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INTERNATIONAL NEWS ( Ajang Media Jamaica )

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will be held on December 25th , 2017 at Luana Sports Complex , Black River , St . Elizabeth , and will once again feature a stellar lineup of high-quality reggae and dancehall artistes .

Cha , Boom Boom and many more . Saturday Dec . 30 , 2017 from 10PM - 4PM , JamRockOne Media will be providing Picture , Video & Drone Coverage .

Now in its 17th year , the GT Taylor Extravaganza ranks as one of the longest-running reggae events in Jamaica . Recipient of the 2017 JARIA Award , Irie FM ‘ Show of the Year ’ in 2007 and Links FM ‘ Show of the Year ’ in 2010 , the annual reggae stage show has become synonymous with Christmas night for music lovers throughout Jamaica . Christmas Extravaganza is produced by Irie FM personality GT Taylor and has enjoyed the support of Jamaica ’ s top artistes . The show is renowned for its professional organization and has been incident-free over the 16 years of its staging . This has made the product extremely attractive locally and internationally , as a calendar event .

STONE LOVE ANNIVERSARY

Stone Love presents ‘ Stone Love Anniversary ’ at its new location Sabina Park , hosted by Nikki Z and MC Sample Man . Featuring Sizzla , Bounty Killa and many more . Music by Stone Love , Crazy Chris , Cha

BUGLE

Bugle has a brand new single out entitled “ Social Media ” feat . Wayne Marshall . The “ Way to Life ” video with Onesty ft . Bugle will be shot in January 2018 .

KONSHENS

PETRAA

Starting off by appearing in local talents shows and Open Mics ; Petraa performed throughout the city of Toronto , an eclectic style of R ’ n ’ B Reggae vibes ; while on this journey , she attended York University in Toronto where she discovered the joy of the on-campus Radio Station CHRY 105.5 FM ( now VIBE105 FM ). It was here that Petraa would gain a plethora of experience about the ins and outs , and behind the scenes running of the music industry and Radio . After working at the Radio Station for a while , Petraa came across a business card for label Qryptonik Records . Although Petraa loved radio , Music was still her calling . She chose to call Qryptonik to set up a meeting . Briefly signing to the label in 2007 , Petraa performed under the pseudo name of ‘ Petra the Empress ’. With the support of Qing Que , CEO of Qryptonik , the Label gave her the support needed to allow Petraa to reach to a wider audience through interviews with Rogers TV , Much Music and a variety of publications . After featuring on the single , “ Butterfly ” with label mate Janny Popps , the song began to gain popularity on Radio Stations and on Much Music . The single received an award from New York ’ s WBLK 93.7 Unsigned Hype for Best Hip Hop Song that year .

Although things seemed to be going well for Petraa , after years of establishing herself in Toronto , she still didn ’ t feel like she was getting as far ahead with her music the way she had hoped . It was at that point Petraa made a fight or flight decision . This decision led her to pack up and head to the sunny island of Jamaica . Although , Petraa travelled to Jamaica back and forth over the next two years , it wasn ’ t until 2014 that Petraa began to start her Musical journey full force again . Petraa met up with Raymond “ Dizzle ” Cunningham from “ Dizzle Entertainment ” and Christopher Coombs of “ Di Lab Records ” in Exchange , whom she has known for many years and has since embarked on her new project , her

Debut album .

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