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DC ANNUAL REGGAE MUSIC AWARDS NEWS AND ARTICLES ROOTZ-REGGAE The 2nd Annual Metropolitan Reggae Music Awards, rewarding the best in the business from the Washington DC area, takes place on Saturday March 27, 1999, at the Setting nightclub in Hyattsville, Maryland. Topping the list of presentations to be made will be the Reggae Lifetime Achievement award going to veteran Carl Malcolm. And among those scheduled to receive the One Love-Bob Marley awards, are Englishman, Mojo Nya, Scientist, Goldi Ichelle Cole, Tony Carr, John Blake, Neil Mattie, Sydney White and Dera Tomkins. And among those heading up the other 19 categories up for grabs are, last year's big winners DKGB and Willie Paul, Nikolai Monsoon, Third Eye, the Midnite Band, First Lady, Rawbom, Vicious, Diva, and Boxer. At Press time, Carl Malcolm, DKGB, the Kremlin Crew and Goldi were billed to perform at the 2nd Annual Metropolitan Reggae Awards, with the Upsetter, Inna Faith and Revolution crews also in the host. The Reggae Awards last year at the Crossroad Nighclub and this year's function promises to be even bigger and better. The event is the brain-child of Cleveland "Tony Java" Wedemire, who thinks Reggae doesn't get any respect although it has long since branched out beyond the U Street and Adams Morgan area in DC. As Tony notes, "This (show) is for the purpose of the music, taking the music to another level, promoting the music for the love of it." The burly Tony Java migrated from Jamaica in 1976 and has worked in Chicago and DC as a radio personality Club DJ and as a promoter. Award categories for
his still new event, are designed to honor the entire industry. Java sees
the even not only as promoting skills within the Reggae industry, but
also a means of encouraging Jamaica unity. He certainly wants Reggae to
go beyond the dance halls, but he doesn't want any sellouts in the recording
studios. So to the desired unity and reward excellence the winners will
each get a piece of Java himself in the form of the trophies, which are
diamond shape hunks of glass modeled after Java's own logo. To submit an article, please contact: DC
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