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May 06, 2008

Winners of the 27th International Reggae & World Music Awards (IRAWMA)

Photography By: Keveon Smith

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Entertainer of the YearMachel Montano

Recording Artist of the YearBeenie Man

Best Male VocalistTarrus Riley

Best Female VocalistEtana

Best Song – "She Is Royal" - Tarrus Riley

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Best CD – "Mind Control" - Stephen Marley

Best Crossover Song - "Beautiful Girls" - Sean Kingston

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Best Gospel Song - "Lava Ground" - Prodigal Son

Best Female D.J./RapperQueen Ifrika

Best Male D.J./RapperBeenie Man

Best New EntertainerSean Kingston

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Best Calypso/Soca EntertainerMachel Montano

Best Reggaeton EntertainerDon Omar

Best Latin Entertainer - Marc Anthony

Best Compas EntertainerCarimi

Best African EntertainerLucky Dube - Post Humous

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Best Soukous Entertainer - Papa Wembe

Best Hip Hop/R&B Entertainer - Rihanna

Award for Outstanding Contribution to World Music – King Sunny Ade

Most Outstanding Stage PersonalityMachel Montano

Best Music VideoShaggy "Church Heathen"

Best Poet - Mutabaruka

Most Educational EntertainerBuju Banton

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Most Outstanding Show BandMorgan Heritage

Most Consistent EntertainerFreddie McGregor

Most Promising EntertainerKy-Mani Marley

Most Improved EntertainerJunior Reid

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Best Instrumentalist - Dean Fraser

Best Backing BandLive Wyya

Most Popular SelectorMighty Crown

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Concert of the Year - Reggae Sumfest

Promoter of the YearSumfest Production

Producer of the YearStephen McGregor

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Songwriter of the YearStephen Marley

Selassie I Award for Spiritual Service through MusicTony Rebel

Community Service AwardCapleton

Marcus Garvey Humanitarian Award - (a) Ziggy Marley, (b) Jay-Z

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IRAWMA Hall of Fame – Inducted May 4, 2008- (a) Billy Ocean, (b) Claudelle Clarke, (c) Errol Brown, (d) Winston Francis

Martin's International Award of Honor - Given May 4, 2008- (a) Freddy McGregor, (b) Dwight Pinkney

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Producer's "Respect" Award - Given May 4, 2008– Ky-Mani Marley

Awards of Appreciation for Contributions to the Music Industry - (a) Herman Hall- Everybody's Magazine, (b) Winsome Benjamin- Entertainer, (c) Karl Rodney- Carib News

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Posted by yardFlex at May 6, 2008 12:53 PM


Comments

Posted by: Nelly on May 6, 2008 01:18 PM

Mi nuh like di category of "best improve artist". Improve means u were never good and u got better...Junior One Blood Reid was Always Good.
U coulda come from Rema or u cum from Jungle
U coulda come from firehouse or u cum from towerhill....One Blood, One Blood!

Most promising entertainer - Kymani Marley,,,him deh bout too long fi get dat award deh..."promising" shoulda gu to a new comer, like Demarco or Serani.


Posted by: sean peezy on May 6, 2008 03:05 PM

me agree wit u dey nah nelly


Posted by: diamond princess on May 6, 2008 03:54 PM

Improve simply mean u got better, and Junior got better in terms of marketability and his infiltrating the global market and mainstream america, b4 it was jus a local vibes, so him improve on versatility, (to Nelly)

But I agree wit u on d promising artiste tho.

But y sean kingston get best crossover, he was neva a hardcore j'can reggae artiste, he was always pop/ hip hop wit a lil j'can flavor...

Big Up Stephen McGregor and Etana and Tarrus and Beenie


Posted by: ROMAH DAN on May 6, 2008 04:20 PM

Congrats To All The Winners! We Need More Shows Like This To Drive Our Music In The Right Path! Business Hours Proooperly!


Posted by: Joi on May 6, 2008 04:36 PM

Congrats to all the winners. One day I would love to see this award on t.v. if it's not there already. one love


Posted by: NYC on May 6, 2008 04:47 PM

Nelly - you right on target every year I have a problem with those categories and always air my concerns but it seems to fall on deaf ears. This year again they put Wayne Wonder who has been in the business for yearsssssssss in that category I was so pissed. Martin and Co. have been doing this award show for yrssssss yes but they do not have a clue as to what and who should go there. As for his croonies you cannot talk to them about anything because they know it all.

Next this annoyed the hell out of me was the category they placed PRESSURE in. They disrespected him.... NO PIC, NO MUSIC and they talked over his section. How disrespectful.



Posted by: Wah Do dem on May 6, 2008 05:00 PM

JUST rememeber Junior Reid has a grammy long before dancehall artists started to get a grammy.


Posted by: 2Hot on May 6, 2008 07:54 PM

Nelly, you are so on the money. I agree with you 1000%.


Posted by: spangler on May 6, 2008 10:05 PM

wait deh a who rollingstone magazine recognise di a da day weh dem man award deh.mi naaa call no name mek mi si if a me one know dis


Posted by: godbam9 on May 6, 2008 10:46 PM

wha dem ah deal wit?!!! how come p*sy s*kaz lef out a lot a bad artiste? fisheenie was no way da man of deh last year, him nuh stop flop, him still getting support from the radio haters weh support deh fish dem!!! bulletz to dem bl&&d cl*t f*ggot!!! mavado,busy and bleach out face kartel had more hit songs last year,everybody know dat!!!


Posted by: skillz on May 7, 2008 05:49 AM

ncy thingz


Posted by: jamaicanlove on May 7, 2008 06:00 AM

im very happy that majority of the awards were given to jamaicans and not such dumb wannbee white reggae artists who are not jamaican.support jamaican reggae artists people please,its where it all started and its where it will never end,we start it,i see that those white artists dont ever give anything back to jamaica atleast the jamaican artists give back to the communities they come from or the primary schools they come from,its nice to see other cultures doing reggae but once again they not jamaican and not giving back to jamaica in anyway,and thats a fact i know people in the music business so i see what happens here and they dont do nutting


Posted by: Stacy on May 7, 2008 08:28 AM

What happened to MAVADO, KARTEL,ASSASIN,KILLA,LADY SAW, MATTERHORN??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? What was this a UPTOWN/RASTA Gathering????????????????????? YOU HAVE TO BE FROM "REGGAE ROYALTY" TO WIN? EXCLUDING BEENIE THESE AWARDS WERE CLEARLY NOT GIVING OUT ACCORDING TO POPULARITY BUT BY WHO KNOWS WHO!!!!!!! I WENT TO THIS AWARD SHOW LAST YEAR AND IT WAS SOOOOOOOOOO UNORGANIZED!!! HARDLY ANY ARTISTS SHOWED, SO I GUESS TO HAVE A FEW SHOW UP THEY PROMISE THEM THAT IF THEM COME THEN THEM WIN!!! SERIOUSLY COME ON!!! UNNU REALLY NEED FI STOP FIGHT DI GHETTO YUTE DEM WHEY A REALLY KEEP DANCEHALL GOING!
BIAS!!!!!


Posted by: Mark Moses on May 7, 2008 09:48 AM

It just nice to see a mix of old and new Jamaican and Third World artist being recognized on the same stage for the world to see. Reggae especially has done so much for this world and without it can imagine how this world would sound. Give thanks to all the foundation people in the business who keep the legacy alive and Big Up to all the new and established artist who continue to mek a positve contribution for all to enjoy.

Love,

Mark Moses


Posted by: hits on May 7, 2008 11:34 AM

All my comments have already been mentioned.

for Kymani Marley to be still a promising artiste must be a crime..
I overstand what diamond mean but i still say improve kinda saff for describing Junior grammy Ried

Though i send nuff respect to Mr Martin I thnk his advisors should know better.

Spangler nuh seh nutten... lets watch and see how uneven the scales/games play out


Posted by: slim d on May 7, 2008 02:59 PM

GODBAM 9 everyone know's that kartel is the hardest thing round, i didnt even brother to comment when i saw the awardee's but i am not pleased with ur name calling, i see ur point, but try and find nicer words to express urself that my dj u are calling name.


Posted by: cheron on May 7, 2008 09:51 PM

I wonder who's that girl with khristopher!... mi affi find out, mi jelous...


Posted by: Micheline on May 7, 2008 10:46 PM

So what about Jah Cure why didn't he get an award for his music he has some great songs also !


Posted by: Dugu Dugu on May 7, 2008 11:21 PM

Stacy and Nelly i agree with you where are the artist dem who really deserve it, dem not gwine get it because dem is straight ghetto just goes to show these uptown gatherings are fighting dancehall


Posted by: barbara smith on May 8, 2008 06:13 AM

yes ladyann the first lady of dancehall nice pic. u where looking lovely.


Posted by: curtis on May 8, 2008 09:37 AM

i am really suprised by some of these decisions, because it honestly does not reflect whats really happening. I am not Jamaican but i do love and listen to the music, and how can there be an award show of this nature and individuals like mavado not get anything, who do we think we are fooling, ok some or most of the songs might be negative, but lets face reality, it is the most viewed and listened, so probably the underlining objective is to delete such lyrics but certainly there must be a better way, than to lie, because that wont help, think, please


Posted by: May on May 9, 2008 02:11 PM

I thought it was to award the best reggae artists - whether Jamaican or not (I am Danish, live in Spain). The fact is that today - thanks to Bob and many other good Jamaican artists - reggae has gone INTERNATIONAL. You find good artists everywhere - South Africa, Gambia, Panama, Argentina, Germany, Antilles, Aruba. I could give you a whole list. But to come back to the Irawma awards. I took the time to vote on the web. And I am really upset about Pressure not getting at least the "most promising" award, or "best vocalist". The guy is good. He was nominated for the awards in Jamaica too and you may remember that Brick and Lace walked away with that one (which I did not agree with either). I agree with the comment that it is ridiculous to give a veteran artist like Ky-mani the "most promising" award, and yes Jah Cure could have been at least among the nominees but also Sizzla or Anthony B and others.


Posted by: Ringolero on May 13, 2008 09:45 AM

Disrespect!

NO alliance,
Busy deserves at least three awards, NO BIAS!

Best stage performer, most promising, and best male DJ.Rapper!

Beenie man??? OK Moses Flex, I mean Yard Flex!


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