Reggae Music Awards In Canada

Canada is so progressive. Just leave it to the Great Northern country to start the First Annual Reggae Music Achievement Awards, which will not only recognize Caribbean culture, but also the Caribbean-influenced culture that has developed on Canadian soil. According to Reggae Country news :

The purpose of the Reggae Music Achievement Awards is to publicly recognize, encourage and highlight the contributors and outstanding individuals within the reggae music industry in Canada. This will be an annual event to express Caribbean culture and showcase the talent of the Canadian reggae artiste and the people behind the scenes.

The award show will take place at 7pm on June 10th, 2007 at Club Paradise in Toronto, Ontario. The categories plus nominees are as follows:

International Artist of The Year

Luciano
Damian “Junior Gong” Marley
Tanya Stephens
Natural Black

Tanya Stephens:

Recording Artist of the Year

Steele
korexion
Humble
Blessed

Best Male D.J.

Bush Rat
Squally Blesso
Jah Pong
Rich Kid

Best Female D.J

Chatta
Donna Makeda
Tasha T
Vonnetta

Best Male Vocalist

Steele
Leroy Brown
Michael Thompson
Humble
Jimmy Reid

Best Band of the year

Mountain Edge
Ibadan
Explosions
Killasound

Album of the year

JIMMY REID Storm Cloud
HUMBLE Humble
Toni Anderson You are The One
Leroy Brown Leroy Brown

Promoter of the year

Vibes Entertainment
Eagle Force Entertainment
Brown Eyes Entertainment
Action Promotions

Producer of the Year

Korner Stone
Eye One Records
Black Exkimo
Mobbs Productions

Most Promising New Artist

Obie
Exco Levi
Squally BLESSO
Chillirootz

Best Gospel Song

Carlene Davis “Rock Me Jesus”
Marvia Providence “Its Raining/It’s A Victory”
Mercia Buntin “Humble”
Rohan Grant “I saw the light”

Radio DJ of the year

CARRIE MULLINGS
Dermott Williams
Ron Nelson
Natty B

Songwriter of the Year

Winston Richards
Steele
Exco Levi

Plus:
Special Awards of Appreciation for Contributions to the Music Industry (in Canada)
Special Community Recognition Awards (for contribution to the Caribbean community in Canada)
Special Lifetime Achievement Awards (for accomplishments with longevity)

I wonder if future nominees will include more international artists. I’d really like to see Queen Ifrica on that Best Female Vocalist list. Oh well, next year I will submit my nomination. And for some reason I get the feeling that someone really wants Steele to win…..

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