Category: Grooving 2018 News

Grooving 2018 News

Grooving 2018 News
DAMIAN MARLEY
Posted on 18th June 2018 Comments are off for this post

DAMIAN MARLEY FOR GROOVIN’ IN THE PARK     Reggae’s most sought after superstar Damian ‘Jr. Gong’ Marley will bring the curtain down on the highly anticipated Groovin In The Park festival that takes place on Sunday, June 24 inside Roy Wilkins Park in New York. The tremendously popular decision to add Marley to the lineup was confirmed earlier.   The son of two celebrities- reggae icon Bob Marley and former Miss World 1976 Cindy Brakespeare – cemented his own place in the annals of music history when he became the first reggae artist to win a GRAMMY outside of the “reggae” category, taking home an award for ‘Best Urban/Alternative’ performance for his single, “Welcome To Jamrock.”  The acclaimed international reggae/dancehall superstar is a fixture on Billboard’s Reggae Digital Singles chart. ‘Welcome

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THREE VETERAN WOMEN
Posted on 18th June 2018 Comments are off for this post

THREE VETERAN WOMEN OF REGGAE FOR GROOVIN’ IN THE PARK   Groovin In The Park has announced the addition of a powerful ‘Women Of Reggae’ segment to this year’s festival which unfolds in New York on Sunday, June 24 at Roy Wilkins Park. The highly anticipated package will now include 80’s songbirds JC Lodge, Pam Hall and Marcia Aitken.  Aitken’s 1977 hit ‘I’m Still in Love with You Boy’ got mainstream publicity in February when pop queen Beyonce used the original version of the song to announce her upcoming “On The Run II” tour with husband, rapper Jay-Z in a mainstream TV ad. An Instagram post by Beyonce with the video clip was viewed almost 9 million times and aired on Entertainment Tonight (ET), the longest-running syndicated entertainment news program in the

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Female acts to rock Groovin’
Posted on 18th June 2018 Comments are off for this post

Female acts to rock Groovin’ Promoters of the June 24 Groovin’ In The Park have gone for some woman power one month before the show at Roy Wilkins Park in Queens, New York. They have recruited singers J C Lodge, Pam Hall and Marcia Aitken, who will make their first appearance on the annual event. Christopher Roberts of promoters Groovin’ Inc, told the Jamaica Observer that the move is strategic. “Ever since we booked Marcia Griffiths to celebrate her 50th anniversary with Judy Mowatt and others a few years ago, fans have requested that we book more female acts for Groovin’ In The Park. We have since booked Queen Ifrica, Tessanne Chin and numerous R&B acts including Patti LaBelle and Gladys Knight, who have all delivered strong performances. This year, based on fan

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MAJOR LAZER SONG IN BACARDI TV AD
Posted on 18th June 2018 Comments are off for this post

Busy Signal, Major Lazer song in Bacardi TV ad   Major Lazer and Busy Signal have done it again. Their combination hit Jump, which was released last year on Major Lazer’s six-track EP, is featured in a hot new Bacardi TV ad that is in rotation in the US on NBC TV and other mainstream platforms. The ad, which was shot in Miami, Florida, conveys the message that it doesn’t matter if you’re in your living room, a barbershop, a beach or even a laundromat. Wherever you are, you can still groove to the beat. This is not the first time that Busy Signal has teamed with Major Lazer for a successful TV ad. Five years ago, their EDM hit Watch Out For This (Bumaye), featuring Flexion, was selected as the soundtrack for

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Reggae Women Go Groovin’
Posted on 18th June 2018 Comments are off for this post

Reggae Women Go Groovin’   Groovin’ in the Park has announced the addition of a Women Of Reggae segment to this year’s event, which unfolds at Roy Wilkins Park in New York, USA, on Sunday, June 24. The package will now include songbirds JC Lodge, Pam Hall and Marcia Aitken. Aitken’s 1977 hit I’m Still in Love with You Boy got mainstream publicity in February when pop queen Beyonce used the original version of the song to announce her On The Run II tour with husband rapper Jay-Z in a mainstream TV ad. An Instagram post by Beyonce with the video clip was viewed almost 9 million times and aired on Entertainment Tonight (ET), the longest-running syndicated entertainment news programme in the US. There is some speculation that the power couple’s recent trip to

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Romain Virgo Dreams Of ‘Grooving’ In New York
Posted on 18th June 2018 Comments are off for this post

Romain Virgo dreams of ‘grooving’ in New York   On Sunday, June 24, at Roy Wilkins Park in Queens, New York, Romain Virgo’s dream will come through when he makes his long-awaited Groovin’ In The Park debut. “It has always been my dream to perform on such a big stage and I can’t wait to see you all,” Virgo messaged his more than 600,000 Facebook fans and more than 200,000 Instagram followers about his upcoming performance. The annual festival, dubbed New York’s premier reggae and R&B concert, will be an important platform for the fast-rising singer. The tri-state area is home to large numbers of Jamaicans and Caribbean nationals. Last year’s festival attracted more than 20,000 patrons, and with organisers reporting brisk ticket sales, this year’s concert is expected to

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