamaica and Canada. We

wanted talent and artists who

will push and promote as hard

as we do. One hand can’t clap!

Also, we only wanted positive

vibes and no slackness on our

album and that’s not so easy

these days!

While our intial list of artists

evolved and changed, the end

result is simply amazing. Right

away Aphtanan (an Indie

Rootz Artist) was on it! Mikey

General loved it but he wanted

to do a combination with a next

artist. I suggested Meagan

Simone (USA) and after

checking her music out, Mikey

agreed! This was the only way

a non-Jamaican or Canadian

could get on. While talking to

Mikey on Skype, he talked to

Luciano, and before you knew

it, Luciano was on! I have to

say that dealing with Luciano

was blessed! For such an

international superstar, Luci is

so humble and reasonable! He

is “The Messenger”! And he

had heard good things about

Indie Rootz Records in

Jamaica.

While in Jamaica last year, I

met up with Jimmy Riley. He

loved the riddim and was on it

so quickly that he voiced while

I was still in JA! In fact he even

asked me if his protégé

Synnus could also do a song.

Never expected that! Back in

Canada, with help and the

blessings of Jan G of the Heart

of Empress label, we got

Norval Edgehill and his brother

Mikey Melody on board. Funny

thing that while I was in

Jamaica, I was staying on the

same street as where Mikey

Melody lives and I never met

up with him there! Then there

is Donna Makeda. We have

been working with Donna from

the beginning of Indie Rootz

Records. What started out as a

business relationship has

evolved into family! Indie

Rootz fits Donna perfectly!

Lady G! Both Bobby and I love

Lady G! There was no way

Lady G was not going to be on

this. She came through big

time! She did a song

(combination) with this hot new

artist from Jamaica called

Shae Mill. This is going to be a

big tune! Lady G went to one of

the best studios in Jamaica to

voice and even they were

impressed with the production!

Lady G even got one of her

long time artist friend called

Hitman Wally to also voice a

song! Nuff Respect Lady G!

Now we are working on a mini

album for Lady G and you can

look for that in 2015!

Another veteran Canadian

artist is Juliet Nelson aka

Smurfette! She is our secret

weapon! LOL She is doing so

many harmonies for this album

as well as her own song. We

are blessed to have her on our

team. She is one of Montreal’s

and Canada’s best female

singers! Another bright star is

Empress Minott! The neice of

the late Sugar Minott, I met up

with her at a show in Montreal

and then again at the

ReggaeXclusive Award Show

this past June. Both Bobby

and I were so impressed with

her that we needed to have her

on board. Last of all, Patra!

Just like a queen, Patra came

through for us with an amazing

song. This album is really pure

ROYALTY!

To wrap this up, I have to give

thanks to what I call the Indie

Rootz Team! In PR we have:

Yanique Spence (Jamaica),

Deborah Harewood and

Reeva ann Proctor. As well as

Bobby’s wife Shakky Allyene,

she is also an Indie Rootz

artist, but she is just blessing

us with harmonies on various

songs this time around. Even

Bobby will be doing some

harmonies too! Putting a

project like this together wasn’t

easy. Only certain artists and

other producers can really

relate to this and agree! It’s

truly a labour of love! Bobby

and I worked endless hours in

and out of the studio. The end

result will speak for itself.

Remember The Royalty Rub

Riddim Compilation will be out

mid October 2014. For now,

Indie Rootz Records is going

to focus on producing singles,

EP’s and albums. We are also

doing joint projects with both

The Heart of Empress label

and YuhSeeYou Productions.

Maybe one day we will feel the

“compilation” vibes again.

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REGGAEXCLUSIVE “LIVE SHOW” REVIEWWE’RE IN CANADA!

THE COLD CAN’T

STOP US!Montreal International Reggae

Festival Review / Special Edition

of Miss Reeva’s Corner

As a cold front hit Montreal

this past weekend, Reggae

fans, enthusiasts and regular

festival patrons came out to

enjoy a 3-day weekend filled

with Reggae, Dancehall and

urban talent from all parts of

the world. Montreal’s

International Reggae Festival

is known to be the biggest

Reggae festival in Canada.

This summer they celebrated

their 11th year with a blend of

acts from Canada, Jamaica,

U.S.A and Barbados.

Friday night, the sprinkles of

rain definitely made an impact

on the crowd that showed up to

see Maxi Priest and Etana but

that didn’t stop the two from

giving fans a great kick-off to

their weekend at the festival.

Before the international acts,

the M.I.R.F stage was blessed

with the presence of Juno

Nominated, Ammoye, from

Toronto, Canada and

Montreal’s very own Kaisha

Lee, the two being well

established singers here in

Canada. Jamaica’s

International singer Etana,

sang her heart out as patrons

swayed back and forth to the

melodies of her songs. As Maxi

Priest came to the stage, an

even bigger crowd gathered

round as he performed his hits

and new singles off his recently

released album.

Saturday, the official Dancehall

night at the festival, the rain

hovered over Montreal.

Though the crowd came in

late, M.I.R.F produced a very

successful turnout. Jamaica’s

breakthrough artist Kalado

kicked off the International acts

singing his popular songs such

as “You Make Me Feel” and

“Good, Good Bring Life”

following uprising international

artist QQ who is popularly

known for his single “One

Drop”. QQ did a great job at

hyping the crowd utilizing

Montreal dancers to engage

the festival goers even more.

The show continued bringing

on the long time and

established artist out of the

Alliance camp, Kiprich. Kiprich

is known for his lyrics, being

the champion of 2012’s Sting

and his gimmick singles such

as “Telephone Ting” and

recently, “Smartphone”. The

artist entertained the crowd

bringing up a fan from the

crowd to showcase a little

“Whine and Dagga”.

International Artist, Demarco,

involved the crowd with the

multitude of hit songs, finishing

off with his most well-known

track: “I Love My Life”.

Between acts, Montreal’s own

Energy Squad hyped the

crowd with some classic soca

music. This was the second

year the fest involved a Soca

act on the Saturday night. Last

year with the good response to

Kes the Band, they decided to

bring Barbados soca queen;

Alison Hinds. The Barbadian

artist stole the show with the

first 3 minutes of her set, her

DJ and dancers livelying up the

crowd between her songs.

Saturday night ended with one

of the most anticipated acts;

Sean Paul. Allison Hinds was a

hard act to follow, the artist did

well, but the Reggae Festival

fans stayed for about half his

set before the wind started to

pick up and the rain got worse.

Sunday, the shining weather

encouraged M.I.R.F Patrons to

come out earlier. Toronto’s

Rootsman Sound played sweet

reggae music as the band

prepped for Marcia Griffiths.

With an hour set, Marcia

brought back memories for

some and gave the younger

generation a taste of real

reggae music. On behalf of the

Montreal International Reggae

Festival, Black Coalition of

Quebec and Jamaica’s High

Commission she received an

award for being in the business

for 50 years.

I-Octane came on the stage

ready to greet his Montreal

Fans, being here twice before;

his fan base has grown each

time. Montreal welcomed him

with open arms and his set was

long enough to please the

crowd for 45 minutes. You can

easily say that I-Octane was

the highlight of Sunday night

as the artist ran into the crowd,

touching the hands of his fans

and bringing the festival up

close and personal. I-Octane

also showed Canada love,

making sure to acknowledge

Little Thunder Sound several

times, DJ Wiz from CHRY and

he invited 3 time Juno award

winner, Exco Levi to the stage

to share a song.

The night continued, as Little

Thunder Sound closed off I-

Octane’s set and welcomed

Sanchez to the stage. One

thing about Sanchez, when

you bring this artist to the

festival patrons of all ages

sings his songs and it’s a

beautiful thing to see. To end

the night, Luciano, who has

been expected at the last 2

festivals, closed the show. The

artist was apologetic and didn’t

disappoint as he put on a great

show with back flips, front flips

and some real skanking.

Marcia

Griffiths

1699 St. ClairAve., W

(BetweenSilverthorn &

Caledonia Rd.)

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TUNDACLASH PARTY

Greetings to all in the name of the

Almighty JAH, voicing is the one Lion

Tunda, elected Iyah to go Preach in this

Iwah, a chosen reigning straight from

ABBA, HIM is we Father yuh nuh see?” LT

Born in 1980 on the Island of Trinidad,

Mervyn Sirju (LionTunda) migrated to

Toronto in 1994. A reggae lover from a

very young age, LT started to write lyrics

and freestyle among his Jamaican and

Caribbean brethren when he came to

Canada. “My Jamaican brethren explained

the lingua to me to get a clearer

overstanding of the music that I love, and

Rasta Livity. I was inspired by and grew up

on tunes by artists such as Rankin Toyan,

Tenor Saw, Brigadier Jerry, Yellowman,

Big Youth, Bob Marley, Johnny Osbourne,

Johnny Clark…and later Supercat.

In prayers, I sought the Almighty hartically,

and found the Truth when the messengers

came, they brought the confirmation I

asked for. Some very profound spiritual

manifestations occurred in my life in the

late 1990’s - early 2000’s that changed my

perspective of life. After that, I parked up

the lyrics and went into social exile. It took

over a decade to mentally digest those

experiences, and now I decided to put pen

to paper, then paper to speaker. This

message was conveyed on the track Pre-Jah on the Tundaclash Party Album. I will

leave it to Jah to connect the dots in my

life, for He is the One who paints the story.

The Album Tundaclash Party features:

Pre-Jah - 3Bom Riddim: This Riddim is a

remake of the King of the Arena Riddim,

my entry into the Reggae Movement

Arena.

Treat Dem Right - Seconds Riddim: One

for the Lioness. The Queens have to be

honored!

Apocalypse Party - Di Dancehall Riddim:

It does not matter what happens in life, the

righteous will have fi laugh!

Another One - Trouble Double Riddim:

The righteous may trip but never fall, Jah

holds us up to walk the path!

Dammagin - Rub up Riddim: The very first

lyrics I wrote! The poor shout that the

barrel hard to get out; the quick grabby

crabs lock them inside, Imagine it keep on

spreading, It Damaging!

They get Shock - Mudup 2014 Riddim:

This Riddim was remade because I

originally voiced this lyric on an older

Mudup Version. I liked the way it flowed so

much that I had to get it rebuilt.

The Album is available for purchase on

iTunes, Amazon & Spotify.

REGGAEXCLUSIVE’S ARTIST WATCH



REGGAEXCLUSIVE CHAT

CHELSEA STEWART(From Page 9)

and I felt at home even though

Iwas so far from it. After taking

in the scenes of the city, we

started to sell ‘Over You’ on the

streets. The most common

response we got was, “You

came all the way to London

from Canada to promote

yourself?” To that we said:

“Why wouldn’t we? London

loves music of all kinds and

that’s exactly what I sing!” I

took a picture with everyone

that got a CD (that would allow

it), and I created an album to

share it on my Facebook fan

page entitled #UKLOVE.

Again, the networking began,

and people referred us to

various radio stations and even

passed on contact information!

We received emails with

reviews of ‘Over You’ and

people were asking where they

could hear me live. I performed

at quite a few places in

London. By the end of the

month, I was the featured artist

of a reggae event! We got

‘Over You’ playing on London

radio stations, and gave three

interviews with radio

personalities including an

interview with Sarah C on Irie

FM! It turns out ‘Over You’

sounds similar to and/or is UK

reggae. So it was very fitting

that we decided to promote it in

London!

REGGAEX: What plans do you

have for the future musically?

CS: I am currently in the studio

recording more music here in

Canada. I’d like to travel to

some other countries to

promote ‘Over You’, which

includes my Mom’s place of

birth, Jamaica! I plan to

collaborate with other artists,

and write and produce material

for my first album.

REGGAEX: Candid opinion on

the reggae music industry in

Canada?

CS: I’m a Canadian, I love my

place of birth, but there is a big

world out there and I look

forward to using my gift to

motivate and move people with

my songs. I hope to travel the

world and share the beauty we

call music. Canada has a lot of

talented artists and musicians

who are striving to keep good

reggae music alive. I’d like to

take this time to thank all the

promoters and radio

personalities who continuously

have kept reggae music on the

airwaves, especially those who

volunteer their time at

community radio stations like

CHRY 105.5FM, CIUT 89.5 FM

and CKUT 90.3 FM in

Montreal. I’d also like to thank

Fitzroy Gordon and all his staff

at G98.7 FM for what they are

doing for reggae music in

Toronto. I recently performed

at a G98.7 concert series

called Island Fever at The

Hard Rock Cafe and the lineup

to see the show went around

both sides of the street,

proving that the people love

and want to support the music.

I recently performed at The

Montreal International Reggae

Festival 2014 which thankfully

provides a platform for new

artists like me to open up for

international reggae music

superstars like Pinchers,

Marcia Griffiths, I-Octane,

Sanchez, and Luciano!

Candidly speaking Donna,

changes are necessary in the

business. When people decide

they want change, change will

come.

REGGAEX: While in the

process of promoting yourself,

tell us a little bit about that

journey.

CS: The beautiful part about

this journey is the people that I

meet every day on the road,

with SUCH lovely things to say

about how much they enjoy my

voice or my music. Like how

my voice is so soothing it puts

their babies to sleep. Or that

they play my jazz CD every

morning at work, or how ‘Over

You’ is describing their

relationship and they played it

to help get through their

situation. As much positivity as

I receive, there will always be

negativity. When I’m on the

road, people say they’re not

interested, put their hand up

and walk away, or don’t

acknowledge my presence at

all. This rejection allowed me

to become a stronger person.

And for every no, I’ll get a yes

from so many more people.

The power is in the positive

and that is where my focus lies.

REGGAEX: Any words of

advice for young artists like

yourself?

CS: First of all, I’d say to make

sure you perform any

opportunity you get. That way,

you can find out if you enjoy

doing so (and if people enjoy

hearing you). Then, get

business cards to show people

you mean business. It’s also a

way to promote you, whether

on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter

or Instagram. If you’re not on

all those social networks, get

on there because it’s a way to

promote to people you’d never

meet around the world! Also, if

you have the ability, make sure

to be involved in the production

of your music, the lyrics and

music, because if you’re not

happy with it, you can’t expect

anyone else to be. I would like

to take this opportunity to thank

ReggaeXclusive for promoting

reggae music in Canada in

print and online. I would also

like to thank the people who

stopped, listened and

supported my dream with a

financial contribution for my

CD. The owners that allowed

me or my Mom to sit inside or

outside of their establishments

and sell my CD, I want them to

know how thankful we are.

Everyone who support in one

way or the other, thank you.

REGGAEX: Thank you for

chatting with us Chelsea.



CHARTS & LISTINGS

REGGAE RADIO PROGRAMS Delroy G (Toronto) Sat G98.7FM

DJ Spex (Toronto) Sun G98.7FM

DJ Wiz (Toronto) Thurs CHRY 105.5FM

Natty B & Bigga (Toronto) Wed CHRY 105.5FM

Richard Banton (Toronto) Sat CHRY 105.5FM

Puggy Simeon (Toronto) Fri CHRY 105.5FM

DJ Red X (Toronto) Fri CHRY 105.5FM

Sir B (Toronto) Sat CHRY 105.5FM

Luther Brown (Toronto) Sun CHRY 105.5FM

Carrie Mullings (Toronto) Mon CHRY 105.5FM

Mercilyn (Toronto) Sat CHRY 105.5FM

Dibi Hawkes (Toronto) Sun CIUT 89.5FM

Patrick Roots (Toronto) Wed CIUT 89.5FM

King Turbo (Toronto) Mon CIUT 89.5FM

Durmot Williams (Toronto) Fri CIRV 88.9FM

Scabba G (Toronto) Sat CIUT 89.5FM

Elaine ‘ET’ Thompson Sat CMR101.3FM

George Barrett (Vancouver) Sat CFRO 100.5FM

Dudley George (Vancouver) Sat CFRO 100.5FM

Kwabena Reuben (Vancouver) Sun CIVL 101.7FM

DJ Cool (Kitchener) Mon-100.3FM/soundfm.ca

Wayne Vernon (Vancouver) caribbeanexpress.ca

Ras Bingi Catt (Quinte) Sat-91.3FM (91x fm online)

Various DJs (Birmingham) jamradio.co.uk

Unity Radio 1 (Birmingham) unityradio1.co.uk

Sting Them Radio (Birmingham) stingthemradio.co.uk

Supreme Radio (London) supremeradio.co.uk

Bess FM 100 (Jamaica) bessfm100.com

DJ Fullclip (Jamaica) starzfmradio.com

Ron Nelson (Toronto) reggaemania.ca

Spoila Ranks (Toronto) spoilaranks.com

MONTREAL RADIO PROGRAMSFull Circle Show Wed CKUT 90.3FM

Caribbean Rhythms Sat CKUT 90.3FM

Positive Vibes Show Thurs CKUT 90.3FM

Roots Rock Reggae Show Mon CKUT 90.3FM

Reggae Jam Show Sun K103.7FM

madvibezradio.com; magashcrew.com; iriesensationradio.co.uk;

Email a vote for your favorite artist/song to hit the charts

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Radio Personality/Artist Management/Entrepreneur

Founder & CEO of Rebel Vibez/Rebel Vibez Records

Rebel Vibez Top 10: Canadian Reggae Chart

(Sept. 15th - Sept. 22nd, 2014)

1: Kafinal Road Tonight Sing & Act Entertainment

2: The Human Rights Old School Track Good Viibes Music

3: Chelsea Stewart Over You Independent

4: Kemmy Blake So Tired of being Alone Studio 21

5: Exco Levi Welcome the King Penthouse/KheilStone Music

6: Blessed feat. Tarrus Riley Rise and Shine Noble Works Ent.

7: Marky Lyrical Just Be Calm Riddim Wise

8: Influential Pretty Rebel Vibez/Jobeshill Records

9: Supreme Solyd Canadian Slang Spreez Music Group

10: Paka Care for Me IndependentDANCEJA

Founded by Latonya Dillon aka Latonya Style, with Stacia

Edwards aka Stacia Fya and Kimiko Miller aka Kimiko Versatile

playing key roles. Dance Jamaica (DanceJa) is a

Talent/Entertainment Organization which portrays the culture of

Jamaica and its vibrant people. Whether it is a dance class

escape, edutainment or just a cultural experience, these three

phenomenal women are ready to share their talent and years of

experience. They are Jamaican Cultural Ambassadors and

popular entertainers specializing in Dance teaching and

performing. They are dancers and choreographers in music

videos, Dance Instructors and also an inspiration to other

female dancers to strive for excellence within the performing

arts.

They have worked and performed with artistes such as Sean

Kingston, Mr. Vegas, Elephant Man, Sizzla, Patra, Alaine, Spice,

Beenie Man, Charly Black, Ishawna, Macka Diamond, Bounty

Killer, Sizzla, Taurus Riley, Capleton, Busy Signal, Lady Saw,

Shaggy, T.O.K., Nicki Minaj and many more. As well, they have

individually performed in Canada, West Indies, Russia, Europe

and Africa.

Versed in all forms of Dancehall and Reggae dance, they strive

for perfection while maintaining positive energy and vibes as

well as something that is fit for people of all ages. Currently,

there are about 15 DanceJa members both female and male

hailing from across Jamaica. You can find them at:

www.danceja.com and on FB: dance jamaica or danceja.

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RADIO PERSONALITY SPOTLIGHT

SCABBA G

Wayne Jones, otherwise

known as “Scabba G” was

born in Clarendon, Jamaica. He

came to Canada in February,

1979 where he lived in

Montreal, Quebec with his

immediate family and extended

family. It was in Montreal where

Scabba G first started to

develop his love of Reggae

music. Scabba came to

Toronto, in 1988 connected

King Turbo whom he came to

admire and enjoyed the voice of

Ricky Turbo and the quality

playing of ‘man like Sling Shot’.

He also enjoyed listening to

Barry Culture, Hi-Tech and

Heavy Weight sound, while

always enjoying the sounds of

Stone Love, Cave Man and

Bodyguard from Jamaica. It

was through a good friend,

Sean Green (aka, Biggs R.I.P.),

that Scabba G met Jabba and

Sleepy from a sound out of

Wayside in Scarborough,

Ontario called Charlo

International. Scabba G picked

up the microphone and from

then, the rest is history. It was

in 1996/1997 that King Turbo

started a program called

Morning Ride. Scabba G was a

regular caller, tuning in every

Monday morning and giving his

‘shout outs’ like nobody else

does. Then one day, he was in

King Turbo’s studio and was

talking to Sling Shot whom he

asked if he could come and

help out with the show. He

started off by answering the

phones and then progressed to

being one of the main on air

personalities. Today, Scabba G

is still a part of Morning Ride

where his segment of the show

is the Home Grown, all

Canadian reggae music.

Scabba G has always been a

huge supporter of bringing

Canadian Reggae music to the

forefront and giving the artists

their chance to be recognized.

As a result of his genuine

devotion to Canadian Reggae

music, Scabba G was able to

land his own show which

started on February 22, 2014

called Steady Vybz. It runs

every Saturday morning from

9:00 am to 10:00 am on CIUT

89.5 FM. He is joined by DJ

Rookie Danger and Shaggy

Don. The entire hour features

all Canadian artists which

distinguishes his program from

Morning Ride, where the main

focus of reggae music that is

played is from Jamaica. Scabba

G has also started a sound

called Steady Vybz with DJ

Jabba. Steady Vybz also MC’s

and DJ’s for all occasions.

DJ ROOKIE DANGER

At the age of 11, DJ Rookie

Danger started his

collection of music. Getting his

hands on LP’s, 12” and 45’s

varying from hip hop, reggae

and soul. He used earnings

from a paper route job to help

fund his

collection. Before attending

high school, he began to make

a name for himself; DJing at

BBQ’s, high school events and

local night clubs. Then in 1998,

Rookie got his first break on

radio as a special guest DJ on

the station KISS 92.5 FM.

Rookie Danger earned his

name by truth of his early

engagement in the business

and his ‘dangerous’ ability to

select music. In the early

2000’s, Rookie started

promoting events around the

GTA, as well as

travelling to various cities in

Canada and the US under the

sound name Final Assassins.

After high school, Rookie’s

passion for music grew and

enrolled himself into Trebas

Institute’s Audio

Engineer program. Upon

completion, Rookie worked as

a Recording Engineer at King

Turbo studios where he got to

work with artists like Alton Ellis

(RIP) Freddie McGregor and

Morgan Heritage. He has also

produced interviews with icons

including The Mighty Sparrow,

Wayne Wonder, Luciano and

Mighty Diamonds.

Rookie D’s portfolio began to

build as he started his first

audio-educational seminar

with his mentor Slingshot

entitled ‘How Sound Works’.

Today Rookie has grown to be

a staple in the Toronto area,

and reggae community. He

works on the radio as a co-

host on CIUT’s Morning Ride;

selecting mostly foundation,

flashback and homegrown

content. Rookie also works as

DJ/Producer on Steady Vybz

with host Scabba G also on

89.5FM. Rookie recently

conducted another seminar

teaching audio, visuals and

event planning with his

colleague Eddy David, for the

LSA program in the Jane-

Finch community. He believes

he is truly doing his calling. He

loves to educate others, as

well as himself. He continues

to perfect his craft as a gift to

his fans and lovers of the

music. For more info on

Rookie Danger, his

interviews, or for contact

please visit:

RookieDanger.com.

DJ FULLCLIP OF

STARZ FM

2000 was the first time DJ

Full Clip ever touched the

tables and it was a day that

changed him in a big way.

Adrian Farquharson aka DJ

Full Clip, a fourteen year old

kid from May Pen, Jamaica

had a dream to rock the house

with some dope beats on the

ones and twos.

His first hand at spinning fell

short because of a financial

setback that caused him to sell

his equipment. Round two was

three years later and he always

wanted to get back into the

mix. He got that chance and

has never looked back. Once

said by Full Clip, “If I can’t see

and feel the energy in the room

I must be doing something

wrong”. Full Clip wants to

please the people with the high

energy he brings. You can

catch DJ Full Clip on starz fm

1-(876) 558-7133. Starz Fm

Radio, Ocho Rios, St. Ann,

Jamaica W.I. Tel: 1 (876) 558-

7133. Starz FM, The People’s

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REGGAEXCLUSIVE SINGERS SPOTLIGHT

LUCIANO

Born and raised in Davyton,

Manchester, Jamaica,

Luciano began recording in

1992, with his first single

‘Ebony & Ivory’ on the Aquarius

Record label, followed by his

debut album Moving

Up for RAS records in 1993.

Also in 1993, Luciano scored a

#1 UK reggae hit with the song

“Shake It Up Tonight”. Luciano

rose to prominence in the mid-

1990s, at the height of the

“Rasta Renaissance”

in dancehall music, beginning

with the album ‘One Way

Ticket’ in 1994. The renewal of

Rastafarian influence into

dancehall music in the early

1990s had begun with artists

such as Tony

Rebel and Garnett Silk. After

Silk’s death in late 1994, many

looked to Luciano to continue

consciousness in reggae

music.

He was awarded the Order of

Distinction in the rank of Officer

on October 15, 2007 in

recognition of his contribution to

reggae music. In July 2009,

Luciano paid his respects to

fellow musician Michael

Jackson by releasing a reggae

tribute (on Lioni Records) of

Jackson’s iconic USA for

Africa charity song, ‘We are the

World’. His latest album ‘The

Qabalah Ma, was released

November 2013 and he is

featured on the Indie Rootz

Records compilation Royalty

Dub October 2014.

TASHA T IS

UNSTOPPABLE

Tasha T is currently riding a

wave of success with her

sophomore album ‘Real

Talk’. Since its release, Real

Talk has received rave reviews

from a number of international

reggae websites and

magazines including

R e g g a e v i l l e . c o m

and Unitedreggae.com. Tasha

is currently undertaking the US

leg of her Real Talk tour. So far,

she has done a number of

dates in places such as New

York, Chicago, Philadelphia,

Connecticut, Texas and

Delaware. For the rest of the

year she will be in Atlanta,

Florida, Jamaica, and as the

time goes by she is getting

more and more bookings.

Real Talk is currently on the

New York Foundation Radio

Network Top 20 Albums Chart

and on the South Florida Top

15 Albums Chart. It has also

registered on DJ Gusma T’s

Top 20 Reggae Albums Chart

in Italy. Bed of Fire, the lead

single from the album, is doing

well on the charts. It’s the #1

song on the Rebel Vibez Top

10 Chart and Friday’s Reggae

Review with Puggy Simeon. It

has held that position for more

than 7 weeks. Over in New

York, Bed of Fire is on the

Foundation Radio Top 30

Music Chart and in South

Florida it is on the South

Florida Top 25 Reggae Chart.

Check: www.tashatmusic.com.

ANTHONY MALVO

Anthony Malvo began his

singing career in the early

80’s in Kingston Jamaica on the

Legendary Black Star Sound

System. Anthony Malvo’s song

‘Rain from the Skies’ and

‘Come Back to Me’, both with

reggae artist Tiger, are

Anthony’s first recordings.

‘Jump Spread Out’ featuring

Daddy Lizard made the

American Billboard Chart back

in the 80’s. In the early 90’s

Malvo worked with reggae

producer and artist Anthony

Red Rose. In 1999, Malvo

decided to launch his own

recording label Real Music

Production. Then in 2003 Malvo

produced and recorded another

hit rhythm entitled Ballistic Affair

with Capelton. Together, they

recorded ‘One Day Rude Boy’.

In 2004 Malvo released ‘The

Best of Anthony Malvo 80’s &

90’s’. In 2006, he released the

‘Sit Dun Pon it’ Rhythm. He

released ‘Ungrateful’ in 2009

and in 2010 he released ‘Spoil fi

mi Woman’. In 2011 he

released ‘Cyan Draw Wi Out’

featuring Sizzla and ‘Bad Mind

People’. Also in 2011, Anthony

received a Lifetime

Achievement Award in

Bridgeport Connecticut for his

30 years of contribution to

Reggae Music. From 2011 to

2014 Anthony has been touring

the world doing live

performances with Admiral

Bailey, Tiger, and Johnny P.

Look out for his new single

‘Hurt’.

EXILE DI BRAVE

Poised, confident, lyrical and

talented are just a few

words that describe Exile di

Brave. This Jamaican reggae

artiste hails from the sunshine

city of Portmore. Exile Di Brave

has captivated audiences on

shows such as ‘Westmoreland

Curry Festival’, ‘Spectrum’

‘Conscious Reggae Party’ and

Bob Marley Festival in Negril.

This charismatic artiste is

serious about his music and

has so far toured Guyana,

England and Europe. His

energetic performance at

Reggae Jam in Germany;

Rototom Festival in Spain and

Uprising Festival in Slovakia in

2014 only added another

accolade to his musical

resume.

Using social commentary and

personal related contents to

bring out his messages, he has

recorded songs such as ‘The

Calling’, ‘Voice of the young’,

‘Coming home soon’, ‘Hungry’

and ‘Rasta Party’. This multi-

talented singer currently

operates EDB entertainment

and has already released his

first album titled ‘The Calling’

with a second album on the

way called ‘The Journey

begins’ to be released early

2015. Exile Di Brave has one

thing in mind – To face the

music with confidence and

courage. He believes with the

right attitude and message he

will be able to inspire the world

one verse at a time.



REGGAEXCLUSIVE’S SINGJAY / DEEJAY SPOTLIGHT

TIXXYBANG

Tixxybang was given the

name Marlon Anthony

Rhule by his parents and the

nickname Silver Ticks. The

name Silver Ticks soon

changed to Tixxy Banton

because of his melodic deejay

style and he was often

compared to prominent

Reggae icon Buju Banton.

Tixxy did his first recording at

Bully’s studio in Spanish Town.

In 2001 Tixxybang migrated to

the United Kingdom in search

of better opportunities. His life,

name and music evolved. He

became a Rastafarian, his

name changed to Tixxybang

and his music began to have a

greater purpose.

During his time in England he

did Music Production courses

at Redtape Studio in Sheffield,

wrote and recorded many

songs. He has also performed

on shows with Movado,

Gyptian, I Octane and Khago to

name a few. Performing at

Sting 2012 was a major boost

for his career, since then he

has performed at Follow di

Arrow 2013, Peter Tosh Tribute

Concert and many more. With

hard work and determination

over the years, he was able to

set up his own independent

Record Label and Recording

Studio called L.Vision &

Sounds Production in his

community Lluidas Vale to try

and help other youths like him.

JAH VINCI

Andre Rhoden chose the

stage name Jah Vinci

because it was reflective of his

divine gift of song and his

creative genius that reveals

itself in his lyrics. Jah Vinci was

born in August Town, Kingston,

Jamaica. His life was touched

by tragedy when he lost a

brother to a violent crime in

2005. He has used this tragedy

as motivation to create a better

life for himself and his family

through his music. For many

years Jah Vinci struggled to

launch his music career, with

no success. He then met Adija

Palmer aka Vybz Kartel, who

invested in his talent and

provided the financial support

he needed to launch his career.

Jah Vinci made hits such as

‘Naa Stop Search until I Find’,

‘In My Life’, ‘Mama Love‘and

‘Rocka My Baby’.

He has also collaborated with

several artists and top

producers. Despite launching a

successful career Jah Vinci

wasn’t satisfied with the

direction his career was going.

He wanted to make music that

not only made his fans feel

good but positively inspired,

uplifted and motivated them.

He therefore separated himself

from the Gaza Empire (headed

by Vybz Kartel) and went on to

start his own brand: Out Clear

Movements. Currently, he has

a brand new and vibrant

management team.

SYNDRUM

Renford was born in St

Elizabeth, Jamaica. At the

age of 3 his mother brought

him to her home town,

Kingston 2, Rockfort. He was

known in the community as

Little Man then his name to

Little Ranks. By age 18 Puddy

Roots took a particular interest

in Little Ranks and became his

mentor. He was later recorded

by the infamous producers Sly

and Robbie and Chris Stanley

at Music Mountain Studios but

nothing ever became of these

songs as he had an

opportunity to move to Canada

and took it.

While in Canada, he created

Getto Swing sound system..

Little Ranks then changed his

name to Junior Hugh and

entered the Montreal

Francophone competition. He

claimed 1st prize which was a

14 day tour in France where he

performed in several cities.

Upon his return he recorded

J’t’equipe from the album

L’accent Grave with Montreal

French rapper Yvon Kreve.

The album later topped

Quebec sales and won best

francophone album at the

Canadian Music awards.

Junior Hugh’s musical career

was definitely on track until he

was shot 6 times, and then

everything went on hold. 2002

Junior Hugh moved to Toronto

for a fresh start and in 2014

released his first single ‘Jus

Love’ under his new name

Syndrum.

RAS CAMPBELL

Ras Campbell is a young,

rising reggae artiste who

hails from the parish of

Portland, Port Antonio. Ras

Campbell is well-loved in his

community and hailed as ‘the

people dem food basket’. He

reflects the likes of Jacob

Miller, Peter Tosh and Lucky

Dube but still finds a crevice to

place himself in to be unique

and versatile. Ras Campbell’s

stage presence is ‘off the

chain’; he has a strong,

positive vibe emanating from

him wherever he goes.

Versatility and crowd command

is definitely one of Ras

Campbell’s distinctive features,

as the crowd goes wild at the

mention of his name.

A few months ago, Ras

Campbell promoted one of his

many shows in his hometown

and had an excellent turnout

as the people came from all

over to support their favorite

artiste. His onstage act at that

Event had the people shouting

“encore, encore”, and he

willingly obliged by returning to

the stage and giving them

some more of the ‘World Best’.

Ras Campbell has released

singles like Jah Jah Never Fail,

Love Inna Di House, Call Mi

and I Wish, all under his own

label Nyla Records. Currently

working with Heart of Empress

Promotion & Production, his

new single Religion & Politics

will soon be released.



REGGAEXCLUSIVE NEW VOICES IN REGGAE

GRUNG FYAH

Samuel Blake aka Robby

Robert or Grung Fyah is a

Reggae Artiste from Harewood,

Newport District, St. Catherine,

Jamaica. He started recording

his tracks at King Tubby’s

Studio then went to King

Jammy’s Studio. Kings Arrows

and Black Studio are two other

Studios that he recorded music

with. Samuel Blake went to

town and saw Errol Scorcher

who helped him get into the

music industry. Errol had a

sound system called Upsetters

which Samuel sang with. While

around Errol, he met Dennis

Brown, Sugar Minot and

Freddy McGregor among

others who helped inspire him.

Music was turning over

sufficient funds for him so he

started a restaurant calledf

Grung Fyah Food; that was

where he met I Wayne after

which they started recording

music together. Their first

collaboration was ‘Thin Line

and Edges’. Grung Fyah

continued recording songs like

‘Weh Mi Seh Fi Call Mi Grung

Fyah’, ‘She Seh She Love Mi

But Mi Too Black’, ‘Rasta alone

in the Wilderness’, ‘Dem a

Hustle the Trod’ and ‘Come

close to Mi’ among others.

Currently, he is performing on

Bob Marley Shows, Follow Di

Arrow and St. Mary Mi Come

From among others. For

bookings: (876) 289-9949.

SAFIRA MONO

Safira Mono is more than

just a mere Singjay. A

born fighter in the music

industry she has been doing so

much behind the scene to keep

reggae music alive. Island

Beats is honored to promote

her heartfelt and powerful track

‘The Heart of Men’, a song that

reaches straight to the heart as

a survivor in the struggle. In

June 1986 Shockera was born

to Moya & Derrick Pinnock. In

spring of 2000 Lady Shock

migrated to Fort Lauderdale,

Florida. In 2001 Lady Shock

attended South Plantation High

and in no time she was free

styling with Yankees during

lunch breaks. In 2002 Lady

Shock wrote some of her

greatest song lyrics in church.

One Sunday a preacher was

preaching about Ananias and

Zafira and Lady Shock’s cousin

pointed at her and said the

story was about her because

Lady Shock had lied to a pastor

weeks prior to that. Lady Shock

then ceased the name and took

on Safira, in Hebrew it means

“Precious Gem.”

Safira went on to work on

numerous songs throughout

her career leading up to the

year 2010. In 2011 Safira felt

alone, and lost trust in the

people around her and

proclaimed to be “ONE” “I am

Mono. It took a lot for me to find

myself and now that I have

found myself I am “ONE” with

myself; thus, I am Safira

Mono.” Keep an ear out for

Safira.

SHAE MILL IS

UNBREAKABLE

Born into a musical family it

comes as no surprise that

Shannan “Shae Mill” Miller has

chosen to pursue a career in

music. She credits her family

and the church for the

development of her talent in

her earlier years. In 2002 Shae

Mill went on to Northern

Caribbean University (NCU).

While in college she met a

fellow student by the name of

Jermaine “T-One” Hamilton. T-

One was also very involved in

music and encouraged Shae to

learn audio engineering and

practice making beats. She did

just that.

Her first official release came

early 2013. The song titled If

Yuh Think Yuh Bad on the Hot

Pursuit Rhythm features

recording artiste, Tiana. The

rhythm composed by Shae Mill

and produced by Carlington

Wilmot on the Outaroad Label

also features Konshens, Darrio

and other artistes. July 12,

2013 marked the release of

Shae’s first official music video

and the official release of her

song “A You Mi Love”. This was

followed by the release of her

smooth lovers’ rock The Way

You Love Me in November of

the same year and the release

of the sensual single Sweet

Love (Even If a Lie) on

Valentine’s Day 2014.

Currently, she is featured on a

song called “Rock & Come In”

alongside Lady G on the Indie

Rootz Records compilation

album Royalty Dub.

Armed with musical genius,

close to 300 beats and albums

worth of recorded music, this

5’3” of pure platinum is on her

way to success in the music

business both locally and

internationally. Shae says “I

was born for the arts, all of

them. I write, I perform, I draw,

I paint. The people I have in

my life are all responsible for

the incredible skills I possess

today. The struggles I have

had in my life are responsible

for the armor that my skin has

become. I am unbreakable,

unstoppable.”

LION ROARRR

Born in a garrison called

South Central in Kingston,

Jamaica on May 18, 1980 as

Kary Anthony Nugent, Lion

began to follow his passion for

music. After hearing the call of

music at the age of sixteen, he

then felt the call of Rastafari

grow from within him.

Pursuing music, he has written

and performed his own music

in live venues, on radio and on

television throughout Jamaica.

Lion’s videos “Firm, Firm” and

“Jungle Lion” can be viewed on

YouTube, both were filmed in

Kingston, “Firm, Firm” also

appeared on RE TV in

Jamaica. Lion has now resided

in Canada for two years and

continues to develop new

music in a local studio and

collaborate with various artists.




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