Entries tagged with "Mikey Bennett"

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THE GOVERNMENT AND THE OPPOSITION IN BITTER QUARREL OVER JAMAICA 50 SONG!

June 18th, 2012 | Add a Comment

BY BALFORD HENRY Observer senior reporter——– THE bitter quarrel between the Government and the Opposition over arrangements for the celebration of Jamaica’s 50th anniversary of Independence has spread to the commissioning of a song to mark the historic occasion. A split has started to emerge over whether the Orville ‘Shaggy’ Burrell-produced On A Mission, which has a contemporary dancehall/hip hop-flavoured sound, or Mikey Bennett’s Find The Flag (In Your Heart And Wave It), which covers the full … Read entire article »

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JAMAICA’S 50th JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS BECOME THE FOCUS OF MANY PATRIOTIC SONGS!

May 27th, 2012 | Add a Comment

Spanner Banner By Hasani Walters— While Mikey Bennett’s efforts at creating a Jamaica50 song hangs in limbo, a myriad of artists have, on their own, donned their black, green and gold, put pen to paper, and released songs for a most memorable milestone. Bennett was tasked with the job of creating a song last year for the celebrations and coined the 15-artist collaboration Find The Flag, but with a change in the political leadership of the country, that effort may have been shelved. The … Read entire article »

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NEW GOVERNMENT NEW SONG? THE FIRST JAMAICA 50 SONG SHELVED!

May 21st, 2012 | Add a Comment

A song proposed to be the official soundtrack for Jamaica’s 50th anniversary celebrations has seemingly fallen out of favour. Late last year, the Jamaica 50 Commission approached music producer Mikey Bennett to compose a theme song for the country’s Golden Jubilee in August. Top:BRYAN… said there was no official arrangement Bottom: Mikey Bennett Bennett accepted and came up with Find The Flag which featured 15 artists. However, he is at a loss to what has come of the song … Read entire article »

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ARTISTS COLLABORATING ON “ROAD TO RIO” FOR THE REGGAE BOYZ CAMPAIGN SONG!

May 17th, 2012 | Add a Comment

Mr Vegas By Ryon Jones—- Two of the country’s top artists, Mr Vegas and Luciano, have already lent their voices to the Reggae Boyz theme song for the ‘Road to Rio’ campaign. The island’s senior footballers are in the midst of preparations to attempt qualification for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. The country danced to the tune of Rise Up on its only trip to the World Cup in 1998, but there has been no theme song since. The new song was written … Read entire article »

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