Even as the day draws closer to the staging of the Conscious Minds Promotions concert at the National Stadium Corporate citizens Banks DIH through its Guinness and Banks Beer brands as well a Digicel has thrown their sponsorship weight behind the Christmas Gift to ensure that entertainment seekers on the local shores have a “Merry Christmas” at an affordable cost of $1000. Public Relations Officer to the event Mondale Smith said that Beenie Man will not only be entertaining the masses with his high energy style for this event along with Future Fambo and Richie Loops. ” We have added a soca component that caters to soca lovers to the cards and that high energy will come from Trinidadian Soca Queen Destra Garcia live on stage. Smith said that both artistes are “coming with their bands and admonished that it’s now a ‘Dance Hall King Beenie Man meets Soca Queen Destra concert.”
He said that more details will be made available about the concert but informed that plans are accelerating even as sponsors are responding very favorable to the promotion.
Over the years we’ve seen the likes of many international shows brought to Guyana by various promoters but only few have been able to attract thousands to venues such as the National Park and The National Stadium. Those shows include events promoted by local businessman Lennox Lewis and included the ‘November to Remember’ in 2008 which featured Vybes Kartel and the Portmore Empire, Erup, Konshens, Bugle, Future Fambo, Spice and De Angel. Prior he had staged a Pre-Easter Bashment that featured Busy Signal, Demarco, Tony Curtis and Daville. In 2007 the Pre-Fathers Night Bashment featured: Tanya Stephens, Natural Black and DYCR.
This concert comes after a two year promotions hiatus and will also feature a line up of local acts. Promoter Lewis who resides between Guyana and Jamaica has informed that Guyana is his home and that he’s ready again to offer Guyana an international lineup of entertainers to add to the development of the local entertainment industry offerings for the festive season. The show is slated for staging on December 18th at the National Stadium. In addition to the artistes being present to entertain, Jamaica’s RETV will be on location too to cover the event. Beenie Man is no stranger to the local shores and always attracts a large following of Guyanese. The door remains open for more of corporate Guyana to jump onboard to give Guyana a most memorable Pre-Christmas event.
Lewis notes that in years past “all of our events have been violence free and well supported by the masses and we do not foresee that mode changing”.
He also noted that “As part of our plan we are proposing to give a minimum of 10 percent of the profits from this event to bring Christmas cheer to the children of the Joshua House Children’s Home”.
On the musical circuit where women few and far comes a Guyanese woman with intense entertainment allure: Empress Thelma Andrea Gaskin, under the moniker the Fire Angel. Born August 1972, this buxom Leo beauty was born into a musical family. Her parents are Calypsonian Carlton ‘the Mighty Contender’ Gaskin and Elizabeth ‘singing Desiree’ Gaskin.
Influence strongly by Guyanese reggae sensational group FIRST BORN she then, brought to the fore her original compositions, and a new spirit was born, a Rastafarian Empress who had wanted her voice to be heard and her thoughts to mold. In the year 2004 Andrea had audition for a role for singers, actors and dancers in a play “In search of happiness” which focused on ABUSE. She played the lead role, and for the first time, was able to perform her original song title ‘Almighty Father’ and the stage was set, and this songstress had geared her self for the many more opportunity to come in the near future. Surprisingly in March of 2005 she met Walter Fraser, Manager and Producer of the VIZION SOUNDS RECORDS and at the same time she meet and felled in love with one of the FIRST BORN members Troy Anthony Azore. It was a dream come true for the Empress, being inspired by the group, and then actually falling in love with one of the members. The door way was opened, and after working intensively with him through the years, Andrea was nick named by Troy, Empress TG the FIRE ANGEL for the fiery lyrical content within her songs.
I felt very privileged to have represented Guyana this year, it was great experience said Christine Camacho Guyana’s representative to the just concluded Miss Princess of the World Pageant in the Czech Republic. Reflecting she said that she was given a lot of attention the minute she arrived and was introduced. According to her she was even rated most beautiful overall at the end of the contest given “my mixture of Indian, Amerindian & Portuguese appearance which made me look much different from the European girls” As a result she credits this to being the reason she probably got the most request for photos by guests and national directors.
Barbados based Guyanese designer Andrew Harris is expressing a special ‘Thank You’ to all of his clients, well wishers and supporters since he started his fashion line.
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