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Jamaican reggae and dancehall singer Kranium. Stephen D. Lane
Caribbean Life, JAN. 29-FEB. 4, 2021 33
By Nelson A. King
Road stopper Kranium has tapped
rising Jamaican star Rytikal on a
rambunctious single, “Block Traffic.”
“A savvy mix of sexual energy
but not provocative, heartwarming
feelings of love, and gaudy mist, the
duo shine brightly with an amazing
track,” Marie Driven, the Brooklynbased
Haitian American entertainment
guru told Caribbean Life on
Wednesday.
To go along with the track is a
new music video that stars the duo
in a natural setting, with Kranium
swooning over a beautiful woman,
according to Driven, managing partner
of PlaybookMG.
“The video gives viewers feelings
of a romantic film,” she said. “Rytikal
joins in and professes his love for a
woman as well in the most sensual
of ways.”
Driven said the duo wanted to
start 2021 with “a bang,” with the
video providing “enough fireworks
of love to have people tuned in from
start to finish.
“Critics might even call the official
video for ‘Block Traffic’ the Jamaican
version hit, romantic drama film
“The Notebook.”
Driven said Kranium is gearing
up for “a huge 2021 with dropping
potential record-breaking music.”
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Marcia Griffi ths and Ken Boothe
performing at Groovin’ in the Park.
Photo by Toni Dubois, fi le
By Nelson A. King
Four leading Jamaican reggae artists
and a Trinidadian soca star will
be inducted into the New York-based
Young, Gifted & Black (YGB) Caribbean
Music Entertainment Icon Hall of Fame
on Feb. 24.
YGB’s president and chief executive
officer Carl O. Gray said on Monday
that reggae stars — Beres Hammond,
Marcia Griffiths, Freddie McGregor and
Beenie Man (Moses Davis) — and soca
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By Nelson A. King
The University of the West Indies
(UWI) on Jan. 13 bestowed an honorary
Doctor of Letters (D. Litt) on Vincentian
musical maestro, Franklyn “Frankie”
McIntosh.
In a virtual ceremony, UWI bestowed
the honor on McIntosh for his work as a
musical director/composer.
McIntosh was one of 14 who received
honorary doctorates during UWI’s 2020
Graduation ceremonies.
“By the authority vested in me by the
Senate and Council of the University
of the West Indies, I confer upon you
the Degree of Doctor of Letters Honoris
Causa of the University of the West
Indies,” said UWI Chancellor Robert
Bermudez in conferring the award on
McIntosh.
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