Entries tagged with "Lady Saw"

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LADY SAW IS NOW A BAPTIZED “SERVANT OF GOD!”

December 15th, 2015 | Add a Comment

Lady Saw (center) at her baptism a short while ago. (Photo: David Wright)— Dancehall artist Lady Saw was baptized a short while ago. In a private service at the Emmanuel Apostolic Church on Slipe Road in Kingston, Lady Saw – whose given name is Marion Hall – was baptized by Bishop Everton Thomas in the presence of close friends and family about 8:00 pm. “The Lord has been speaking to me for years and I have been dodging him,” Hall testified. “Today I was at J Capri’s funeral and God spoke to me again and I said to myself I want to be a servant of God,” Hall told OBSERVER ONLINE. “I was always worried about money and how I would survive without music, but God said to me ‘I have people and I … Read entire article »

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PRODUCER GARFIELD “SAMPALUE” PHILLIPS, BRINGS A NEW VIBE TO KINGSTON 10!

December 5th, 2015 | Add a Comment

By Howard Campbell— Garfield ‘Sampalue’ Phillips— SEATED in his van as workmen put the finishing touches on Kingston 10 Sports Bar And Grill, Garfield Phillips keeps the proverbial eagle eye on proceedings. He launches his latest venture (located at Hillview Avenue) on December 11 with a fish fry and dance featuring DJ Inferno. The dreadlocked Phillips is known in music circles as Sampalue, head of Diamond Rush Productions, the record label that announced Lady Saw’s emergence as a dancehall force during the late 1980’s. There are a number of sports bars in the Jamaican capital, but Phillips insists ‘Kingston 10’ will be different. “Wi need live entertainment in Kingston on a regular basis. It shouldn’t jus’ be a now an’ again thing,” he told Splash.Though his base is the dancehall, Phillips plans to appeal to a … Read entire article »

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THE KINGSTON AND ST. ANDREW CORPORATION (KSAC) CLAMPS DOWN ON LADY SAW’S HOMELESS PROJECT!

October 3rd, 2015 | Add a Comment

By K’Shema Francis— The Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) is urging dancehall deejay Lady Saw to contact them if she intends to continue to carry out her civic service, feeding the homeless. The Queen of the dancehall says she was upset when her efforts to feed the homeless in Down Town Kingston were marred. The Queen of the dancehall in September donated school supplies to the Galina Primary school and is to present the school with two computers on Monday, October 5. Town Clerk, Robert Hill says it is prohibited to feed the homeless without going through the proper channels. Lady Saw through her self-titled charity foundation has always been providing for the less fortunate. … Read entire article »

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LADY SAW EXPRESSES HER CONCERNS ON JAMAICA’S CURRENT CRIME WAVE!

August 22nd, 2015 | Add a Comment

Lady Saw— FEMALE deejay Lady Saw is describing Jamaica’s current crime wave as “a sad state of affairs”. The artist, given name Marion Hall, said while she has no idea of the root cause, something has to be done to stem the scourge. “It’s very sad… it’s like people don’t believe in God anymore why they just go about and take another life. I can’t go about blaming the government, but something has to be down,” she told … Read entire article »

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REGGAE SUMFEST 2015 DECLARED A SUCCESS!

July 21st, 2015 | Add a Comment

By Richard Johnson—- Top: Rapper TI, I-Octane Bottom:(L) Common (R) Lady Saw THE organizers of the just concluded Reggae Sumfest in Catherine Hall, Montego Bay, have hinted that changes are coming for future stagings of the music festival. However, they are keeping them under wraps for the time being. Robert Russell, chairman of Summerfest Productions, mentioned that in reviewing the past week of events which culminated early Sunday morning, they will have to do things somewhat differently in the future, but declined to elaborate. That aside, Russell is hailing the 2015 staging of the 23-year-old event a success. “It has been a great festival. We started out on Sunday with the beach party and that was our best beach party. The all-white event was also our best. Dancehall night was one of our best, not … Read entire article »

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MACKA DIAMOND TURNS DOWN LADY SAW’S REQUEST TO PERFORM TOGETHER AT REGGAE SUMFEST!

July 11th, 2015 | Add a Comment

Macka Diamond— DANCEHALL artist Macka Diamond has turned down Lady Saw’s offer to perform alongside her during Dancehall Night at Reggae Sumfest in Montego Bay, next week. “Lady Saw has been directing various persons to call me to perform alongside her at Dancehall Night on Reggae Sumfest in the name of solidarity and unity, but she is yet to call me herself. I believe in unity in the industry, it would send a message that we can … Read entire article »

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PATRICIA CHIN OF VP RECORDS GETS A LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD!

June 26th, 2015 | Add a Comment

Pat Chin (second left) Patricia ‘Miss Pat’ Chin, widow of Vincent Chin and co-founder of VP Records, received the Lifetime Achievement Award Thursday night at the Libera Awards in New York. Chin is the first female recipient of the award, presented by the American Association of Independent Music (A2IM). She gave an emotional acceptance speech at the Highline Ballroom. “I am honored to be the first female to receive such a prestigious award. Words cannot truly convey my feelings. I’m so pleased to be recognized by the independent music community and A2IM, the reason being that, the spirit of independence has always been so deeply ingrained in my heart and thus, the heart of my business and life,” said Chin, who received a standing ovation. The function was attended by music industry heavyweights including … Read entire article »

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EMBATTLED RAPPER RICK ROSS WILL MAKE REGGAE SUMFEST, ACCORDING TO PROMOTERS!

June 26th, 2015 | Add a Comment

By Richard Johnson— (L-R) Rick Ross and Lady Saw THE organizers of Reggae Sumfest are not worried about Wednesday’s arrest of hip-hop star Rick Ross, who is one of the headliners on this year’s festival. Sumfest Chairman Johnny Gourzong told Splash that he has been assured that the American artist will definitely honor his July 17 commitment in Jamaica. “We are not losing any sleep over this matter right now, as we have been assured by his team that he will be in Jamaica. I spoke to his manager and the artist will appear before a judge today (Thursday) and so we wait to see what will come of that. He is set to appear at the BET Awards this weekend, so we’ll be watching closely. But we are not worried based on the … Read entire article »

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LADY SAW’S APPEAL HEARING SET FOR MAY 25!

March 25th, 2015 | Add a Comment

Entertainer Lady Saw (left) Photo: Paul Henry—- Deejay Lady Saw’s appeal is now to be heard on May 25. The entertainer is trying to have the Court of Appeal overturn a default judgement in favour of a day’s worker who had to be hospitalised for a month after being mauled by dogs at her upper St Andrew home in 2009. When Lady Saw appeared in court today, the new date was set. In October 2012, 64-year-old Dorothy Wilson was awarded J$1.5 million with interest by Justice Leighton Pusey during an assessment of damages hearing in the Supreme Court. But the entertainer, whose given name is Marion Hall, in 2013 had the judgement overturned on the grounds that she was not served with documents. Wilson’s legal team had contended that proper service had … Read entire article »

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WHICH FEMALE ARTIST WILL STEP UP IN 2015!

January 12th, 2015 | Add a Comment

By Richard Johnson— (L) Ikaya & (R) Ishawna WHAT’S in store for local female acts in 2015? That question was put to some local players in the entertainment industry as they reflected on the performance of the fairer sex during 2014 and look toward the new year. Zip FM disc jock ZJ Sparks was strident as she spoke about challenges faced by the female acts in a male-dominated industry. “A lot of the work done by female artists is being overlooked. They have to work twice as hard to get noticed by producers, and when they do record they don’t get played. I don’t believe they should just get played because they are females. I personally believe in playing good music period. But a lot of male selectors are not playing the good music … Read entire article »

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