The Reggae Wednesdays Diamond on the Rock series continues this evening with a virtual showcase titled Jamrock Diamonds: An Evening with the Queens.
Making their way to the stage to highlight Reggae Month and Jamaica’s diamond jubilee will be an interesting all-female line-up, which speaks to both the artistes and the hosts.
The concert will feature Judy Mowatt, Nadine Sutherland, Black Queen, Joby Jay, Zhayna and Nekeita, an artiste out of Guyana. This evening’s hosts are Miss Jamaica World 2021, Khalia Hall and Debbie Bissoon. Action starts at 7:30 p.m.
Reggae Wednesdays in one of the signature events of the Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JaRIA). It is a series of concerts which seeks to entertain while educating audiences about the development of the music through performances from a wide array of entertainers during the month of February. Throughout the years, there have been performances from the biggest names in the business, as well as up-and-coming entertainers who have used the stage to launch their careers. Pre-COVID-19, the Reggae Wednesdays concerts were last staged at Emancipation Park in New Kingston.
Last Wednesday, the Diamond On the Rock series was staged under the theme Roots Rock Reggae and featured an exciting mix of established and rising acts who commanded the stage and provided first class entertainment. Among them were multi-instrumentalist and singer Benjy Myaz; versatile singer and 2021 Jamaica Festival Song Competition finalist Althea Hewitt; conscious Rastafarian singers Lutan Fyah and Chezidek, as well as rising stars Jah-Lil and Tahirah Elizabeth.
The shows are carried via Reggae Month TV, which is streamed every day on various online platforms, including the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s YouTube and Facebook pages and the Facebook pages of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and Minister Olivia Grange, and on PBCJ and TVJ.
This year’s month-long celebration of reggae is being held under the theme Come Ketch Di Riddim.
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