Kingston, Jamaica:
The finalists in the 2018 Jamaica Festival Song Competition are in high
spirits and full preparation mode, as they power along the journey to the Grand
National Finals in July. Following on their successful completion of the second
round of competition, where the 30
semi-finalists went head to head
for one of the coveted top ten spots, the finalists, which includes a mass
choir, have been in the studios working with various note-worthy and award
winning producers to put the final touches on their entry songs. Up next on
their journey will be a series of road shows across the island, beginning in
the second city, Montego Bay in June.
“We have pulled out all the stops to make this
year’s competition bigger and better than before, including our renewed partnership with Tastee Jamaica,
which has rejoined this year’s roster of sponsors with $7.5 Million. Thanks to the funding of our sponsors I am sure that this
competition’s journey will be a life changing experience for all the finalists, especially the winners.” Said Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Hon. Olivia Grange.
In addition to the series of performances across the country, an
official photo-shoot, media tour/courtesy calls and the anticipated 2018 album
release are some of the other planned stops on the road of the Competition’s
journey. The top ten songs will also be accompanied by music videos and
vignettes which will be accessible by the public.
Also on the
agenda of the top ten finalists is another in the series of coaching sessions
on Wednesday, May 16 with renowned artist development consultants Conroy Wilson
and Michael Holgate, both Executive and Artistic Director, respectively, of the
Ashe Company, who will coach the finalists in artistic presentation
and stage craft.
Organised by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) an
agency of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Jamaica
Festival Song Competition is the longest running song competition in Jamaica
and has showcased myriads of artistes and numerous songs which have become the
soundtrack to Jamaican life and culture.
The
top ten finalists in the 2018 edition of the Jamaica Festival
Song Competition
are:
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Strong Jamaican written by Patrick Kitson and performed by Escarpment Road New Testament Church of God
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Jamaica A Wi Home written and performed by Oneil Scott, stage name: Nazzleman
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Hands on your Heart written by Karel Wisdom, M. Bennett and G. Wright and performed by Karel Wisdom, stage name: Jah Wiz
·
The Type of Jamaica written and performed by Radcliffe Palmer, stage name: Radcliffe John
·
Jamaica Wi Rich written and performed by Victor Richards, stage name: Juke Box
·
I Love Jamaica written by Sheea-Ann Hewan and performed by Roger Mendez, stage name: Rojjah
·
Jamaica You Nice Enuh written and performed by Tanice
Morrison, stage name: Reggae Soul Child
·
Jamaica’s Formula written and performed by
Everton Pessoa, stage name: Pesso
·
Wi Big All Around written and performed by
Dennis McKay, stage name: Mackie Conscious
·
Let’s Do It Jamaica written and performed by Courick
Clarke, stage name: Koriq
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Karel Wisdom, Jah Wiz (left) gets feedback from
the studio engineer at Tuff Gong Studio,
during his recording of “Hands on your Heart” written by M. Bennett and G. Wright and Karel Wisdom
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Tanice Morrison, Reggae Soul Child, gives the thumbs-up as she records her entry “Jamaica you Nice Enuh”
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| Members of the Escarpment Road New Testament Church of God in the studio with their performance of “Strong Jamaican” written by Patrick KitsonAdd caption |
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