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Jamaica Festival/National Popular Song Winners

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Initiated in 1966, the Jamaica Festival Song Contest which was renamed in later years as the National Popular Contest is one main feature all Jamaicans look forward to every year at this time. HINT: If you cant ‘rock the nation’ with singing, jigging, dancing and prancing across the stage, you definitely wont win. Another hint to remember, really remember despite the strong influence of dancehall, Jamaicans really dig the grounded cultural flavour which unites everybody – the tropical culture sounds – thanks to winners like The Maytals, Roy Rayon, Astraunauts,…

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Aidonia First US Concert A Major Success

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If ever there was doubt that there’s a resurgence in Jamaican music on the international scene that doubt was quickly dispelled last weekend as Dancehall superstar Aidonia hosted his first official concert on U.S soil in over six years. The entertainer who was the sole headliner for the highly anticipated event dubbed ‘THE RETURN’ managed to pack the house at the Amazura Night Club in Queen, New York last Saturday as fans came out to see one of their favourite stars in action. With concert-goers arriving in their droves the…

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