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June 05, 2007
Wal-Mart Opens Its Door To Sizzla Kalonji in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida
By Olimatta Taal
Photo by: Carlington Wilmot
 Sizzla Kalonji was headliner for Hurricane Preparedness Day at the Wal-Mart Super Center in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida on June 2, 2007. Along with other artists like Ken Booth, Tony Rebel, Nadine Sutherland, Bunny Rugs, Shaze, Roots n Culture, Nigel Lewis, and Junior Soul, Sizzla Kalonji performed to a huge crowd in front of the store, while shoppers browsed through his catalogue of music, available for the first time inside Wal-Mart Stores.
Organized by Mystic 1400, NBC 6, Caribbean Weekly, the City of Lauderdale Lakes and various other community leaders, the entire program was a success. Many Caribbean companies set up booths, marketing samples of their products to consumers. These included Air Jamaica, Grace Kennedy Ltd and others. There were activities and entertainment for the children.
Linda Hudson, General Manager of Mystic 1400 and brainchild of the project said, "This is an opportunity to open doors for Reggae music by placing Sizzla's catalogue in Wal-Mart. Now you can pick up Sizzla Kalonji's product in any Wal-Mart. It was a great day for all Caribbean people because our music is limited to what is commercial or popular. For them to embrace the dancehall, it was an incredible day for dancehall. He was very impressive, very professional, and set the tone for this project."
Hudson sees this initiative as a vehicle to address two very important issues in the community which include creating awareness of living in hurricane impacted areas and creating more opportunities for Reggae music in mainstream companies that empower the industry. Nadine Sutherland was also promoting the 876records release of her recent CD, Call My Name.
As people shopped for weekly groceries, fans greeted their favorite artists, requesting pictures and autographs. It was such a busy, exciting day for Wal-Mart that the Mayor of Lauderdale Lakes, Samuel Brown, made his way to the event to meet Sizzla Kalonji, congratulating him on the accomplishment of this musical victory.
Posted by yardFlex at June 5, 2007 10:08 AM
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Posted by: piggy
on June 5, 2007 01:29 PM
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this is what we need more progress and exposure in di biz, big up kolonji!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted by: Daclansh
on June 5, 2007 04:23 PM
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Big up Sizzla, nice move and keep pushing it for our music. one love.
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Posted by: dj biggie asmon
on June 5, 2007 04:58 PM
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dada a d real bombo clad big man,so him need fi get a royal salutation a so ego..........respect d vibez and law it fi gwan zime...........bless biggie
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Posted by: MARVELOUS
on June 6, 2007 06:19 AM
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Yes Dada
Love the way you keep thinking outside the box
Got to large up Wal-Mart too for doing their part too.
Keep music live
and let music Live
One love
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Posted by: giamburrasca
on June 6, 2007 09:06 AM
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this is something that i really dont understand..
sizzla, spitting fire on "babylon", having a concert at wal-mart, the symbol of american consumerism???
im quite disappointed, i thought that fighting babylon meant staying far from places like that.
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Posted by: out an bad
on June 6, 2007 09:19 AM
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sizzla just another door open, for people to read your open book, u gawn clear dada, keep it up u sell out
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Posted by: monsta minds
on June 6, 2007 03:45 PM
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i was there SIZZLA mash up the place
he should have been on the best of the best show
n e way look out 4 AJRENALIN the new wicked sensation to hit the dance hall
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Posted by: princess
on June 6, 2007 09:08 PM
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What a nice thing!makes me feel like its hope after all!
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Posted by: CHANEL
on June 7, 2007 11:36 AM
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I BLEESED TO HERE THAT CONTINUE FULFILLING YOUR DREAMS SIZZLA AND LIVE YOUR LIFE TO THE FULLEST. FROM YA #1 FAN EMPRESS CHAN CHAN !! * LOVE YOU * HOPE TO MEET YOU SOME DAY ! BLESS
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Posted by: The Good Doctor
on June 7, 2007 05:39 PM
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Sizzla is a chump. Straight sell-out. He'll slay then thousand Babylonian devils with his sword of Righteous Rastafari, right after taking it from Sam Walton's rich white trash cracker spawn. Ken Boothe and Tony Rebel ought to know better also.
di big picture is such a milestone.....dancehall reggae inna wal-mart
Big up to yuh Kolongi, gwan do yuh ting.
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Posted by: vigen
on June 12, 2007 04:49 AM
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Bless up, Sizzla him take the dancehall to the next level. me Gambian but him a me best artist. looking forward to seeing him in the Gambia. bless
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Posted by: DR Brains
on June 12, 2007 12:00 PM
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Rastafari
Each and every rastaman must know that REPATRIEAN is a must,even to remember that
RESTORATION,is grantted.SELASSIEI,BLESS SELASSIEI,GUIDES
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Posted by: MajorT
on June 17, 2007 07:17 AM
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Et tu Sizzla ????????????????????
Et tu Capleton ????????????????????
If ah truth, den BEWARE DE IDES OF JUNE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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