For the past fifteen years, residents of St. James and beyond have looked forward to and attended the MoBay Jerk Festival. Although this is primarily a food fair, it also has a full day of activities and entertainment for the entire family.
There will be drinking and eating contests, bounce-abouts, face painting, ball pits, and, of course, a live concert. Among the artists confirmed for this year are gospel favorites Sister Patt and Prince Saj, as well as reggae-dancehall veteran Louie Culture.
Childlike CiCi, though a native of Brooklyn, New York, was raised in North Carolina. She released her first Christian single, “Souls,” in March 2022 and followed it with her first gospel-rap song a few months later, in October. Although music has been her lifelong passion, she initially kept it a secret. It wasn’t until her senior year of high school that people outside of her family started to find out about her talent.
Even though she was raised in a faith-based family, life challenges led Childlike CiCi to temporarily drift away from her beliefs. Her journey took a turn when she attempted to make secular music, a decision that ultimately led her back to Christ. Despite gaining attention from unworldly artists and record labels, in 2019 God intervened and made it clear that her lifestyle and music were doing the enemy’s work. She realized that she could not serve two masters; she then deleted her social media accounts and wholeheartedly surrendered her life to Christ. The following years were spent strengthening her relationship with the Creator. She also reconnected with a high school acquaintance, who she later married.
It wasn’t until January 2022 that she felt the call to return to music, the way God originally intended. Since then she has been actively pursuing music professionally as a gospel-rap artist.
DOE‘s ten-track studio album, titled Heart Of A Human, went live on streaming platforms on July 12th. Published via the Provident Label Group, which is a division of Sony music Entertainment, the project has collaborations with Lecrae and Joe L. Barnes.
If you have not yet gotten your copy, click here or on the image above to download Heart Of A Human from iTunes, Amazon Music, and all other digital music stores.
Visually impaired singer-songwriter, vocal coach, and musical director Kimiela ‘Candy’ Isaacs is the winner of the 2024 Jamaica Festival Song Competition.
Her song, One Jamaica, which is already trending across the island, is not only catchy, but it is also very effective in the way it presents the Caribbean nation. If you have not yet heard it, click here or on the image above to watch the official video, and remember to like, comment, and share.
Dr. Raf Otono, senior pastor of Virginlight Global Church in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, will be in Jamaica for the upcoming Light Mandate Conference, scheduled for August 14 and 15 at the Kingdom Builders Open Bible Church (21 Monk Street) in Spanish Town.
Using the theme Light Up Jamaica, this event will have performances by both Levy’s Heritage and Minister Lubert Levy. For additional information and to RSVP, visit virginlightglobal.org/register.
Jamaican pastor and recording artist Ryan Mark has just released the official video for his single, Jackpot. The clip, which was directed by Terminal 4 Media, was uploaded to his YouTube channel on July 12th. If you have not yet seen it, click here or on the image above to check it out, and remember to like, comment, and share.
On Saturday, August 3rd, the 11th edition of Bronx Fun In The Son Community Engagement will be staged at the Astor Little League Baseball Field (2701 Bruner Avenue) in Bronx, New York. This is a free family event that will run from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. local time.
Attendees will benefit from financial education and resources, mental and physical health screenings, free meals, clothing, etc. Furthermore, there will be games and activities for the kids, as well as a gospel concert with several top-tier performers.
Some of the names on the program are Papa San, Jabez, Judith Gayle, Praise Xpressed, Kevin Heath, El Trio De Hoy, Efrain Rios, Shalom Church Levite Worship Team, and that is just to name a few.
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