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Dancehall artiste Don Husky believes in the power of his African ancestors as shown by the lyrics of his new single, Ancestors , which was released on the Bossie Music label via all downloadable digital music platforms in April....

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Luminaries Lost: A look at some of the artists lost to virus

Times Union 07 May 2020

A man made to make shoes. The king of the Congolese dance hall. A novelist in exile ... ___. SERGIO ROSSI, SHOEMAKER ... “His was the story of an unconditional love for shoes,” his family said in a statement ... His uptempo dancehall blend of West African, Caribbean, pop and soul music styles was especially popular in France, where he moved in the 1980s ... ___ ... ....

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Shatta Wale Sets The Record Straight With His FaithConcert

Modern Ghana 05 Apr 2020

Tonight history was made when the giant of African dancehall, Shatta Wale, finally held his much ......

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Women Of Afro Nation On Evolving Dancehall and Afro-Pop Connections

Vibe Magazine 01 Apr 2020

Connections between Afro-pop and Jamaican dancehall are especially evolving according to artists on Afro Nation’s line-ups, such as Jamaican dancehall artist Shenseesa, South African rapper Sho Madjozi, and Nigerian pop artist Teni the Entertainer ... She already worked with Shatta Wale, the African dancehall king, on “The Way I Move” in 2018....

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Peace FM Online 30 Mar 2020

Stonebwoy, last Saturday, won the Best African Reggae/Dancehall Entertainer award at the 38th International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA) held at the AC Marriott Hotel in Kingston in Jamaica....

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Muzay Man Bags Best Male Continental Artiste Of The Year Award In Belgium

Modern Ghana 27 Mar 2020

The Dutch-based Sierra Leonean afro dancehall artist made the entire continent proud after ......

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Stonebwoy Bags Award In Jamaica

Modern Ghana 26 Mar 2020

Ghanaian reggae/dancehall artiste Stonebwoy, has won the Best African Reggae/Dancehall ......

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Peace FM Online 25 Mar 2020

Ghanaian reggae/dancehall artiste, Livingstone Etse Satekla, known in the music scene as Stonebwoy, has won the Best African Reggae/Dancehall Entertainer award at the 38th International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA) ... Stonebwoy was honoured for his contributions and accomplishment to the reggae/dancehall genre ... ....

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IRAWMA'20: Stonebwoy beats Burna Boy, Shatta Wale to win Best African Dancehall entertainer - MyJoyOnline.com

TheNewsHOOK 23 Mar 2020

IRAWMA'20. Stonebwoy beats Burna Boy, Shatta Wale to win Best African Dancehall entertainer - MyJoyOnline.com .......

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Nick-Ika’s wave of afrocentricity - Making a statement that ‘Black is Beauty’

The Gleaner 22 Mar 2020

Female singers in Jamaica’s reggae-dancehall sphere like Queen Ifrica, Yeza Rebel, Jah9, and Etana have embodied their African heritage by embracing the kaleidoscopic patterns of the world’s second-largest continent – explicit in their style and... ....

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Stephen Marley, Daughter to Kick Off Acoustic Tour in D.C.

The Washington Informer 09 Mar 2020

He could never understand why white Americans would pay to hear his music and Black Americans would not, especially given an African-centered message that should have resonated with a Black audience. Since Marley’s death in 1981, however, reggae music has been embraced by African Americans with a vengeance....

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Parkite Nyesha MekaDayz Hamil uses dancehall to share her Jamaican roots

Park Record 23 Feb 2020

To do so, the Parkite offers two dancehall classes in Salt Lake City ... The second, Dancehall Foundation, starts at 7 p.m ... “Jamaican Burn is a dancehall workout class and its more aerobic,” she said. “(Students) learn dancehall movement in a repeated process.” ... let’s go!!!Posted by MekaDayz Dancehall Jamaican Burn on Friday, January 10, 2020....