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Letter to the Editor
The Caribbean Urban Music Awards seems to be another overseas invasion, whilst we sit and accept the so-called established industry awards. Proper research has not been done on this Caribbean Urban Music Awards and it's organizers who have in my opinion produced fictitious figures and specs to manipulate bureaucratic trust.
I have two questions to ask:
1. Why is it that our Jamaican music heads are so gullible?
2. What does Urban Music means to Jamaicans who will be voting in the People’s Choice?
Urban Music is the accepted title that media houses, promoters and producers use to avoid explaining their involvement with marked Dancehall artistes. So why is Sizzla getting this award again?
Reggae has been recognized globally, and frankly speaking we don’t need hypocritical organizations to piggyback our beautiful musical culture to promote or setup camp on our soil, when we have our own awards to invest in.
This is the same company that refuses to award any Reggae/ Dancehall act in their UK Urban Music ceremony because of their agreement with Ofcom and Gay rights organizations.
If they really want to help Caribbean music, they should openly make an effort overseas first and prove to us that they are interested in the growth and development of the music, not just their pockets.
No disrespect to Sizzla or any other hard working artist in the Caribbean.
Posted on March 25, 2008 11:55
Bogus Awards
Posted on March 26, 2008 16:22
Thank you for speaking out my Jamaican brother. I am glad that you raised the point that the Urban Music Award refused to award any Reggae/Dancehall in their UK Urban Music ceremony because of their agreement with Ofcom and Gay Rights Organizations. The Jamaican public should be educated about this organization as I am sure that they do not understand what this organization is all about. Now I hope that someone from that organization will give an explanation to the Jamaican public who is expected to cast their votes. One Love.
Posted on March 26, 2008 22:56
Thanks Out A Road for publishing my recent comment about the Caribbean Music Awards. Congratulations on YOUR!!! nomination, you guys thoroughly deserve an award for your hard work meeting our information needs.
However don't be caught out by slick speeches to blag their way onto your site.
Ok then, so what happen to Movado for artist of the year? No only his album, which deals with sales. Point proven about the word Urban. Talking about artist & album of the year, has tarrus Riley's work been in vain?
Collie Budz is the only other offshore artist there, what happen Machel Montano? No trinis this year? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!
Take care until next time, keep the freedom of expressed opinions alive.