Watch veteran dancehall/reggae deejay Sizzla Live Performance Appleton Dream Weekend Negril 2015
Sizzla Live Performance at Dream Weekend Negril 2015 [Video]
SIZZLA is working to bring cultural and historical awareness within his August Town community through his Sizzla Youth Foundation.
The artiste is spearheading month-long celebrations for the August Town Emancipation Birthday, commemorating 177 years since the St Andrew community was officially established.
“It is paramount that we remind the youths of the community where they are from and the rich history and tradition which they must uphold. They must be aware of the strong links to the fight against slavery as the original settlers in these lands came from the Mona and Papine plantations… so we just need to re-education the community so they know where they are coming from so as to chart the course forward,” said Sizzla.
The celebrations started Wednesday with a peace march through August Town.
Other events include the unveiling of a wall dedicated to renowned August Town spiritual leader Alexander Bedward. This takes place tomorrow.
A Senior Citizens Day is scheduled for August 2. August 6 is Bedward Day at the Bedward Temple in the community. The Greater August Town Violence Prevention Day is set for August 13, while the World of Reggae Concert featuring Sizzla and friends is at the UWI Bowl, Mona, on August 16.
The month’s activities are completed by the Back-to-School Family Affair and Treat at the UWI Bowl on August 30.
According to Sizzla, his foundation which was founded in 2010, wants residents and persons from outside August Town to be aware of the good that has, and can come from, the area.
“We want to eradicate violence from August Town. This can only be achieved by instilling values which stress Africa and education. We must rejuvenate the minds and with that we can achieve much,” he said.
Listen to this new single by RR Ft. Sizzla – “Dat Yuh Wah” Produced by Frankie Music – February 2015
listen to Rev Up Riddim Mix (February 2015) More Love Production
TrackList:
1 – Sizzla – Rev Up The Engine
2 – Isha Bel – Happy & Bless
3 – Leva – Ci sei
4 – Snapshot ( Cescojam, Sweetie, Reze ) – Everyday
5 – Mc Duc Can’t Stop Me
6 – Morodo ft.Kg Man – Reggae Ambassador
Rev Up Riddim – More Love Production
watch this reggae music video from Orisha Sound – Embrace It Remix ft Sizzla Kalonji (Offical Video). Produced by Shel-K and Rayan Otter
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Reggae/dancehall icon Sizzla Kalonji has been blazing some hot trails, wherever he performs, and the flame may not cool anytime soon. Sizzla says his next project for 2015 will be the launch of another album titled 876, which will take the number of albums created by him to 71.
“That’s a beautiful album,” he said. “I will be singing for the beautiful ladies and singing about Rastafari and singing about leaving mi marijuana alone. And try my best to educate the people of the world and keep it natural as possible … It’s gonna be released the 17th of April, hopefully.”
According to Sizzla, “A lot of people say I’ve been burning a lot of fire so I am very well trying to sing a lot of beautiful songs.”
He will, however, continue to burn that fire, as he has called on Jamaican artistes to put measures in place to prevent themselves from being exploited by unscrupulous producers and publishing companies.
Sizzla was strident as he spoke to The Gleaner about the issue in an interview backstage, following his performance at Rebel Salute at the Grizzly’s Plantation Cove in St Ann, recently.
“Nuff a dem big music company and publishing company yah, and producers and promoters try teef wi publishing when wi sing and deejay and do wi likkle video. When dem (artist) did a rise, di people dem boo dem, an run dem, an dem go home go practise and come back betta. Now dem get betta, oonu a set up business and contract fi teef dem likkle money, it naw go work!” Sizzla declared.
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“Some a oonu producers … when oonu get mi song, oonu go register it, bout oonu write it. Well, me a tell ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers), PRS (Performing Right Society), JACAP (Jamaica Association of Composers, Authors and Publishers), PMI (Phoenix Music International) – everyone a oonu, no man no write fi mi song dem! A mi alone write dem, afta mi sit dung an meditate, see di black people say dem a suffa, caw mi think bout black people. An oonu naw help wi. Oonu run lef wi as oonu si Babylon a come,” he said.
The artist also criticised the Government, which he said was trying to sneak the legalisation of the homosexual lifestyle through the back door.
“One of the biggest thing dem government people yah a try is legalise homosexual and lesbianism secretly, inna di dark … a whole heap a things di government a gwaan wid; di whole country dem a sell out,” he said.
Sizzla, who is also the president of the Haile Selassie Nyabinghi Theocracy Reign Order, also said Jamaica’s politicians had failed to recognise Rastafari or sanction the use of marijuana in their religious worship, but were now rushing to make money from the herb.