Kevin Lyttle provides patrons “a style” of “Residence for Carnival” and “Drive Me Loopy.”
Photograph by Nelson A. King
Brooklyn-based Jammins Occasions confirmed on Tuesday, Could 13, that Beenie Mman, Chris Martin, Kevin Lyttle, and Louie Tradition will headline a high-energy present at UBS Area in Queens on Saturday, Could 24, through the Memorial Weekend.
Dancehall hitmaker Beenie Man is ready to triumphantly return to New York Metropolis for his first efficiency in 13 years.
Promoter George Crooks guarantees “an unforgettable evening of dancehall vitality, legendary hits, and shock particular visitor artists,” as Beenie Man takes the stage.
With a profession spanning many years, Beenie Man is thought to be some of the seasoned and completed performers in dancehall music.
His 2001 album Artwork and Life was licensed gold, incomes him the GRAMMY for Greatest Reggae Album.
Internationally, he’s identified for main collaborations such because the 2002 hit “Really feel It Boy” with Janet Jackson and the 2004 remix of “Dude” that includes Ms. Factor.
Beenie Man’s catalog boasts dancehall anthems like “Matie,” “Slam,” “Romie,” “Previous Canine,” “Dancehall Queen,” “Who Am I,” “Ladies Dem Sugar“ (with Mýa), “King of the Dancehall,” “Again It Up,“ and “Rum and Purple Bull“ that includes Future Fambo.
Becoming a member of him at UBS Area is reggae crooner Chris Martin, the 2005 winner of Digicel Rising Stars.
Identified for hits “Cheaters’ Prayer,” “Large Deal,” “Let Her Go,“ and “Is It Love,“ Martin made historical past final 12 months as the primary artist to carry out on the 128-year-old Penn Relay Carnival at Franklin Subject Stadium in Philadelphia.
Additionally on the lineup are soca hitmakers Kevin Lyttle — whose world smash “Flip Me On“ captivated audiences worldwide—and Lyrikal, together with reggae stalwart Louie Tradition.
“With this roster, Memorial Weekend at UBS Area guarantees to be a celebration of Caribbean music and tradition like no different,“ Anthony “ER Guru“ Turner, a New York-based, Jamaican-born leisure publicist, instructed Caribbean Life.
