In keeping with the celebration of Black Music Month, the 2nd annual Reggae Music Achievement Awards will be held on Sunday, June 8th, 2008.
This years’ event will honor some of Canada’s greatest reggae talents as well as Jamaican radio icon, Richie B. The event will take place at the Holiday Inn’s Trillium Ballroom which is located at 970 Dixon Road in Toronto, Ontario. Cocktails will be served at 5:30pm after which the show will commence promptly at 7:00pm.
After a successful initiation in 2007, the Achievement Awards show has become one of the most anticipated events in the Canadian reggae community. With a star studded line up which features the best of the best in Canadian reggae music, this year’s event promises to entertain, educate and enlighten.
This year's show will include performances by Steele, Norris Weir & the Jamaicans, Larry Marshall & Jackie Robinson and many others. All performers will be backed by the Mountain Edge Band.
As a result of the steady growth in the demand for reggae/dancehall in Canada, the organizers had no difficulty getting sponsors to support the event. Some of the main sponsors this year will be; The West Indian Fine Foods, Soft Sheen Carson, Judy Powel, Kalade 1 Design, 89.5 CIUT, Senvia, Patty World, Vibes Ent.com, Club Epiphany, Caribbean Camera, Pride, Vibes, CHRY 105.5 and CKLN 88.1fm.
Producer and founder Delroy Sterling announced that he was “grateful and proud to be aligned with such a stellar roster of partner brands”. “With their generous and creative support, we look forward to making this year's RMAA’s another huge success".
The RMAA show is still accepting nominations in the following categories:
1. Best New Artist (Male & Female)
2. Artist of the year (Male & Female)
3. Producer of the Year
4. Songwriter of the Year
5. Best Reggae Band
6. Album of the Year (Gospel)
7. Best Reggae DJ (Female)
8. Best Reggae DJ (Male)
9. A Special Media Award
10. Community Recognition Award
11. International Artist of the Year (Male & Female)
12. Promoter of the Year
13. Lifetime Achievement Award
14. Best Reggae Single
15. Best Reggae Album
16. Outstanding Reggae Award
17. Top Reggae Dub Poet
18. The Dennis Brown Award
19. Appreciation Contribution to the Reggae Industry (Canada)
20. Best Promising Reggae Artist
21. Reggae Dance Promoter
22. International Radio DJ Award
23. Song Writer Awards
24. Outstanding Community Recognition Award
To place a nomination please goes to the website: www.reggaemusicachievementawards.com
ABOUT REGGAE MUSIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
June 10th, 2007 was the launch of the first annual Reggae Music Achievement Awards in Toronto, Canada. The show’s founder and host is reggae media veteran, Delroy Sterling.
Sterling who has been the host of the “mix supreme show” on CHRY since 1995 initiated the awards as a way to honor reggae/dancehall artists for their accomplishments over the year. The show focuses primarily on the Canadian reggae scene but does have categories acknowledging international attainments. In addition to honoring artists, the award show also honors reggae media (this includes radio personalities as well as online and printed magazines).
Unfortunately, the music industry in Canada does not give reggae the light it deserves. As a result, artists in this genre have always thought it to be extremely difficult to garner any attention. That being said, a Reggae Music Achievement Awards Show has been anticipated and well received.
This year the show will be held on Sunday, June 8th at the Holiday Inn, in Toronto. It will feature the likes of Montreal’s Mikey Dangerous, Jamaica’s Richie B and many others. The event is expected to be the highlight of the year as far as the Canadian reggae community goes.
