by Howard Campbell
NEW YORK – A number of the most notable occasions in Wayne Surprise’s profession have been in New York Metropolis. On August 20, he was offered with a quotation acknowledging his contribution to dancehall-reggae by Eric Adams, mayor of New York Metropolis.
Event was the Rise Up NYC live performance at Orchard Seashore in The Bronx. The quotation was really offered to Surprise by Ingrid Lewis Martin, chief advisor to the mayor; it occurred simply earlier than the veteran singer’s efficiency.
Surprise mentioned he was “honored and humble” to obtain the quotation.
The quotation which learn partially: “Geared up with a easy voice and charismatic stage presence, he went on to turn out to be a pacesetter within the island nation’s (Jamaica) signature dancehall and reggae fusion genres.”
One in every of dancehall-reggae’s enduring acts, Wayne Wonder is finest recognized for a flood of hit singles. Hits embody Saddest Day of my Life, Pleasure Experience, Looking, Bonafide Love (with Buju Banton) and No Letting Go.
The annual Rise Up NYC occasion attracts artists who’ve made an affect on the Huge Apple’s music scene and tradition. This 12 months’s gig additionally featured hip hop acts Funk Flex, Doug E. Contemporary, Chubb Rock, Fats Joe and veteran sound system selectors/Disc Jockeys, Bobby Konders and Jabba.
Adams offered Fats Joe with the Key to The Metropolis. “His music has unlocked our hearts for therefore a few years… Fats Joe is an actual legend, and we’re simply actually thrilled about giving him the important thing to the town.”
