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JAMAICAN ARTISTS ARE URGED TO “SAVE SOMETHING FOR A RAINY DAY!”

JAMAICAN ARTISTS ARE URGED TO “SAVE SOMETHING FOR A RAINY DAY!”

BY BALFORD HENRY— Frankie Campbell, head of Jamaica Association of Vintage Artists and Affiliates, addressing the audience at the launch of YARD (Youth for Arts and Recreational Development) Empire in New Kingston last Wednesday. (Photo: Michael Gordon) — IT may sound like a stuck record — a Jamaican artist dies and the family is seeking support to meet the funeral expenses. But this is a situation which has been played out in the media on several occasions … Read entire article »

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FRANKIE CAMPBELL, CHAIRMAN OF THE JAMAICA ASSOCIATION OF VINTAGE ARTISTS & AFFILIATES, BATS A REGGAE “WALK OF FAME” IN NEW KINGSTON!

Frankie Campbell— Frankie Campbell, Fab 5’s bass player and chairman of the Jamaica Association of Vintage Artists and Affiliates (JAVAA), is batting for Jamaican music to have its own Walk of Fame at the Emancipation Park in New Kingston. According to the musician, JAVAA has already tabled a proposal to the government requesting that the Emancipation Park in New Kingston be used as the location. However, the veteran believes the process is tiring as the powers that be are doing a lot of talking, but very little action. “Want our own Walk of Fame, and we are trying to get it in the park so that young people can come from primary school and say, who is this? And they can go home and research and find out. It’s important to us, and … Read entire article »

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“WE CAN’T AFFORD TO LOSE JOHN HOLT” SAYS JAVAA CHAIRMAN OF THE AILING SINGER!

Singer John Holt—- Curtis Campbell– The Chairman of the Jamaica Association of Vintage Artists and Affiliates (JAVAA), Frankie Campbell, is wishing singer John Holt a speedy and lasting recovery, following his recent collapse onstage at the One Love Festival in Springfield in the United Kingdom. Campbell told The Sunday Gleaner that the I Want A Love I Can Feel singer did an operation last month and was, perhaps, back in action too early. “I just think he went back to performing too early. We don’t want to lose anybody else at this point in Jamaican music – certainly, not Holt,” Campbell said. The JAVAA chairman and bass player in Fab 5 Band also encourages performers to ensure that they are covered by an effective health-insurance policy, as sickness and death are inevitable. “We want to know that our musicians are healthy as possible. In Fab 5, … Read entire article »

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