SOUTH FLORIDA – Most non-Jamaican reggae artists are desperate to make an influence in Jamaica, thought of by music pundits the hardest market to beat. Kevens had that feeling for a while, and he has lastly made his mark there.
It’s a main achievement for the Los Angeles-based Kevens, who spent his adolescence in South Florida, and has Guadeloupe, French-Canadian and Haitian heritage.
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“At first, once I acquired the information, it felt like I used to be listening to issues, (it) took 24 hours for me to partially embody what it means to be within the Jamaican charts. Being within the firm of these reggae legends gave me an entire new degree of self-confidence,” he stated. “I used to be advised by a number of of my Jamaican mates residing in Jamaica that I’m the primary artist with a reggae-EDM music they’ve seen on that chart. It feels actually good each time I hear that.”
Burgess, who hosts the Up & Go With Richie present on Bridge 99 FM in Jamaica, stated Authorized Dreamer’s mix of genres, appeals to him.
“The very first thing that struck me once I heard this music, was the 2 distinctive sounds which can be very pronounced within the monitor — EDM and reggae’s drum and bass stylings. Clearly, it’s fairly distinctive and really catchy,” he stated. “Secondly, I used to be drawn to the lyrics and the problems being explored. It’s a subject that’s all the time present – immigration, as there are all the time residents of smaller, creating nations, looking for a ‘higher life’ in different/First World nations and as we all know, that always brings with it, many challenges. Authorized Dreamers is a well timed and highly effective music, each lyrically and instrumentally.”
Look A Lady by brothers Chino McGregor and Di Genius is primary on the Jamaica Music Countdown Reggae Chart. My Candy Lord by Damian “Junior Gong” Marley is quantity two.
