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Imagine, that there were some type of experiment, going on in some lab somewhere in Kingston, where the goal was to ’simply’ construct a Reggae artist as close to perfect as possible. Check Out this review by the artist

Imagine, that there were some type of experiment, going on in some lab somewhere
in Kingston, where the goal was to ’simply’ construct a Reggae artist
as close to perfect as possible. If you were going to helm such an
aspiring project, what qualities might you give this person? What type
of look might he have? How would he sound? What type of a figure might
he cast? And would he even be a ‘he’ at all? Me? Well, personally the
first thing I’d think to do would be to make a Woman before coming to
my senses and realizing that She already exists (her name is Etana).

The artist I would make would be one who might have a fairly modern,
yet traditional look. The type of an individual who non fans of Reggae
may not IMMEDIATELY know is a Reggae artist, but when they learn that
he is, they’re not all that surprised. He would, likewise, have a sound
which might ‘match’ the look as his vibes would clearly be those born
post 1990, although he would definitely have an overstanding of the
music in its more traditional form and that would often come through in
his output. He would be able to chant and sing and also have a
noticeable EDGE to him at times and have a skill level which would
allow him to enter a studio and deliver effectively over almost any
type of riddim. He would also be not too young, but relatively fresh
and still close to years which were full of the curious youthful
exuberance, which would also come across in his music.

Actually, the
artist who I think I would ultimately come to create wouldn’t be too
different from consistently OUTSTANDING Cruzan chanter Ras Attitude.
Attitude (alongside his good friend Batch as well) has been an artist
who has so often exemplified what I feel is a STRONG and accurate
representation of modern Reggae music. Of course, there are others such
as Lutan Fyah and definitely Tarrus Riley these days. However, Fyah has
never been the overall artist in terms of singing as Attitude and, by
contrast, although Riley does have an edge to him, I think we’re still
waiting to see the results of what he might do should he approach a
tune and just LOST IT, a little. As a matter of fact, I would go as far
as to say that Ras Attitude would exist as a type of a ‘bridge’ between
the two Jamaican stars as his vibes, in my opinion, incorporate a bit
of both of them.

Ras Attitude is also the type of artist who, at his
best, listening to him makes him sound better. His music tends to come
with a very MATURE vibes is what I mean to say and because that,
although he may not be as IMMEDIATE as some of his peers, there’s a
fairly good chance that some of (and perhaps even quite a bit) his
music may not grow to be as appreciated as it should be for several
years. Trust me I Know.So,
with such lofty accolades laid upon him fans should be able to ‘ask
for’ and expect a bit more in terms of the quality of Ras Attitude’s
music shouldn’t we? And I’m not asking for the second coming of ‘Til
Shiloh or Black Woman & Child, but wanting him to deliver GOOD and
sometimes GREAT material consistently and regularly isn’t asking too
much in my opinion. Thankfully, it doesn’t appear to be too much in
Attitude’s opinion either as after five studio albums (not including
this release) to his credit, Ras Attitude has showcased himself to be
simply one of the ‘best’ artists on the scene.

In reviewing his work,
I’ve used terms like ‘the potential next big thing’, ‘royal (musically
speaking, of course)’, and ‘simply brilliant’ and he’s shown himself
(again, musically speaking) to be all of those things at times, but
something still seems to be missing doesn’t it? It isn’t the attention
from a wider audience who may not have been exposed to Ras Attitude’s
music, nor is it the same lack of exposure and in my opinion respect
for the DOMINANT and IMPORTANT musical genre of Roots Reggae in which
he participates. What I think has been missing from Ras Attitude’s
career (especially considering the way he makes music in terms of how
it is released to the general public, as he doesn’t seem to focus so
much on singles, like his Jamaican peers) is that one BIG album that
separates him from ‘himself’ to a degree. Wonderfully, however, he’s
gotten very close and done so almost sequentially more and more in his
releases. Save from the very first time anyone might’ve heard of the
chanter/singer which was on his debut album, 2001’s Happiness which
found him in a full on developmental stage, Ras Attitude’s albums, Love
Life, Holding Firm, Royal Lionage and Trodding Home have been almost
increasingly MASSIVE, in retrospect.

Thus, his next album, whatever it
may be, has to be looked upon and anticipated as potentially not only
his best, but one of that given year’s best also. Meet I-Meditation!
The three weeks or so between finding out that I-Meditation actually
existed and getting my hands on it has been interesting to say the
least as hearing bits and clips from it, I simply HAD TO HAVE IT.
I-Meditation is borderline SPECTACULAR! I knew it before I even ripped
off the plastic covering (violently) and sifted through the
wonderfully presented project: I was dealing with something SERIOUS.
I-Meditation comes via the California based Universal Balance
Entertainment, which I only know because they also released chanter
Ishi Dube’s solid recent album, Lion Camp. Dube, incidentally, is
apparently a player in UBE and he, rather surprisingly, takes an
Executive Producer’s credit, as well as a technical Producer’s credit
as well (and that’s well surprising to me as someone who just heard
Ishi Dube’s name within the last year or so for the very first time).

Listening to the results of Dube’s and Ras Attitude’s combination on
I-Mediation, however, I can’t help but wonder now, what may have taken
them so long to do such a thing as the chemistry the two have is
COMPLETELY obvious from the very first tune, throughout. The only
question now is how quickly we can get it again as I hold very little
in the way of conditions when I say that I-Meditation is the BEST Ras
Attitude album I’ve ever heard. I
can tell you right now that if you have never heard a Ras Attitude tune
and you’re thinking about picking up an album, I Meditation is the one
for you as it introduces the listener to a WIDE variety of the talents
he possesses. Introducing the same listener to Ras Attitude’s sixth
studio album (by my count) is a very interesting brief intro with the
cleverly titled ‘Brass Attitude‘. I’ll leave the lion’s share of it
(all fifty-six second of it) to your ears, but the piece is a bit of a
spoken word style which gets I-Meditation off to a FLYING start.

It
reaches new altitudes, however, with the next tune, the IMMACULATE
‘Disya Time’ which is ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS. The tune is my choice as the
best tune on I-Meditation altogether because it brings both heavy
knowledge and such a SWEET vibes at the same time. The tune speaks of
going through very difficult times and what is necessary to make it
through such situations and, again, the song sounds LOVELY! I LOVE this
song. Charged with keeping those vibes high (and succeeding) is the
moving and similarly vibed ‘Ease the Pain’. This tune also ranks very
high as one of the best on the album (get used to me saying that) and,
as I alluded to, it follows Disya Time rather nice as it also speaks
about the pains and the ills of the world and the people facing them
and what we all need to do to COPE and ultimately overcome. I also get
the feeling that Attitude was speaking about internal pain as well as
the pain of the world which is a nice vibes and helps make the tune a
real winner. And then, as if wanting to change the mood up a bit,
there’s the oft-hilarious ‘Mi Woulda Vex’ which co-stars producer Ishi
Dube alongside Ras Attitude. Dube takes center stage with Attitude on
the tune (ESPECIALLY ON HIS FIRST VERSE), but both are in a good form
and the vibes are on point and make sense, but they’re definitely done
with a bit of humour which, at least in my opinion, make it sounds even
better (and you have to hear what Ishi Dube says about Barrington
Levy).

All in all, a big opening here and I’m wondering what’s next.Next
for I-Meditation are combinations. Outside of Dube, there are a few
other high profile combinations on I-Meditation as well. The first (and
arguably highest profile) is ‘Whip Dem’ alongside the incomparable
Everton Blender. Attitude (‘appropriately’ so in my opinion) uses the
tune to give the first dosage of EDGE to his vibes and he sounds VERY
STRONG alongside the Blender who is at his usual brilliance to my ears
as he call upon His Majesty to punish the corrupt people and forces of
the world. Jah Sun is the second of three artists ‘repaying’ the
guesting favour (Attitude appears on the aforementioned Lion Camp
release from Ishi Dube on a nice tune by the name of Taking Over) to
Attitude as he and Lutan Fyah gave Jah Sun the best thing I’ve ever
heard from him in the form of the WICKED ‘No Bonez, No Blood’ tune from
his Height Of Light album. He appears on the SWEETLY vibed ‘Why’ which
sounds so nice and if I weren’t very high on Jah Sun beforehand, I
might need to go back and re-listen to a few things as his additions
here are quite nice (and I love the vibes on this song. Norris Man does
the same (Attitude was on ‘We Try’ from Norris’ Know the Road album) on
the tune ‘Great God’ which is downright EPIC! The song is a praising
vibes to His Majesty and it absolutely HUMBLES the listener as one of
the best tunes on the album.

The seemingly inescapable Jah Dan guests
on an arguably even stronger tune, ‘Sing A Song’, which has ABSOLUTELY
WONDERFUL Afrikan vibes thrown into to the mix to create a POWERHOUSE
of a tune. The song speaks of social and cultural issues and situations
and how MUSIC and songs can help you cope with them. At the end of Sing
A Song, I was singing a song and so will you, as the tune is simply
divine and one of the finest you’ll deal with on I-Meditation (TEARS!).
Youts Dem is a tune which features the previously unknown (at least to
me) Ibednigo. The tune has a bit of Hip-Hop influence to my ears, which
isn’t a bad thing and the HEAVY vibed Ibednigo also adds a bit of a
different sound to the tune and, by extension, the album as a whole.
And the last combination features the very recently very popular
Winstrong, from out of Suriname, on ‘Herbs Over Silver which is
definitely one of the best combinations and tunes altogether. The tune
urges all to put life into a real perspective and take a look
at things which can actually HELP and not the more material and
ultimately less worthy matters on a BIG tune. And that’s just the
combinations! Back on his own, Ras Attitude continues the BIG vibes.
‘More Love To Grow’ (which fittingly took a minute to GROW on me) has a
very nice and serene vibes which honestly caught me off guard a bit I
suppose. It kind of goes on (and I literally played through it about
seven times or so-) before you realize that it’s a VERY NICE song and I
love the delivery in there also. The thing, however, about More Love To
Grow is that you’re REALLY going to have to dig into that song to get
the message from it because the vibes themselves will undoubtedly
distract you for awhile.

Mary Jane! What can I say of ‘Mary Jane‘??? If
you listen to it as the title might suggest you should, then
you’ll be OK. HOWEVER, if you’re distracted at all by the sound of it
(and the lyrics at times), then you might not rate the song very highly
at all, despite the fact that it’s EASILY one of the best songs on
I-Meditation altogether (and I laughed several times when it all
finally made sense). The inspirational ‘So It Go’ is another nice one
with a very LUSH and old school approach which really caught me and did
so in short order. To my ears, So It Go indirectly continues on the
message began on Disya Time and Ease The Pain and it expands it by
subsequently DIRECTLY making the point that reliance on His Imperial
Majesty is the way out of the pain and struggles of life. The sound
there is in nearly stark contrast to the BOUNCE generated by the tune
which follows So It Go, ‘Gway’.

The addictive Gway is just a tune where
Ras Attitude basically says, ‘if you aren’t trying to do anything
positive then stay the hell away from me!’ Indeed Ras Attitude (also it
includes the unforgettable line, “. . . stop fighty-fighty and gwan
look a wife). The tune ‘You’ is the lovers tune (which surprisingly
doesn’t happen in the first fifteen tunes on I-Meditation) for the
album and that’s a style where Attitude does quite well here as the
song proves to be very nice and, again, it’s musically entertaining as
well as poignant and just all around STRONG. Closing the album is (DUH)
another one of my favourites and if you don’t like this song then
something’s wrong (seek help)! ‘Where Would You Be’ comes with a gospel
style and it takes a minute to really get going, but there is a point
in the middle to latter stages of the tune where you feel like getting
up and yelling AMEN! Where would we be without Jah is the question of
the song and the answer of the tune and it’s posed in such a HUGE form
that you have to think about it. And love this song as a closer to this
wonderful album just the same. Overall,
Ras Attitude has had some very fine album releases in his career, but
I’m full prepared to call I-Meditation the best of his bunch here.

The
album does everything you would hope one of his albums to do at this
point in terms of bringing together not only a very strong collection
of tunes, but also showing Attitude’s varied style to its absolute
best. I also love the production (biggup Ishi Dube) as well as the way
in which it is put together. The album has a very nice packaging and
comes complete with a poster of Ras Attitude (which looks like it’s
taken from a screenshot from his Trodding Home video), the flipside of
which contains lyrics to all sixteen vocal tracks (excluding the intro,
of course). I-Meditation is OUTSTANDING and to say that is above albums
like Royal Lionage and Holding Firm and Trodding Home (which is exactly
what I’m saying) is a big deal. Ras Attitude, ‘The Prototype’, shows
himself AGAIN to be in a very elite class of the most talented names in
the business on the album and I still think he can do just a
hair better. If he does someday then maybe asking for the likes of
Black Woman & Child or ‘Til Shiloh won’t be out of the question.
VERY WELL DONE.

Hey family, we know that is has been some time since our last blog. Here is run down on a few happenings…

Hey family, we know that is has been some time since our last blog.  Here is a run down on a few happenings…

Carnival kept us really busy as we entered a small group of maskaraiders at the 4th annual Virginia carnival (Caribfest).   Costumes making kept us awake for long hours.  Maybe you can join us next time. www.maskaraiders.com.

We are happy to inform you that Ras Attitude and The Prisoners both have new albums available right now.  Ras Attitude’s album is called I Meditation and The Prisoner’s album is called just that, The Prisoners.  We invite you to give them a listen.

We were fortune to get to an interview with The Prisoners.

Just a small reminder, just incase you forget but the Virginia Reggae Award season kicks off in November 2009 (Award show 2010).  Get ready to submit your favorites.

Here is a glimpse of what went down at the MP family picnic in Norfolk.  It was great fun.

Big up’s to Nature’s Child(Reggae) and Elton Williams (Steel Pan) selected to play along the route of the 9th Annual Rock N Roll Half Marathon in Va. Beach. 

Seko was one of the over 20,000 people taking on the challenge to run 13.1 miles.  results here.

Hail family, we greet you with love as always. On an invitation from Love People’s PR person, Mr. Cool Virginia Reggae venture out to the Seven City face off. The event was held to decide which of five dancers is the best in our area was.

Dance competition:
Hail family, we greet you with love as always. On an invitation from Love People’s PR person, Mr. Cool Virginia Reggae venture out to the Seven City face off. The event was held to decide which of five dancers is the best in our area was. The contestants were Sharee Attitude, Snake, Brit Brit, Meka Hype and Crazy Legs Senior. After a round of really exciting and energetic dancing, two dancers were left to battle for the championship. Meka Hype faced off with Crazy Legs. The face off left the audience with a hard decision but finally Crazy Legs was named the winner. Now it did not end there, as we later found out via the movements radio show with Quick Draw and Jersey Goodas (88.1fm).

We discovered that after a recheck of the tallied scores, Meka hype had won the completion. The promoters (Sean Linja and Mr. Cool) along with Meka Hype herself took time to explain what had happened, the night before. Crazy Legs Senior also made it clear that he was aware of what had happened and was quite ok with the award being granted to Meka Hype. It was a great completion and deserves to have this positive end with both dancers willing to do what they did to settle the outcome. These dancers are skilled enough to bring their brand of dance moves to the big screen. The judges for the competition were Bad Joe from the Caribbean Shakedown, aired on 102.9fm (103 jamz), Shelly Sell off (Richmond Dancehall Queen) and April Donavan.

Carnival Time again:

It’s Carnival time again. Carnival, like Reggae, is a part of Caribbean culture. As usual we will be playing our part to help our Carnival in Norfolk Virginia, prosper. We ask that you participate in this aspect of Caribbean culture. There must be something within the festivities that has something positive for you. We will be volunteering as we do yearly and for the first time we will be associated with a troop of masKaraIDerS. We have limited slots for you if you wish to join us at the 2009 Caribfest. See you there.

Community Service Award:

Here is a picture of the award we received from West Indies United. This is as much yours as it is ours. We wanted you to see what you have achieved and promise to cherish this award and to keep it safe. This award means a lot.

Picnics in the park:

Two weekends ago we had a chance to get out, get some sun and spend some time with two of the area’s Caribbean organizations. On Saturday, VCACA (the carnival people) held in Hampton Va. This was their way of celebrating Caribbean Heritage month which is June. On the next day (Sunday) we attended and we privileged to be the DJ’s at West Indies United’s annual Father’s day picnic, in Norfolk Va. All we can say is, “GOOD TIMES”.

Reggae recording artist Nubian is shooting a video for his new single called ” Body language”. Taping is scheduled for June 27th, from 9 a.m @ Blakeley’s. S.L.A.M dvd will be handling the taping. They are looking for you to be a part of the video

Reggae recording artist Nubian is shooting a video for his new single
called " Body language".  Taping is scheduled for June 27th, from 9 a.m
@ Blakeley’s.   S.L.A.M  dvd will be handling the taping.  They are
looking for you to be a part of the video.

iRon Lion has a mix cd out which you can purchase at Botton Beat records, locate at  206 37TH St. Newport News.  You can also call (757) 244-1558

One for the dancehallers, have you heard of the Dancehall awards?  GO TO www.myspace.com/vadancehallawards AND NOMINATE YOUR FAVORITE VIRGINIA DANCEHALL PROMOTER, SOUND, DANCER ETC…

Carnival on the River is an Island Vibes ent. event.  They invite you party aboard the Sprit of Norfolk, on saturday 11th July.  Sounds like one good way to shift into gear for carnival. Carnival is scheduled for 14- 15 August.  The party features Va. radio personality Joe Swinger and Bobo General (currently being considered for Va residency.  Sleepy Wonder has the documents in order).  Now if you didn’t get the residency part, check out the interview with Sleepy Wonder.

Speaking of Carnival, VirginiaReggae.com is strongly considering having a group at the 4th Annual Caribfest.  We have everything in order except you.  Our masKaraIDerS range between 2 and 15 years of age.   If you are interested please contact us to see costumes and prices. 

Congratulation to Love People sound.  They defended Virginia on sat night against Outlaw sound. 

The 2009 Virginia Reggae Awards culminated with the annual show case of Virginia Reggae talents. The event was held at MP Island cafe in Va. Beach. on May 16.

The 2009 Virginia Reggae Awards culminated with the annual show case of Virginia Reggae talents. The event was held at MP Island cafe in Va. Beach. on May 16.

First, we THANK everyone for participating in the entire process, from the submission of names to voting and finally attending the V.R.A’s. We also would like to thank these lovely people for their services to the VIrginia Reggae Awards and the Virginia Reggae Community:

MP Island/ Oneil & Staff: For allowing and staffing the Virginia Reggae Awards ceremony.

Performers: Ras Attitude, Steve Martinez, I-Ancient, Isareal
Bands: Session Rockers, The Itations Band, United Souls

Host (s) Katt and Ras Imeka

W.I.U: West Indies United (For donating the Virginia Reggae Awards Banner)

Sound Engineer: Kirk Walsh and Ed Dred (United Souls). Super work.

Photographer: Ayan Shelton (Jersey Goodas daughter). We would have absolutely no photos if this young lady didn’t volunteer her services.

All families and friends of Virginia Reggae.

Nyahbinghi drums opened the 2009 Virginia Reggae Awards ceremony. Jah GuB skillfully manipulated his hands across the drawn skin to created the pulsating heart beat which brought life to the entire night. Upon completion Bro Jah GuB was joined on stage by The Itations Band who then proceed to back him as he belted out an unscheduled but very well accepted song.

At this point, with Ras Yonachak at the lead The Itations band took the pace up another notch as they ripped song after song, signifying to the audience that they would be a band to contend with not only in VA but world wide.

Next up was Israel, a very young talent with a bright future. Israel’s performance with the Itations band was awesome and was certainly a blessing for Israel as this was his first performance with a live band. Before closing out his performance, Israel called some friends to the stage. Collectively, they along with Israel make up the group, Emperor Sound, a 2009 V.R.A nominee. They proceeded to sing a song called " Bless me" as a tribute to a young man (Skelly) who lost his life. This was not planned but it certainly moved the people in attendance.

Now it was time to present the first three awards:

Katt and Ras Imeka both beautifully clad, took the stage to make the presentations.

First up was the New artist award. The Host’ called the three nominees, Nubian, I- Ancient and Emperor Soundz to the stage and presented them with their nomination plaques. I-Ancient was then declared the winner and presented with the Virginia Reggae Award.

The Virginia Reggae Ambassador was the second award given. The nominees were Ed Dred, Lady Cham and Bad Joe. Ed Dred recieved his nominee plaque after which the winner was announced to be Lady Cham. Ras Imeka, accepted the award in her behalf.

Sound System award was next. The nominees were Elegance, Love People and Cool mo. The host invited all to come to the stage DJ Cool Mo accepted his plaque. Love People sound won the 2009 sound system award.

The next performance was on tracks. Tracks are where many artist get their initial start, especially on the roots dancehall scene. Roots Dancehall artist, I- Ancient, the Trinidad native, residing in Northern Virginia, who terms himself the Ganja patient took the stage with children in tow. These two young ones waved their colors as the elder performed tunes which while unknown to many, convinced us that he did deserve the new artist award which he had won earlier.

Next on stage was the United Souls band. With the excitement and energy very high, you would think it could get not more intense. United Souls then proceeded to give the audience a performance no one will soon forget. This band is pure energy and good vibes.

United Souls then called up Steve Martinez to perform songs from his new album. Diamond touch one of the songs from the album went over well with the audience. Steve Martinez is someone to be watching for.

Awards time again.

The Media award nominees were The movement with Quick Draw and Jersey Goodas, Slam dvd Video and Caribbean Shakedown with Bad Joe. As usual the host invited the nominees to accept their plaques. The winner was announced to be Slam DVD Magazine. Katrice took some time to sincerly thank the voters for making them the winner and reminded all of us, that, they do very hard work and certainly appreciated the award.

Favorite Album was the next award given. The nominees were Abbey Kyat for Bouk time, Tuff Lion with Ten strings and SOJA for Stars an Stripes. Abbey Kyat was present to accept her nominee plaque. The winner was announced and Tuff lion’s’ Ten strings" was named the winner of the 2009 Virginia Reggae awards.

Tribute:
At this point during the ceremony the host had a few minutes to do whatever they felt. Katt and Ras Imeka asked the attendees for a moment of silence to remember those who had passed recently.

Promoters award was next. The nominees were, I.G.M, Humble Ark and Lion heart promotions. I.G.M and Humble Ark were presented with their nominee plaques but the eventual winner was announced and Humble walked away with the 2009 Virginia Reggae awards. Jahboo of Humble Ark, recently lost his father and used this used the time to let us know that it was his parents who financed many of his shows, so we can assume that this award is somehow a small tribute to his Father and Mother.

Producer’s award was next. The nominees were Sleepy Wonder for "Jah will be there", Tuff Lion for " Coming of the King" and Fidelity recording for "Change the world". Sleepy wonder accepted his nominee plaque and was the actual winner of this category. Sleep Wonder thanked everyone and told the audience that the VRA meant more to him, than any other award he had been nominated for, as this was his home town award.

Time to rock the session:

Session Rockers took the stage and as soon as their lead singer, Ticia opened her mouth, it seemed as if everyone mouth simultaneously fell open from shock. Her voice was warm, soothing and powerful. They had the audience captivated. Ticia even had the kids doing acrobatics and other antics which i am sure excited the audience. Keep an ear open for this band.

Surprise surprise:

The 2008 Hosts, Lora and Jersey Goodas were then invited to the stage by the 2009 hosts, Katt and Ras Imeka, who then presented them with certificates of appreciation on behalf of the V.RA’s. The certificates were presented for their awesome job in 2008.

Favorite song award: The nominees were Futuristic’s "That one", Sleepy Wonder’s "Radio Retaliation" and Nubian’s " Number one girl". Nubian and Sleepy graciously accepted their awards and then the inner was announced. The winner, Sleepy Wonder had now won his second 2009 Virginia Reggae awards.

The favorite band award was next. The nominees were, Session Rockers, United Souls and The Prisoners. All three bands were in attendance to accept their plaques but the winner was, The Prisoners.

At approximately 7: 35 Ras Attitude blessed the stage and blessed it he did. Ras Attitude had everyone moving, chanting and showing love unlike Virginia has seen before. Hit upon hits upon hits rained down on us and then Ras Attitude was joined by Sleepy Wonder, who was not scheduled to perform but i am sure most will agree that this took the event to a next level. No words can truly describe the vibe at this point, it was just amazing. Ras Attitude and Sleepy Wonder are International stars and they make us proud to call them Home Grown artist.

Final awards time but before that happened.

Certificates of appreciations and gift baskets were presented to the Hosts, Katt and Ras Imeka. The presentations were done by the 2008 host.

Favorite artist was the final award to be given. The nominees were Tuff Lion, Ras Attitude and Sleepy Wonder. Each of these Home Grown artist are globally known and a few people made guesses as to which one would win. With shouts and screams the audience welcomed the Hosts naming the 2009 favorite artist to be non other than Ras Attitude.

The Hosts close out the night but we invite you to stay in touch for the 2010 Virginia Reggae Awards. Submissions begin this November.

For the Children: Kids we hope you enjoyed the Virginia Reggae Awards and your gift bags. Thank you for allowing your parents to be a part of the event.

A special thank you to Vanessa(from MP’s staff) for securing the lost recorder for one of the bands.

PS: If you attended the Virginia Reggae Awards, we would appreciate some feed back as to how you think it went. Through your thoughts we can work to further improve the event.