Mavado Confirmed For Irie Jamboree


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876radio.com has just received some information that dancehall bad boy Mavado has been confirmed for next week Sunday's staging of IRIE Jamboree at Roy Wilkins Park, Queens NY.

The Gangster made his decision to be a part of the huge event on Friday and is expected to ignite the venue with his performance. Mavado has not performed in the U.S. for over 6 months and and his multitude of fans are currently yearning for his return.

"IRIE Jamboree will give me the perfect opportunity to reach thousands of my fans one time," said Mavado. "With the glory that Jamaican athletes have brought us at the Olympics we are all going to celebrate at the show next week Sunday. Its going to be history, that's all I can say."

Other confirmed acts include King Yellow, Beenieman, Alison Hinds, the "Queen of Soca," Coco Tea, Sizzla, Elephant Man and rising reggae stars Serani, Admiral Bailey, Bugle, DeMarco, Konshens, Tanya Mullings, Little Hero, RDX, Elvis D, Ragga Lox, Empire Isis, Benny Bwoy, Lushy Banton, Prestige and others.

A unique feature of this year's festival is that the entire event will be a tribute to all Caribbean athletes who competed at the Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China. "Our company, and especially our radio division, Irie Jam Radio has a long history of participation in track & field athletics, and when we looked at the jaw-dropping, gravity-defying performances in Beijing, it was really the logical move to dedicate this year's festival to our athletes", Bobby Clarke, CEO of Irie Jam Radio commented.

A special Usain Bolt tent will be established at the event and it will be appropriately dressed in Jamaican colors and used as one of the VIP suites. This effort of setting up the Usain Bolt tent will be supported by Digicel, one of the lead sponsors for Irie Jamboree. This follows on the close relationships between Usain, Digicel and Irie Jam Radio at the Reebok Grand Prix in late May when Usain first created pandemonium by smashing Asafa Powell's sprint record to become a contender for the title of the fastest man on earth.

The organisers will also work with sponsors Western Union, Pay-o-matic and Grace Kennedy to decorate the "Veronica Campbell-Brown" Media Tent which will honor our Olympic Queens at the event. The food court will also be re-named the "Caribbean Olympic Village" to honor all Caribbean athletes who competed at the Olympic Games this year. Irie Jamboree is also expected to be a media feeding frenzy for international music press, with journalists coming from Japan, Europe, South America, the Caribbean, and all across North America.