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September 17, 2009
Mighty Crown Treats Japan To Another Royal Reggae Dancehall Experience
Kingston, Jamaica , September 16, 2009 —Seeing is believing and for first timers it was nothing short of a royal reggae dancehall experience at the Yokohama Reggae SAI music festival in early September to celebrate Mighty Crown's anniversary in the business and the landmark 15th anniversary of the event.
Over 40,000 Japanese fans descended upon the stadium where they were thrilled by a performance by Dancehall legend Barrington Levy. A sea of fans embraced Barrington Levy, as he delivered an impressive set consisting of hits including Here I Come, Murderer, Unda Mi Sensi and Too Experienced. Levy went on to rip Living Dangerously by flawlessly performing Bounty's part. And of course, the crowd went crazy each time Levy dropped his signature scat “didleydidleyooooh”. For Levy, this was an exciting return to Japan after being away for more than 20 years.
Special guest, Half Pint, whose name was kept a secret until the event, gave a wicked performance. Level the Vibes, Crazy, Mr. Landlord, Win Some and the mega hit Greetings, kept the stadium rocking from start to finish.
Mighty Crown, ‘The Far East Rulers’ have elevated Dancehall music and culture in Japan to unprecedented heights, as evidenced by the popularity of Yokohama Reggae SAI festival. The event reached an all-time high when founding Mighty Crown members Master Simon and Sami T took over the stage with a live and direct, 8-round sound clash.
With their claim to fame as a worldwide clashing sound system, no stone was left unturned. The brothers battled, introducing a new theme in each round. They even unleashed video dubs in one round. While Sami played a video dub of Beenie Man that dissed Simon, it was a TOK dub that Simon entrusted to fire back at Sami. The response was great!
Japanese artists Pushim, Ryo the Skywalker and Fire Ball also gave great performances which were well received. Fire Ball surprised the crowd with an end-of-show, special guest Daville. The Jamaican Reggae singer enticed the audience with three of his songs.
“This was another great year of Yokohama Reggae SAI,” said Masta Simon, co-founding member of Mighty Crown. "Each year, the event increases in popularity....drawing more and more fans to experience an international Reggae Dancehall experience. “The awareness of the event is also soaring in Jamaica," added Mighty Crown's manager Garfield "Chin" Bourne of Irish and Chin.
The 15th Yokahama Reggae SAI, Japan's largest Reggae music concert, went out in style with a spectacular fireworks display.