December 25 is celebrated as Christmas Day, and high rolling dancehall deejay, Mavado, has a special treat for his fans in Jamaica when he performs at the annual Jagra GT Taylor Christmas Extravaganza.
It will mark Mavado’s first performance locally in many months and fans are eager to welcome home the Gully Gad after what they perceive as a too-long absence. It will be a red carpet style welcome for the deejay, who, despite a lack of physical presence, has remained deeply entrenched in the hearts, minds and on the lips of fans with his popularsongs blasting the airwaves.
“We were very happy to secure Mavado for the show this year,” said promoter, GT Taylor. “We have been watching his progress this year, in particular, and recognize that Mavado is one of the artistes making big strides overseas andthat is definitely good for dancehall,” GT, the Dancehall Master, added.
Mavado will be headlining a strong lineup of artistes on ‘Extravaganza’ and he is as excited about the event as his fans.“There is no place like home,” says the artiste who has been keeping company overseas with the likes of DJ Khaled, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Ace Hood and Busta Rhymes.“What better way to spend Christmas than at Extravaganza with my fans? It willbe the Gully Gad as you have never seen him before,” David Brooks, aka Mavado,promised.
Since having his US visa “un-revoked” and his major signing with Dj Khaled, Mavado has been repping well for the dancehall genre Stateside, pushing pundits tocall 2011 ‘The Year of Mavado’. He has been seen at many of the happeningevents and has done several collaborations with big name overseas acts. Reports are that Survivor, a collabo with Akon, is due out before year end.
However, the deejay promises that 2012 will see him doing even greater things. He isquoted in a press release as saying: “Next year is going to be huge forme. I’ve been in the US putting in a lot of work both in the studio and in thestreets and we’re expecting a big 2012. I’ve taken a conscious decision to stayfar from anything and anybody negative, a just mi music and mi family mi a focus pon.”
The deejay has upcoming performances in the UK, Caribbean and Central America, Zimbabwe and Kenya, prior to making his way back home for Jagra GT TaylorChristmas Extravaganza. Last weekend saw him at We The Best Music boss DJKhaled’s birthday bash at Club Mansion on South Beach, Miami, where heperformed alongside Rick Ross, Puff Daddy, Ace Hood and Meek Mills. On FridayDecember 2, he is scheduled to represent at the annual Jingle Jam concertpresented by Connecticut’s biggest Hip Hop and R’n'B station Hot 93.7 FM.
Jagra GT Taylor Christmas Extravaganza takes place on December 25 at Independence Park, Black River, St Elizabeth. Among the artistes on the lineup are BountyKiller, I-Octane, Coco Tea, John Holt, Romain Virgo, Khago, Hezron, Chuck Fenda, Twin of Twins, Wayne Marshall,Iley Dread, Lutan Fyah, Professor Nuts, Warrior King, Villa Dutch, Specialistand a host of others. Leading the charge for the females will be Spice, MackaDiamond, D’Angel and Toya.
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