Cen’C Love’s December was one for the highlight reel as it was filled with performances, fashion and festivities; all of which served to deepen her connection with fans.
Early in the month, Cen’C performed in Washington D.C. and Maryland where she performed for ‘A Night of Music, Fashion and Pep.’ The show was hosted by one of DC’s most recognized personalities, Peppy Parke, and also featured fashion fromCen’C’s Mom, Sequoia, whose fashion line, Ites International, is embraced by fashionistas worldwide.
Kingston, Jamaica – Jan-9-2011 - Dancehall Soul star Cherine is starting 2012 with a big bang. She will be blazing the trail, hitting the airwaves with a number of upcoming singles and performing for her fans at some of the biggest festivals this year.
Cherine says that she has put in a lot of work over the past year and is ready to release these exciting projects to the local and international audience.
Cherine set to release captivaing new video
Photo by: Jasmin Kuhn
First on the list is “How We Living”, a single that was recently released and is already creating a buzz with the fans. The track was produced by Gussie Clark and Cherine and is one of the featured tracks on her latest mixtape JA9.25. How We Living? is the question asked by Cherine, opening our eyes to some of the realities faced by many while at the same time urging listeners to “take responsibility” to overcome the struggles amidst harsh realities. This heartfelt song was cleverly penned by Cherine with assistance from Chevaughn; with each lyric commanding, inspiring and uplifting. Her mellow and soulful voice does even further justice as ”How We Living” takes you where street meets sweet.
POS, Trinidad (Sonique Solutions) – On Saturday January 14th Chutney Soca superstar Ravi Bissambhar will kick off Carnival 2K12 with the musical extravaganza titled ‘Ravi B Saturday’ at the brand new Maracas Nightclub in La Romaine. For this event Ravi will share the stage with T&T’s finest performers and Holland-based Chutney sensation Ashni who makes her return local soil after a 9 year absence.
The energetic frontman of the band Karma has also gained serious momentum heading into the 2012 season with the release of his three latest tracks “Doh Want Meh Go”, “Horning Meh” and “Granny”.
(Kingston, Jamaica)
Pop, Reggae Rockstar Nefatari is currently back in New York this after concluding a week long promotional run of the Chinese City of Hong Kong which started on December 16th.
Nefatari who was visiting the region for the 1st time made her first promotional stop on December 18th at Club 97 in Lai Kwan Fong, which hosts a weekly reggae night dubbed “Big Shottas”. On that night the budding songstress was introduced to DJ Man Logic of Lion Scratch Sound out of France who later played a number of her singles including “No Handbag” and “Talk Yuh Talk”.
On December 24th Nefatari made an appearance at the Tru Skool’s 2nd Anniversary Party dubbed “Unite One Love Togetherness” atPier 7 on the waterfront of Central Hong Kong. Everyone in attendance received free copies of her promotional CD and stickers. The event which was endorsed by reggae promoter Miyuki Chan featured music from DJ Shabaga of T-I Sound out of Switzerland among others.
Currently gearing up to shoot the video for her Echo One produced single “The Day That You Messed Up” with ace video director Chris “Icey Jace” Campbell with whom she has worked with in the past Nefatari is looking to make even more strides in 2012.
Last year Nefatari had several noticeable achievements including. recording for a number of producers including PayDay Music and Karim Hype. She also shot her very first video in 2011 for the single “They Don’t Know” and performed on several major shows sharing the stage with the likes of Munga and Tarrus Riley to name a few.
Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Fashion Designer, Visual Artist, Cen’C Love is a 21st century renaissance woman.
Born in America to Caribbean parents, Cen’C Love was raised between Kingston, New York and Atlanta. Her early school years in Jamaica grounded her in her father’s culture and exposed her tothe roots of Rastafari culture and Reggae music.
Back with a Bang, Cham has teamed up with talented up coming video director, editor, slash, slash Chris “Icey Jace” Campbell for his latest video “Drop it (Like you doing it”.
(Kingston Jamaica)
Having pledged their support to the Shaggy Make A Difference Foundation last December at a media launch on the grounds of the Bustamante Children’s Hospital Telecommunication Giants LIME Jamaica, Digicel and FLOW are all excited to be apart of the Shaggy & Friends Charity Concert slated for this weekend on the Lawns Of Jamaica House.
Creative and enlightening is what comes to mind after watching the video for Konshen’s song ” Do Sumn”.
Produced by Ward21, the track has that ward 21 signature which always capture what dancehall music is about and Konshens lyrics and melody is contagious.
(Kingston, Jamaica)
With just over a week to go before the 2012 staging of Shaggy & Friends on January 7th,Grammy Award Winning Gospel Vocalist Deniece Williams is one of several international acts billed to perform on the Lawns Of Jamaica House.
Born June Deniece Chandler, Williams began making her mark in music during the 1970′s when she became a backup vocalist for legendary musician Stevie Wonder.
In 1975 she signed to Columbia Records and one year later released her debut album entitled “This Is Niecy” which featured the chart topping hit single “Free”. Her next hit “Too Much, Too Little, Too Late” which went #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart came in the form of a duet alongside pop sensation Johnny Mathis.