July 30, 2024
LOOK OUT for the ladies scooping all the top honours at the upcoming 2024 Caribbean Music Awards.
Unveiled by the Caribbean Elite Group earlier this month, Marcia Griffiths, Alison Hinds, Cedella Marley and more are set to be acknowledged for their profound cultural contributions, and their overall career achievements.
Griffiths will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award, Hinds will be honoured with the Elite Icon Award, and Marley will receive the Legacy Award.
“The recognition of women in this year’s awards underscores the importance of their contributions to our culture and heritage. Their voices are vital to the vibrancy of Caribbean music,” the Caribbean Elite Group said.
Since its inception last year, the Caribbean Music Awards’ has been a platform to celebrate the rich musical heritage of the Caribbean and honour the artists who have contributed to its evolution.
For the inaugural 2023 event last year, Buju Banton received the first honours of the night with a Humanitarian Award, which highlighted the invaluable efforts of his philanthropic foundation, the ‘Buju Banton Foundation.’
The honours are given based on a rigorous selection process that considers the artists’ impact on the Caribbean music scene.
The legendary Marica Griffiths has a decade-spanning career that continues to flourish to new heights.
She is recognised for her critically acclaimed songs “I Shall Sing,” “All My Life,” holds the record for highest-selling single by a female reggae singer of all time with her rendition of “Electric Boogie,” and is widely known as a vocalist for the I-Threes collective who supported Bob Marley with backing vocals.
Hinds, known as the “Queen of Soca” for her impact on the genre, has become synonymous with Caribbean culture for her breakout hit singles “Fuluma,” “Roll It Gyal,” and more.
Her musical contributions have since become embedded within the D.N.A. of Caribbean carnivals worldwide.
Three-time Grammy-winner, philanthropist, and more, Marley continues to persevere and enrich the heritage of Caribbean culture through music and social responsibility to fashion, arts, and beyond.
The prestigious honours to each of the world-renowned, highly acclaimed artists will recognise the robust achievements of each artist unequivocally,
Reggae fans paying close attention would have already noted that Jada Kingdom has been nominated for nominations for ‘Artist of the Year’ in the female Dancehall category and ‘Collaboration of the Year (Dancehall)’ for ‘Turn Me On‘ with The 9ine.
The CMA’s take place on August 29, at the Kings Theatre in Brooklyn.