BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – THE ‘Night Shift’ artiste, Jamaican dancehall singer Busy Signal, will tomorrow night (Sept. 18) headline a mega concert in Nevis, dubbed “Liberation Sting”.
The event is slated for the Cultural Village and will also feature home-grown talent including Dagah, Jah Fire, Ashkenaz, Jungles, Bamboo B, Tazbo, Furnace, Mighty Links, Teflon, Segricks, Rugs Man and Propheton.
In a previous interview, Ernest Jeffers, organiser of Liberation Sting, told SKNVibes that the event would also be used for the launching of his record company and to introduce his first recording artiste out of Jamaica, Rayon ‘Single’ Dallas, who would be performing at the show.
Jeffers has partnered with Ravon Wong, a producer from Jamaica, whose studio is where Busy Signal and another Jamaican artiste, Gyptian, are known to have their recordings done.
Wong will also be scouting for new talent that would be signed to Jeffers’ label, Ibal Records.
He said that it would be a good opportunity for the Federation’s youth, who are interested in becoming artiste in the Reggae/Dancehall genre, to be a part of his label because of his connection with Wong.
Recklife Movement, Sister Sensia and DJ Yardy will also provide music.
The cost to attend the event is $50 in advance and $55 at the gate.
Only a professional ariste for a few years and already dominating the music industry with a number of hits, Busy Signal is said to have transcended the negatives into positives.
Listeners to his music will automatically glean who he is, where he has been and where he is heading.
Busy Signal’s music not only hones his musical skills, but some are in response to what is happening around him with a degree of integrity that cannot help but uplift and inspire others.
In 2005, he proved he was ready for the industry as ‘It’s All Because Of You’ with Tami Chynn, and ‘Step Out’, produced by Gravi T, along with ‘Not Going Down’ were all breakthrough hits.
He is still riding the success of his second album, ‘Loaded’, which includes a string of hits - ‘These Are The Days,’ ‘Jail’, ‘Real Jamaican’ with Michael Rose, and the infectious ‘Unknown Number’.
His sense of fun and mischief is allowed full rein on dancehall tracks like ‘Wine Pon De Edge’, ‘Hey Girl’, ‘Tic Toc’ and ‘Cool It Baby’, which Busy programmed himself.
On June 2008, Busy made his debut appearance in St. Kitts when he performed at the annual St. Kitts Music Festival. He did not fail to please attendees who enjoyed his 30-minute performance and expressed disappointment when he left the stage.
He continues to ‘dun’ the place and shake up the summer with his EP ‘Hottt Ed’, released on July 27, 2009 on VP Records.
The talented and versatile DJ continues to enjoy success with another current hit tune, ‘Praise & Worship’, which is currently taking the airwaves by storm.
It reached the top spot on BBC’s 1Xtra earlier this month and is Choice FM’s top 10. Praise & Worship now features on ‘Hottt Ed’ alongside ‘Beep’, ‘Dah Style Deh’, ‘Trading Places’ and ‘Spliff Tail’.
