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Dancehall Nice Again
The years ago Chaka Demus and Pliers' "Murder She Wrote" video appeared all
over television with the curvaceous, platinum-wigged Carlene "The Dancehall
Queen" wining up her waist in outrageous, skimpy clothes which at the time
defined dancehall fashion.
The images Carlene and the other pierced-nose, gold-bangled, big batty, lycra-clad
dancers portrayed kicked off an international dance craze that made reggae
segments in American clubs synonymous with sex...
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Buju Banton Got Friends?
With more Jamaican number-one hits than any other artist to date, including
Bob Marley, Mark Anthony Myrie, AKA Buju Banton, born in the Kingston slum
of Salt Lane, will always be to many Jamaica's premier living ambassador to
the world -- The Voice of Jamaica -- bringing his roughneck, rude-boy dancehall
culture and his deeply reflective roots reggae to the forefront...
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Sean Paul Lights the Way
Even with the great expectations he had for himself, dancehall star Sean Paul
wouldn't have imagined in his wildest dreams that his career would take flight
the way it has within the last year. One of few dancehall artists ever to hit
it this big in America and internationally, Paul is watching each song he's released
off his second lp, Dutty Rock (VP/Atlantic), race up the charts all over
the globe...
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VYBZ Kartel Yard Fabulous
Born at Jubilee Hospital in the Waterhouse area of Kingston and raised in
the Waterford section of Portmore, Jamaica, Vybz Kartel was named Adidja
Palmer by his grandmother, and became known as "Deejay" to his bredren
and "Adi" to the gals dem through his youth. The artist's stage name, Vybz
Kartel, was originally the name of a group of three members, Mr. Lee, Escobar
and himself, then going as Adi Banton, formed in 1996...
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Wayne Wonder No More Holding Back
Wayne Wonder is no stranger to success. For years now, his chiseled looks and
suggestive voice generate screams from otherwise perfectly level-headed women.
The 14-year music industry veteran (born VonWayne Charles) has been a household
name in Jamaica with dancehall anthems "Saddest Day," "Rumors," "Bonafide Love
(Movie Star)," "Joyride," "Keep Forgetting," and his most recent love proclamation,
"No Letting Go." But what happens when a down-to-earth reggae singer makes it big
in America and everyone wants a piece of him?
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