New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Lady Shaw official website) Marion Hall aka Lady Saw, the
Queen of the Dancehall is the latest artiste that has been added to the impressive Irie Jamboree roster, night three of the Caribbean Fever Irie Jamboree
Music Festival slated for the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Labor Day Sunday,
September 1, 2013. The announcement was made by executives of the event at a press launch at the Milk River in Brooklyn, NY
Thursday night.
The Dancehall Queen, an accomplished international star who has the distinction of being the first female deejay to win a Grammy Award, announced at her recent performance at Reggae Sumfest at Catherine Hall in Montego Bay that she will be leaving the dancehall genre to pursue gospel music. Her appearance at Irie Jamboree 2013 in Brooklyn is expected to attract massive hardcore fans eager to witness her last ultra-sexy performance in the city.
Saw's international exploits include a gold certification for the single 'Smile' with
Vitamin C and a triple-platinum certification for 'Underneath It All' for her 2003 collaboration with No Doubt. She has also earned a well-deserved Grammy Award for 'Best Performance by a Duo or Group' for her featured performance on No Doubt's single 'Underneath It All,' which reached number #3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Dancehall Emperor Shabba Ranks, who attended the Brooklyn launch gave a very short, impromptu performance. He urged patrons to get their tickets early to ensure the festival is a sold out event.
The three night Brooklyn festival, which will be the showpiece of the Labor Day weekend festivities in Brooklyn will feature icons from different genres of Caribbean music each night at the ultra-luxurious Barclays Center in the heart of downtown Brooklyn.
Lady Saw and Shabba will be joined on the Irie Jamboree Sunday night by Damian 'Jr Gong' Marley, I-Octane and Capleton. Other Caribbean legends on Caribbean Fever Irie Jamboree are Wyclef Jean, Kassav and Tabou Combo on Friday night and Bunji Garlin, Fay-Ann Lyons, Edwin Yearwood, Alison Hinds and Iwer
George on Saturday's 'Carnival Mania.' For more, log on to www.iriejamradio.com
