Irie Jambore 2009 North Americas PREMIER Reggae Event

IRIE JAMBOREE 2009 TO BE STREAMED ONLINE LIVE TO THOUSANDS OF MUSIC LOVERS GLOBALLY

New York: In another "industry-first" in the tri-state area, organizers of North America's premier reggae festival Irie Jamboree will stream multi-camera coverage of the 2009 concert live online at www.iriejamboree.com from the York College Outdoor complex in Queens, NY to thousands of reggae lovers globally. The high-energy concert and online streaming starts at 1:00pm Eastern time and will feature more than ten hours of live performances and interviews with all the the top acts slated to perform including Grammy winner Sean Paul, Mr. Vegas, TOK, Assassin, Spice, Chino, Barbee, Anthony Cruz, Laden, Pinchers, Daddy Lizard, Shinehead, Flourgon, Lady G, Tony Rebel, Queen Ifrica, Bushman, Ras Shiloh, Ras Penco, Natural Blacks, Gramps Morgan, Freddy McGregor, Ken Boothe, Sugar Minott, JUNO reggae winner ...

CONFIRMED ANTHONY CRUZ

With his cute baby face, captivating eyes, sexy physique, soulful voice, classy attire, shy-guy demeanour, fun-loving attitude and slick stage act, Anthony Cruz is regarded as one of the most charismatic entertainers around. And boy, does he have the ladies weak! There's no mistaking the mesmerising effect he has on the ladies. After nine years of holding his own in the music business, this talented singer is cruising his way to becoming one of Jamaica's greatest singers. BORN ROWAN SMITH on December 17, 1974, Anthony Cruz grew up in Mandeville, Manchester. Hailing from a talented musical family - being the nephew of the celebrated singer Garnett Silk, as well as having a mother and father who were excellent singers - Cruz ...

Irie Jamboree Press Launch w/Assassin & Etana

[display_podcast] Host: Irie Jam Media Type: Music/Arts - Jam Session Network: Global Date: Tuesday, August 4, 2009 Time: 7:00pm - 11:00pm Location: TOUCH Street: 240 West 52nd Street (betw. 8th Avenue & Broadway) City/Town: New York, NY View Map Google MapQuest Microsoft Yahoo Phone: 3474923977 Email: events@msraineinc.com or anthonyhturner@gmail.com

CONFIRMED ETANA

Arguably the most prolific female vocalist in present day Reggae singer/ songwriter Etana has struck a cord with the masses and like any beautiful melody she’s winning the hearts of the people one song at a time. Spirited in her approach to communicate unfitting and inspirational messages to the youth she’s been described by critics as the truth, one who will bring about real change with her powerful and captivating voice that at times seem flawlessly pure. Rebellious in her approach to denote systematic oppression against all races Etana takes pride in being an artist, she feels strongly that her responsibility as a recording artist is to express positive vibrations in her music and from this she will graceful admit to ...

CONFIRMED FREDDIE McGREGOR

Freddie McGregor is one of reggae's most durable and soulful singers, with an incredibly steady career that started all the way back in the '60s, when he was just seven years old. Since then, he's spanned nearly every stylistic shift in Jamaican music, from ska and rocksteady to Rastafarian roots reggae to lovers rock (his particular specialty) to dabblings in dancehall, ragga, and dub. Not just a singer, he wrote some of his own material, and grew into an accomplished producer as well. McGregor's heyday was the early '80s, when he released several high-quality albums and reached the peak of his popularity in Jamaica and England. However, he remained a strong presence on the reggae scene well into the new ...

CONFIRMED SPICE

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CONFIRMED BUSHMAN

Bushman (of his true name Dwight Duncan) is a Jamaican reggae singer born in 1973 in Spring Garden. He was raised in the Rastafari culture from a young age. Born Dwight Duncan in the hilltop village of Spring Garden, St. Thomas, Jamaica. He was raised as a Rastafarian from the age of two. Dwight attended the Lysson All Age School, where his music teacher noticed his potential for music and nurtured him in his developing stages. Dwight then went on to Yallas High School where he continued to shine musically as a member of the school choir, a member of the Yallas drum core, playing the bass organ, also participating in numerous school concerts. He was also a member of the ...

CONFIRMED QUEEN IFRICA

Queen Ifrica, born Ventrice Morgan hailed as Fyah Muma, has made a regal entrance into the musical world of reggae. She is poised to lead the next generation of reggae's finest. The talented musician's career began in 1995 when she turned on a scorcher of a performance in a talent contest at Club Inferno in Montego Bay and outshone all the other contestants. Her baptism in the business included a performance on Reggae Sumfest's Singers' Nite in Montego Bay. Gracing the stage after a blazing set by Buju Banton, Queen Ifrica was not overawed by the occasion but succeeded in commanding a good reception to her message. Subsequent to a performance on a show in honour of the ...

CONFIRMED CHINO

Chino, born Daniel McGregor on the 12th of February 1983, is a young artiste that is going to blow your mind and as a son of Jamaican music legend Freddie McGregor you know that he has music running through his veins. A great talent in his own right, Chino has already had a lot of experience. He sang from the age of nine in the Vaz Preparatory School’s choir and ever since it was his dream to have a career in music. He has performed on countless occasions since being a child and to this date one of his most memorable performance was at the age of twelve at Jamaica House in front of Prime Minister PJ Patterson. While a ...