From left, Marcia Griffiths, Alison Hinds and Cedella Marley.
Photograph courtesy Caribbean Music Awards/The Caribbean Elite Group
The Caribbean Elite Group, organizer of the Caribbean Music Awards, at Kings Theatre, on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn, on Monday unveiled the evening’s highest honors for the 2024 Caribbean Music Awards, with Marcia Griffiths, Alison Hinds and Cedella Marley among the many high honorees.
“These honors are given based mostly on a rigorous choice course of that considers the artists’ affect on the Caribbean music scene, their profound cultural contributions and their total profession achievements,” mentioned the Caribbean Elite Group, stating that girls have taken all three high honors this 12 months on the Awards Ceremony slated for Aug. 29.
The Caribbean Elite Group mentioned the esteemed Marcia Griffiths will obtain the Lifetime Achievement Award, Alison Hinds can be honored with the Elite Icon Award, and Cedella Marley will obtain the Legacy Award.
“The popularity of ladies on this 12 months’s awards underscores the significance of their contributions to our tradition and heritage,” the Caribbean Elite Group mentioned. “Their voices are important to the vibrancy of Caribbean music.”
It mentioned the legendary Marica Griffiths has a decade-spanning profession that continues to flourish to new heights.
The Caribbean Elite Group mentioned Griffiths is acknowledged for her critically acclaimed songs “I Shall Sing” and “All My Life”; holds the report for highest-selling single by a feminine reggae singer of all time, together with her rendition of “Electrical Boogie”; and is broadly generally known as a vocalist for the I-Threes collective, who supported Bob Marley with backing vocals.
Alison Hinds, generally known as the “Queen of Soca” for her affect on the style, has turn into synonymous with Caribbean tradition for her breakout hit singles “Fuluma” and “Roll It Gyal”, the Caribbean Music Awards mentioned.
It mentioned Hinds’s musical contributions have since turn into embedded throughout the DNA of Caribbean carnivals worldwide.
The Caribbean Elite Group mentioned three-time GRAMMY Award winner and philanthropist Cedella Marley “continues to persevere and enrich the heritage of Caribbean tradition by music and social duty to style, arts and past.”
“The celebrated honors to every of the world-renowned, extremely acclaimed artists will acknowledge the strong achievements of every artist unequivocally, with extra honors set to be introduced throughout the coming weeks,” the Caribbean Elite Group mentioned.
It mentioned since its inception final 12 months, it mentioned the Caribbean Music Awards has been “a platform to have a good time the wealthy musical heritage of the Caribbean and honor the artists who’ve contributed to its evolution.”
For the inaugural 2023 occasion final 12 months, the Caribbean Music Awards mentioned Buju Banton acquired the primary honors of the evening with a Humanitarian Award, “which highlighted the invaluable efforts of his philanthropic basis, the ‘Buju Banton Basis.’”
At time, the Caribbean Music Awards mentioned Kes delivered a “heart-warming speech” honoring Trinidadian artist David Rudder with an Elite Calypso Music Award honor.
The Caribbean Music Awards additionally mentioned Carel Pedre saluted and honored the late Mikaben with a Kompa Music Award honor; and Morgan Heritage welcomed a particular tribute to Beres Hammond, which included performances by Dexta Daps, Kranium, Toni-Ann Singh and Romain Virgo.
Hammond was formally honored with the Elite Icon Award by the president of V.P. Data, Chris Chin, the Caribbean Music Awards mentioned.
Moreover, it mentioned DJ Stephen and Doug E. Contemporary welcomed an honor to Machel Montano with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
The Caribbean Music Awards mentioned Dexta Daps leads the 2024 nominations with eight excellent nods.
It mentioned the celebration of the nominees will peak at a star-studded occasion on Thursday, Aug. 29, at Kings Theatre, “the place music fans and trade insiders alike will come collectively to honor the extraordinary abilities and tracks which have graced this prestigious checklist.”
