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| D'angel |
At the greatest one night show on earth (Reggae Sting) on December 26, 2013; D’angel took the stage for the second time that night at the request of
the legendary Dancehall dj Ninja Man, and in traditional fashion gave the crowd
of over 20,000 people and an unknown amount on pay per view; a show to remember. After the show mainstream media went into
a frenzy attacking the first lady of Dancehall; accusing her raunchy behavior,
indecent exposure, and the down grading of the Jamaican woman.
Dancehall music has been a part of the Jamaican culture for
almost 40 years, and has even surpassed the name Reggae becoming a dominant
factor in the international commercial market. Jamaica has alway been marketed
to the world as the land of good food, music, and beautiful woman, Sting itself
has been a staple in the Dancehall community for 30 years; known for its
controversial “boxing day” clashes between rival artists, and has always
promoted the freedom to express in an adult setting, this year the promoters of
sting serve mainstream Jamaica a blow like none other; it would air the concert
outside of Jamaica on the international stage via major media hubs around the
world via Pay per view with a major marketing campaign larger than ever been
seen in Jamaica, which poke the question was this about D’angel who had done
nothing more or less than the women or men who have proceeded her over the last
thirty year.
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| Sintra Arunte-Bronte |
As a result D’angel was band from Reggae Sting for life; Mr.
Laing banning an artist from Reggae Sting can only hurt the culture you helped
to build, and keep alive for more than 30 years; maybe you should reconsider
your position, and simply have a conversation with the acts you had
disagreements with, and come to a resolve instead of having the aftermath play
out in pubic; showing the world that Dancehall is a close nit community that
may disagree at times, but can resolve its issues internally.
Some positives did come from this as D’angel became a
trending topic on twitter, and had more than 1.1 million searches to her name
on Google days following the event; yielding her a wider fan base; Reggae Sting
also received more hits in the cyber world than any other concert in Jamaican
history. So lighten up Mr. Laing the public spoke, and we at Road Show Ja
believe they have told you who they want to see next year. It’s time to get over it and restore the
first lady to her rightful place, and if I may say she is deserving of some
apologies Jamaica.
Road Show Ja reached out to D’angel to see how she plans to
move forward. “I have always been strong and able to overcome any adversity; as
I am a firm believer in God, and he always takes me through. Going forward; my
sole focus is my career and making good music for my fans across the globe". D'angel
