Friday's Caribbean Fashionweek Jamaica Night concert will get a major boost from the immensely popular dancehall superstar Mavado, who joins reggae diva Tanya Stephens for what is certain to be an exceptional musical experience.
Previously, CFW showcased international superstars such as Kelly Rowland and Eve performing cameos during the fashion shows. This year, however, as the event enters its second decade, the focus is on full concert performances coming immediately after the fashion shows.
On Saturday, June 11, CFW's Caribbean Night will unfold, featuring soca king Machel Montano and David Rudder. Rudder will be backed by the Fab Five band, which will also do a set of their own. Come Sunday, its International Night with international recording star Joe, and Jamaica's king of the dancehall, Beenie Man.
Considered to be one of the two most potent exponents of dancehall, Jamaica's most current and popular music genre, Mavado is expected to turn on the heat for the relatively laidback CFW audience. With the lyrically sizzling Tanya Stephens in tandem, Friday night will undoubtedly be ablaze with energy.
Mavado was raised in an area known as 'Cuba', a micro ghetto within the heart of the Cassava Piece community. His grandmother gave him his taking him to church to sing. He also cites the music of Bounty Killer as an early influence. His boyhood idol became his mentor when, at the age of 15, Bounty took him under his wing to show him the ropes of the music industry. He decided to name himself 'Mavado' after the Swiss watch company Movado, altering the spelling.
immediate success
His debut single, Real McKoy on the Anger Management rhythm in 2004, provided him immediate success. He further established himself with the follow-up record Weh Dem a Do, on the Red Bull & Guinness rhythm. After a string of hits in 2005 and 2006, Mavado released the album Gangsta for Life: The Symphony of David Brooks in July, 2007 on VP Records. Whe Dem A Do and Dying, two singles from the album, were featured heavily on R&B/hip-hop radio in New York.
In March 2008, Mavado was featured performing a rendition of his songReal McKoy for Grand Theft Auto IV Trailer #4 'Everyone's a Rat'. Real McKoy, along with Last Night (both from the album Gangsta for Life), were also featured in the game on the radio station Massive B Radio.
In November 2009, Mavado lost out to Sean Paul for the Best Reggae Artist award at the Soul Train Music Awards. He won the 2010 EME award for Male Singjay of the Year. In April 2010, Mavado starred as a gangster in Drake's song Find Your Love for Drake's album Thank Me Later. Along with Bounty Killer, he has cited 2Pac Shakur as a childhood idol, comparing the late rapper's life to his own.
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