Nesbeth
surprised his fans with an all time new look when he appeared at recent Reggae
Sumfest held in Montego Bay; sporting a fiery red turban, a significant piece
of attire worn by a group of Rastafarians known as Bobo Ashanti or Bobo Dread.
Traditional Bobos are said to dress differently from all other Rastafarian
group or order. They often
wear long robes and tightly wrapped turbans and their lifestyles closely
emulate those of the Old Testament Jewish Mosiac law. Meaning they observe Sabbath from
sundown on Friday to sundown Saturday, consumption of salt and oil avoided
among many other cultural beliefs. For
the most part, Nesbeth practices and incorporates his Rastafarian beliefs in
his music for the years exercising a level of maturity and responsibility to
positively influence his fans. “This
is not a publicity stunt, it is an expression of how I feel about myself”
explained Nesbeth. “Wearing
a turban is in keeping with my beliefs but to those who know or have seen
Nesbeth before will see that it goes further than sporting dreadlocks which
almost everyone else, the good, bad and indifferent is doing.” This change for Nesbeth is spiritual,
‘a high meditation’ and he is quite comfortable singing the music he does and
has no intention of switching to trend for publicity.
As
it relates to his first ever performance on Reggae Sumfest, the three day
festival dubbed the greatest Reggae show on Earth held in the second city,
Montego Bay, Nesbeth said his performance was well received by the thousands of
patrons in attendance on Dancehall Night. However he shamelessly stated
that the crowd’s response did not come as a surprise to him as Reggae fans in
general has always been receptive and interactive to his performance on any
Jamaican stage. So what’s
next for Nesbeth? “I have
got a lot to share, a lot has happened in Jamaica today, yesterday and even
last week that needs intervention. I
want to spend my time teaching, motivating or even help to find solution to
some of these problems that face the youths.”
Macka
Diamond Sends Strong Message All Dem A Talk!!
dance move created by popular Dancer Shelly Belly, rule the Dancehall. The song and dance has become viral, yielding
repetitive forwards and pull up in every dance/party these days. However, in light of its popularity there is a
small minority of persons who seem disappointed that the song has hit and have
converged in an effort to try and derail what the people in the streets have
approved. So, the
IRAWMA 2011 International Female DJ/Rapper of the Year Macka Diamond dropped
another track entitled All Dem A Talk on the Kool Like Dat riddim to settle
those doubts.
The lyrics come across as a feisty backlash and reminder
to those who seem to forget the successes she has had in the industry over the
years. Directly
responding to reports circulating in the media regarding the originality of the
Cowfoot Dance, Macka deejay on the track that, “twitter is a baby”
and when asked about what she really thinks about his twittering in the media
she said “every upcoming artist try to attach themselves to a name fi get out
deh so its nothing new, da little artist deh a do him ting. However a Shelly Belly created the Cowfoot
Dance move in Maxfield so big up Maxfield people de ting tun up loud loud”
created this dance move because it has become a craze among fans that literally
wait until the joint is played to buss a move. The industry however seems to think otherwise
as Macka Diamond has once again been voted Female DJ of the Year and Most
Outspoken Female of the Year in the Music Industry Achievers Award, the
ceremony is scheduled to commence on September 27, 2011.
‘Never think that you are a loser in whatever things you do.
Have the right attitude; accept whatever the outcome is with a smile in your
heart. Your attitude is indeed a real success. No one is a failure till he/she
fails to try.’
Alex Newmai — India
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