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September 09, 2008
Mr. Vegas a Hit in Japan
A titlewave of excitement overcame a colossal crowd of 40,000 fans recently when dancehall star Mr. Vegas took center stage at Japan's largest Reggae festival, Yokohama Reggae SAI.
There, the popular artist and his High Energy dancers unleashed a fiery stage performance, which lasted 30 minutes. Mr. Vegas boldly laced the venue with a medley of hits that spanned over a decade. From past chart toppers like "Heads High" and "Go Up" to current smashes "Tek Wey Yuhself" and "Hot Wuk," Mr. Vegas thoroughly entertained the enthusiastic crowd. The dancehall star felt so good mid-way into his performance, that he cataputled himself into the crowd. The fans, who eagerly transported him, didn't seem to mind a bit.
Additionally, given Mr. Vegas' extensive catalogue of music, it was only fair that he amuse his fans with current hits in Japan, "Do You Know" and "Up and Live." In fact, he aptly closed his adrenaline-fueled set with "Up and Live." Mr. Vegas was greeted with loads of praises from his fans in Japan, where he last toured in 2007 with Mighty Crown.
"To me -- performing before such a large crowd is an achievement," says Mr. Vegas. "It's a joy to see legions of fans on the other side of the world......mi tell you, Reggae music is a universal language that transcends race, color, class and creed."
A climactic moment of Mr. Vegas' stage show was a performance of High Energy, his background dancers that constantly bring the fire with kinetic dance moves injected with dancehall flavor. Throughout their segment, High Energy received monstrous forwards. Led by Boricia Anthony Brown and Tishana Ellis, High Energy is blossoming in recognition, with requests for appearances through out the world.
"As this is our first time in Japan, the experience has been quite rewarding," says Tishana. "Clearly, Japanese fans hold the 'dance' element of Dancehall culture with high regard, as evidenced by the outpour of appreciation we are receiving," added Boricia.
Mr. Vegas is riding high with the success of multiple singles/videos including "Daggering" and "Mus Come a Road." He is set to shoot a video for the highly anticipated "dance" tune "Round of Applause" later this month. The danceall singjay has also scored this summer with heavily attended tours and performances in Europe, Africa and Guyana. Surely, Mr. Vegas has lots in store for the remainder of 2008.