Jamaican-born International music star, Mr. Vegas fetes his homeland's golden anniversary with a brand new double album that explores the past 50 years in Jamaican music.
Sweet Jamaica will be released in February; Jamaica's national Reggae Month and features a range of music from the roots of Ska
in the early 1960's through the birth of Reggae and into today's
contemporary Dancehall-driven pop music culture. Sweet Jamaica will be
released to digital and retail stores under his independently-owned MV Music imprint on Tuesday, February 21st.
The two discs, Sweet Jamaica Reggae and Sweet Jamaica Dancehall together feature over 30 tracks, including exclusive new material and some of Mr. Vegas' recent smash singles. Sweet Jamaica Reggae is a fusion of Ska, Rocksteady,
and foundation Reggae rhythms. Known for melodious style of deejaying
or rapping Mr. Vegas' abandons his usual 'sing-jay' mode and shows off
his singing talent on remakes of Toots and the Maytals' classic, Sweet and Dandy, and Alton Ellis' Rocksteady cover of Brenda Holloway's You Make Me Happy.
Sweet Jamaica Dancehall features Mr. Vegas' typically energetic Dancehall delivery on recent Dancehall hits including the current dance-driven club banger Bruk It Down, the street anthem Certain Law and Beautiful Life. Sweet Jamaica Dancehall also includes a live version of his internationally acclaimed gospel-flavored single, I Am Blessed.
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