(Kingston, Jamaica 30th,
Sept. 2010) Dancehall Artiste Bramma
has been in Canada for the past two weeks performing at several events on tour
with Ace Danehall artiste Elephant Man. Despite a few challenges, Bramma has been getting
consistent airplay on most of the local radio stations. The artiste is quite popular within the
industry not only in Jamaica but across the US Tri-State as well as throughout
several Canadian and European cities and states. The focus now is to take advantage of all that
publicity and convert it into shows.
The 24 year old Calabar High School past student
has made several appearances in and around New York City and toured Europe in
November 2009 and is yet to perform in Miami and Los Angeles. Now in Canada, Bramma is pleasantly surprised
at the response he has gotten from various performances. He has learnt that his, “Defend Mi Own” and
“Send Me An Angel” songs are quite popular among fans there. So Far, Bramma has performed on three
separate gigs in Montreal before moving on to perform in Halifax, Ottawa,
Ashowa, Winnepeg and Edmonton. “I have
been waiting for an opportunity such as this for a long time and now that is
has presented itself, the aim is to go for it and enjoy every moment of it and
that is exactly what I am doing,” says Bramma.
The group moves on to Miami then L.A. before returning to the island in
another week.
Nesbeth
Headlines ‘Reggae in The Fall’
Full Effect Entertainment, a U.S. based company will
be hosting an event entitled, Reggae In The Falls” on Sunday, October 24th
at a venue called Amvet which is located off Montgomery Streets in the city of
Chicopee, Massachusetts.
Two summers ago, Nesbeth visited New York for
the first time in his professional career to perform on billed events, Red Hot
Boat Ride and Reggae Summerfest in Washington.
When he got to New York he realized that his Boardhouse single produced
by former Manager Flava McGregor had made such a positive impact on New Yorkers
that it remained with them for years.
Nesbeth never got an opportunity to make good of that opportunity and so
upon discovering all this when he got there, made a spontaneous decision to
remain in the city for two weeks to promote his new songs and network. He launched a brief promotional campaign that
included live interviews on several radio and cable stations and a debut performance
on the major Irie Jamborie 2009 concert held in Roy Wilkins Park. The
timing seemed right because Nesbeth also made an appearance on the Rock with
Squeeze show held at S.O.B and got a cover and centre spread feature in Gorgeous
Magazine October issue. His aim then was
consolidate the demand for live performances there in the future.
The recession has affected the local music
industry immensely. Shows have been
cancelled and for the few that braved the tough times, saw major reduction in the
attendance at shows hence a huge blow to the industry in general. Nesbeth however remain optimistic despite the
challenges and grateful for having being able to cash in on a few. His last international performance was
Calgary International Reggae Festival, Canada in August and already has other pending
U.S. performances coming up in November in Rhode Islands and Connecticut. For
his Massachusetts appearance, Nesbeth will headline the first time Reggae In
The Fall event and share stage with International artistes, JDX Crew
(Freedomfighter, Payso and Uniqueshifan) and local entertainers, Jungleman,
Kingflo, Dadre and Ysanne backed by Chosen Few Reggae Band.