One Love Reggae Concert will ‘move and groove’ for Carnival
PHILIPSBURG — The St. Maarten Carnival Development Foundation (SCDF) has put together a Reggae lineup that it says will “groove and move you in all the right ways” for Carnival 2018. The foundation on Friday announced the lineup for the One Love Reggae Concert in collaboration with CC1 St. Maarten and Presidente Beer. This will be the third consecutive year that the foundation has taken it upon itself to host the popular Reggae concert for Carnival.
The Lineup will feature love Reggae crooners Sanchez, Etana and Christopher Martin, who will be complimented by Dancehall stars Aidonia and Ishawna. “We wanted to give lovers of the genre beautiful Reggae music to groove to and hot Dancehall artists to jam to. Sanchez, Etana and Christopher Martin will bring the love vibe for One Love while Aidomia and Ishawna will turn the heat up with Dancehall. We are very excited about this concert,” SCDF President Alston Lourens said.
Tickets for the One Love Reggae Concert will go on sale next week and will be for US $30 in advance and $40 the week before the show on April 20. Lourens said CC1 will also be doing some giveaways and raffles of tickets. He thanked the company for coming on board with the SCDF again to make One Love a reality.
Sanchez
Kevin Anthony Jackson (born 30 November 1964), better known by his stage name Sanchez, is a Jamaican reggae singer-songwriter and record producer. After starting his career in 1987, Sanchez has produced a number of hit singles including “One In A Million”, “Fall In Love”, “Missing You”, “I Care For You” and “Never Dis Di Man”.
Etana
Shauna McKenzie (born 22 May 1984), known as Etana (see photo above), is a reggae singer from Jamaica. Her debut album The Strong One was released in June 2008. Her fourth album, the Clive Hunt-produced I Rise, was released in October 2014, and entered the Billboard Top Reggae Albums chart at number 7, and topped the chart in its second week of release. It remained at the number one spot for four weeks. Etana is first female to top the reggae billboard chart in over fifteen years
Christopher Martin
Christopher Oteng Martin (born 14 February 1987) is a Reggae or Dancehall singer/songwriter from St. Catherine, Jamaica. Chris won Digicel Rising Stars in 2005 (the Jamaican version of “American Idol”) and is best known for the songs “Take My Wings”, “Giving It” and “I’ll Be Your Driver”. In 2013, Christopher Martin signed to VP Records. In April 2016, he toured Zimbabwe and performed live on stage alongside D’Major and several Zimbabwean singers, including Winky D. This show took place at Glamis Arena in Harare and was a success.
Aidonia
Aidonia (born Sheldon Lawrence, 6 April 1981) is a Jamaican musician and head of the musical partnership “J.O.P.”, which has a contract under The Alliance (dancehall). He became active in early 2004, and has released albums on the record labels, VP Records and Jag One Productions. Aidonia has also released in the mixtape “Bolt Action”, in collaboration with Federation Sound, Equiknoxx Music/Gerusalem Music and Business Class. The mixtape utilizes classic hip-hop instrumentals with Aidonia’s lyrical melodies overlaying and features artistes Chino, Lil Joe and fellow JOP label-mate, Deablo.
Ishawna
Ishawna is a rising Dancehall artist that is not afraid to speak her mind through her music. She re-appropriated dancehall from Ed Sheeran with her excellent new single “Equal Rights,” which remixes “Shape Of You.” But the controversy sparked by the track’s feminist message offers a crucial insight into the dancehall community and its relationship with gender. “Equal Rights” is explicitly and unapologetically about sex. The song’s overarching message is “You give and you shall receive” when it comes to time in the bedroom.
