Queen Ifrica receives 2023 Reggae & Dancehall Music Leisure Icon Award, Corridor of Fame induction.
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Regardless of ongoing considerations surrounding Ventrice Morgan’s, aka Queen Ifrica, high-profile defamation lawsuit in Jamaica, filed by the household of ska legend Derrick Morgan, Jamaican born, New York-based radio host and occasion MC Clement “Ras Clem” Hume has rubbished them, stating that her upcoming New York efficiency won’t be impacted.
Ras Clem instructed Caribbean Life on Monday, April 28, that the lawsuit and associated media consideration are “distractions,” emphasizing that Queen Ifrica’s private issues ought to be separated from her music artistry.
“Everyone knows that Queen Ifrica is an outspoken artist who addresses essential social points,” he stated. “Let’s take her private life out of this and deal with her efficiency on stage, the highly effective messages in her music and in addition spotlight her advocacy for pertinent points like Jamaica’s Maroon group and broader social commentary that she isn’t afraid to discuss.
“I personally don’t suppose something will have an effect on her New York efficiency,” Ras Clem continued.
He stated the lawsuit, Derrick Morgan v. Ventrice Morgan, considerations allegations Ifrica reportedly made in 2023 that the Morgan household claims have brought on irreparable harm.
The case is scheduled for a “case administration session” on Could 8, 2025 within the Supreme Courtroom in Kingston, Jamaica.
Ras Clem stated Queen Ifrica is about to carry out on the Westchester Reggae Pageant on Sunday, Jun. 1, on the Westchester County Middle, White Plains, New York.
He stated she will probably be joined by reggae legends King Yellowman, Etana and singer Leroy Sibbles – all backed by Derrick Barnett and the Assertion Band.
Talking in regards to the significance of Sibbles’ legendary standing as an artist, Ras Clem stated, “Leroy is simply not enjoying music.
“He’s an arranger, a producer, a gifted musician and the ‘King of Basslines’ having performed on a number of the greatest songs in reggae,” he stated. “He’s additionally a solo singer, plus a former lead singer of the Heptones. It doesn’t get a lot better than that.
“Leroy Sibbles can be one of many previous couple of artists from our period that’s nonetheless standing and delivering at a really excessive stage,” Ras Clem added.
He additionally hailed Yellowman’s outstanding profession, and Etana’s profitable profession, saying “Mr. Winson Foster, aka King Yellowman, is a tremendous artist.
“He reigned supreme as ‘King Yello’ within the late Nineteen Seventies -Nineteen Eighties with hits ‘I’m Getting Married,’ ‘Mr. Chin,’ ‘Who Can Make the Dance Ram,’ ‘Zungguzungguguzungguzeng’, ‘Soldier Take Over,’ and ‘No person Transfer,’” Ras Clem stated.
“The younger and gifted Etana has a pleasant catalogue as nicely and might be the one feminine reggae artist to be nominated twice for a Reggae Grammy award,” he added.
