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INSIDE THE CARIBBEAN: Serani, Chino, D'Angel and coke Zero; Shabba Ranks 'Loves You No More'; Barbados Gospel Fest; more...
Serani, Chino and D’Angel sign on as new faces of Coke Zero campaign in Jamaica
*Dancehall artiste Serani who is currently enjoying attention on Billboard’s R&B Hip Hop Singles chart with the hit No Games, joins a list of Jamaican dancehall artistes who recently starred in a new advertising campaign for Coke Zero.
According to Christopher Hardy, Country Manager for Coke Zero in Jamaica, the entertainers were selected because of their connection with the core market, teenagers.
Said Mr. Hardy ‘The entertainers were selected for the campaign based on the kind of energy that they bring, they are also doing well on the charts in Jamaica and the Caribbean, and they were a big hit with the teenagers on the recently held school tours in Jamaica’.
Serani who recently signed with Universal Republic, is set to release his debut solo album later this year. Across the Caribbean he is known for a string of hits including She Loves Me, Stinkin Rich, Romance Me Girl and Doh.
Chino, the son of veteran reggae artiste Freddie McGregor, has been a hit with his female fan base. Girls, Red Bull and Guinness and Rave All Night are among his known hits. He is currently topping charts with the song Protected.
D’Angel, the estranged wife of dancehall star Beenie Man has seen her career rise within the past year churning out hits including Stronger, Blaze, First Lady and Dreams.
Shabba Ranks featured on Bob Sinclar’s Love You No More single
Veteran Jamaican dancehall artiste Shabba Ranks who hasn’t had a hit in many moons might just be on the verge of scoring an international hit. He is featured on French record producer, remixer and house music DJ Bob Sinclar’s latest single Love You No More. The song has been released on Sinclar’s Yellow Productions label.
In 2005 Sinclar scored a hit with the single "Love Generation", which reached #1 on the Australian ARIA Singles Charts and the German Media Control Single Charts in 2006. The song was a huge success throughout Europe, also peaking at number 2 in the Dutch Top 40. It featured the vocals of Jamaican singer Gary Pine. Pine had replaced Bob Marley as lead singer of the Wailers.
The follow-up hit was "World, Hold On", which featured Steve Edwards and also managed to chart in the top ten in most European countries. "Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)" was another big hit in Europe and it featured Jamaican deejay Dollar Man.
Shabba who jockeyed a string of hits atop several mainstream charts in the 1990’s, has over the years collaborated with a slew of heavyweights on the American and international music scenes.
In 1991 he was featured on the Top 20 UK hit a remake of She’s a Woman by Scritti Polliti. He later teamed up with US R&B singer Johnny Gill for the Top 10 R&B hit Slow and Sexy. Later on he recorded hits with rappers KRS-One and Queen Latifah, actor turned singer Eddie Murphy and R&B singers Terri and Monica.
Further afield:
The Barbados Gospel Fest is celebrating its 17th anniversary. This year’s festival features artistes including Ian Pitter, Prodigal Son and Roger Samuels.
The second annual Fashion Week Trinidad and Tobago is to be held from May 29 to June 2. This year, the show is going green with the theme, “Save Our Earth, Live Green”. Among the designers that will be showcasing designs are Michael Hendy, who has dressed P. Diddy, Missy Elliot and Machel Montano, and Millhouse, who has dressed the likes of Jill Scott and Erykah Badu.
Miley Cyprus who is currently setting the music world and the big and small screens on fire, made her Atlantis Live debut in the Bahamas recently. Reports are that she gave an electrifying performance before a capacity crowd in the Imperial Ballroom, belting out hits from her chart topping albums Meet Miley Cyprus and Breakout.
From June 25-27, the St Kitts Music Festival will showcase some of the biggest names in Caribbean entertainment. Ziggy Rankin, Beres Hammond, Burning Spear, Stephen Marley, Edwin Yearwood, Biggie Irie, Iwer George and Mavado are among the confirmed list of performers. Regina Belle, T Pain and KC and the Sunshine Band will represent the international contingent.
And that’s a wrap for Inside the Caribbean for this week. We certainly hope that you enjoyed the column and we look forward to your comments and suggestions. I can be reached at kevinjacksonkj@gmail.com
NOTE: Kevin Jackson is the Production Manager at Reggae Entertainment Television (RETV), an all music cable channel which is a subsidiary of the RJR Communications Group in Kingston, Jamaica. RETV is watched in Jamaica and 12 other Caribbean countries including Trinidad & Tobago, St Vincent & The Grenadines, Belize, Costa Rica, St Lucia, St Marteen, Dominica and Antigua and Barbuda.
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