Beenie Man performed at the Reggae in the valley show which was held at the Appleton Rum factory with a star studded lineup that ended up performing until after the sun rose on the new day. Everyone waited for the King of Dancehall and it was well worth it for the crowd which got a full blast of the dance hall artists live show at its best.
Rootz Underground played the Soul Rebellion 2009 charity concert on March 24 at The Jungle in Negril Jamaica to benefit schools in Westmoreland Parish as part of the Soul Rebellion Buy A Brick program for school construction.
Soul Rebellion is gaining some respect after three solid years of successful charity reggae concerts and this year BET was there to record the event as part of a special they are doing to showcase the great work done by this charity group of primarily foreign citizens.
The evening concert was held after a day of celebrations and fund raising on the beach. The Tuesday Night concert was a success and Rootz Underground put on a spirited and energetic performance with over an hour of high grade reggae and roots inspired music.
Rootz Underground is originally from Kingston Jamaica but they spend lots of time in America these days. It was a bit of a homecoming for the band since their performance at Reggae Sumfest 2008 and hard through the entire performance.
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Bounty Killer performed at The Jungle Nightclub in Negril Jamaica for Soul Rebellion 2009. Bounty played a laid back set of his many dancehall hits and kept things cool for the up close and personal show. Bounty has been around for a long time and he seemed very comfortable on stage performing for a mixed crowd of local Jamaicans and American Spring Breakers who danced to the familiar beats even if they could not understand everything being said.
I had the unique opportunity to stand on stage with Beenie Man during his entire show in rural Whitehouse Jamaica and it easily one of the most energetic reggae dancehall concerts I have been to in Jamaica. "The Doctor" as he is known to his fans is a Jamaican dancehall icon and when Beenie Man puts on a show he puts on a show. The over capacity crowd was gathered on a cricket field and there were at least 1500 to 2000 people in attendance in rural Jamaica where they don't get many major headline acts to put on a show.
The people of Whitehouse Jamaica came out in force and the place was jamming all night long. Beenie belted out his top dancehall hits of the past 15 years and the crowd sucked up every second of it they could. The show was non stop and Jamaicans partied it up for hours with the King of Dancehall as he strutted from one side of that small stage to the other.
Things were so informal that just about anyone ended up on stage after long and at one point there was an actual fight on stage that Beenie Man himself had to breakup. It was hot and the crowd was pumped up. I guess tempers flared but Beenie put things to rest fast and the party went on without a hitch.
It was a show to remember for me and the people of Whitehouse.
Beenie Man at Whitehouse Part 1
Beenie Man at Whitehouse Part
Bunny Wailer is a living legend and founding father of reggae music. He's been in the music business for as long as many of his fans have been alive and he put on a show like you could not believe. As sole surviving Wailer and reggae roots legend this man has done his fair share of reggae shows and this was a great concert for Bunny Wailer.
Bunny ran through a list of his power songs and some of reggae musics biggest hits in an energy packed set that just screamed raw fire. Bunny is almost as old as dirt but he kicked it across the stage like a teenage boy strutting his new suit and he was having fun for sure. The Smile Jamaica Africa Unite Concerts are in tribute to an old friend of Mr Wailer and Bunny paid his respect to Bob and Marley Clan during his set.
It was a New Years Show to remember with Etana The Strong One giving us a powerful performance in Sav La Mar Jamaica for the 2009 Sav Impact reggae festival on January 1, 2009. The first annual event had a strong turnout and everyone was excited about the lineup of feature artists on stage.
Etana is having an incredible year with Record of The Year and Female Artist of 2008 as her claimed titles. Etana has a silky sultry voice with thought provoking lyrics that empower us women and female fans from around the world.
Etana has a roots reggae culture with meaning and feelings in her music and those emotions come out on stage when she performs. Her stage show and prescience are felt in any arena and when Etana hits the stage you knows its going to be a good time.
