BASSETERRE, St. Kitts - POPULAR Jamaican dancehall artiste Beenie Man will be hosting one of the biggest, most anticipated events of the summer. The event, dubbed “Beenie Man Sizzle”, kicks off at 6:00 p.m. tonight (Aug. 22) at the National Stadium.
According to the Jamaican Observer, the event is being promoted to commemorate the ‘Girls Dem Sugar’ singer’s 30th year in the entertainment industry. Born Anthony Moses Davis and known for many years as king of the dancehall, he was recently officially given the title as he was crowned ‘King of The Dancehall’ at Reggae Sumfest in Montego Bay, Jamaica, by the festival organisers.
Veteran dancehall queen Lady Saw presented Beenie Man with a crown and robe during a show-stopping performance in front of a crowd of over 30 000.
Bennie Man Sizzle will be organised in segments, including Oldies, Soca, a Gaza, a Big Ship and possibly an Alliance.
Davis told another media house that his original intention was to host a free concert, until the reality of the costs hit home. He said nonetheless, he would be giving away 5 000 tickets.
Among the performers confirmed for Sizzle are Capleton, Shaggy, Tony Rebel, Queen Ifrica, Sizzla, Funkmaster Flex, Olivia from G-Unit, Hurricane Chris, Bunji Garlin, John Holt, D’Angel, Etana, Fanton Mojah, Maya, Mr. Vegas, Ce’Cile, Vybz Kartel and the Portmore Empire, Destra, G Whizz, Nesbeth, I-Octane, Junior Reid and Andrew, Wada Blood and Rick Ross.
Beenie Man is known for his long going fued with rival artiste Bounty Killer and is also known for his many, many hit songs such as ‘Tell Me’, ‘Who Am I’, Give It Up’, ‘Wine Gal’, ‘Hmm Hmm’, ‘Pinckey Nah Hold Yah Dung’, ‘Gime Gime’, ‘Old Dog’ and ‘Dancehall Queen’. He also has over 20 albums and in 2000 received an award for Best Reggae Album for ‘Art and Life’.
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