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DANCEHALL ARTIST KALADO TO STAND TRIAL FOR ASSAULT, SEPTEMBER 14!

A dancehall artist who failed to participate in a mediation session after being arrested and charged for assaulting a female is to stand trial on September 14. Thirty-one-year-old Eton Gordon, popularly known as Kalado, pleaded not guilty to a charge of assault occasioning bodily harm when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court in Half-Way-Tree on Wednesday. The court heard that the complainant was walking along the roadway when the deejay lunged from his vehicle and attacked her. The complainant told the court they had no relation and that she had a previous encounter with the dancehall act who had threatened her.  The matter was referred to mediation on June 13 after both parties decided to resolve the matter. However, only the complainant attended the session. Parish Judge Simone Wolfe-Reece, who sought … Read entire article »

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CONNECTICUT-BASED PROMOTER JUNIOR WELLINGTON, NOW FOCUSING ON COMEDIC PLAYS BECAUSE “DANCEHALL EVENTS ARE DYING IN THE U.S.A!”

By Cecelia Campbell-Livingston and Curtis Campbell— Junior Wellington Connecticut-based promoter Junior Wellington feels dancehall events and festivals are dying in parts of the United States. As a result, Wellington has turned his focus to promoting mainly Jamaican comedic plays because dealing with dancehall acts and their managers is just too much. “Most of these booking agents or managers are really not professional in their approach. You get the feeling that they don’t care to market the image or brand of the artist,” Wellington told THE WEEKEND STAR. “For example, they would know that a well known and organised promoter is in the area … who will make sure that the artiste is properly promoted in the media. But, of course, this established promoter is not going to pay some astronomical booking, based on experience of the … Read entire article »

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DANCEHALL ARTIST KALADO DETAINED BY U.S. IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS!

 Kalado —- Dancehall artist Kalado has been detained in the US, OBSERVER ONLINE has learnt. Sources say the ‘Good Good Bring Life’ singer has been detained on immigration issues since October 18, although it is said that his “papers are straight”. It is not clear at this time if charges have been laid against the artist. … Read entire article »

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