AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoDancehall Tributes: Shabba Ranks honoured broadcaster DJ Roy Walters at a New York celebration of Walters’ Jamaican national award, praising his longtime service to music, culture and the diaspora. UWI Honour: Damian “Jr Gong” Marley received an honorary Doctor of Letters for his contribution to Caribbean music and culture, then performed for graduates at Mona. Booker Prize: M. John Harrison became the award’s oldest winner; Jamaican author Marlon James was shortlisted for The Disappearers but did not take the prize. Dancehall Milestones: Popcaan has surpassed five billion career streams, while Vybz Kartel has released new single “Living in Miami.” Live Music: Masicka is preparing his inaugural Forever 1NE Music Festival in Portmore, with Dexta Daps, Shaneil Muir and I-Wayne among the acts; soca star Nailah Blackman is also set to perform at Kingston’s Breeze: The Soca Dancehall Experience.
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