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Jamzone Summer Break 2012 begins with the Chutney Night Super Concert

BMRZ Band
BMRZ Band

On August 18, 2012, Jamzone Summer Break officially got underway with the staging of the Chutney Night Super Concert at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.

The first event on the Jamzone 2012 calendar featured over twenty artistes from across the Caribbean, Ashnie Singh and the 2Famous group from Holland and a stellar headlining performance by the Caribbean’s #1 cross over band Karma.

The show though poorly attended (when compared to other Chutney concerts over the years) got off to an early start and ran smoothly without any obvious glitches. It was hosted by local comedian Chow Pow and television personality WR Reaz. The talented performers took the patrons on a musical passage from chutney to soca to dancehall and even hip hop, at times.

Shakti Strings performing at Jamzone Chutney Summa Concert
Shakti Strings performing at Jamzone Chutney Summa Concert

Guyana’s own Shakti Strings did a great job in hyping the crowd from the very inception. The band sang everything imaginable. They made way for Sexy Vanessa who came out to entice the men folk with her skimpy outfit and sensual moves. She invited WR Reaz on stage to dance with her and after exchanging a few words, she told the crowd that he had a lot of mouth and that she had a gift for him. She then went on to hand him something wrapped, after opening it we all saw that it was a very big lollipop. “Now he has something to do with all that mouth he has”, she said. Ha!

Terry Gajraj receives award from Hits and Jams Entertainment
Terry Gajraj receives award from Hits and Jams Entertainment

Rick Ramoutar was accompanied by the Dance Fanatics dance group as he did his performance. The tassa drummers also made an appearance. Terry Gajraj after his performance received an award from the Hits and Jams Entertainment Group for his contribution towards music in Guyana. Chris Garcia took to the stage and began his performance with a rendition of ‘No Woman No Cry’ before singing the song that made him famous ‘Chutney Bacchanal.’

It was after his performance that WR Reaz came back on stage with a complete wardrobe change, he definitely looks at too much television. It would have been nice of him to send Chow Pow the memo though. LOL.

Reaz reppin fuh Chutney and Guyana
Reaz reppin fuh Chutney and Guyana

D Hitman and Anil Bheem and the BMRZ band did not disappoint their fans. Ashnie Singh and the 2Famous group from Holland were another story. I’m certain some persons enjoyed their performances; however, those around me were very eager for them to come off the stage. One of the guys in the 2Famous group is not Indian but he sang in Hindi; that was impressive. That is all! It was great of Hits and Jams to bring them all the way from Holland though.

De Hunter and Karma Band ended the show and brought back the hype and excitement that died when Ashnie came on. Ravi B and Nisha B were their usual fun and energetic selves. No doubt, patrons at the Chutney Night Super Concert had a damn good time!

Jamzone Delegates at Chutney Super Concert
Jamzone Delegates at Chutney Super Concert

Kudos to Hits and Jams for the set up of the VIP area, however I hope the space at the front of the stage is looked at and expanded for the other shows, it just seemed a bit congested at the front. This is taking into consideration that the crowds at the Regional Night and International Night Super Concerts might be larger. Free drinks and food are wise, but not when the drinks are finished half way through the show. Something has to be done about that. I absolutely loved that the artistes were not strangers in the VIP area.

Dance Fanatics : Granny Ivelaw
Dance Fanatics : Granny Ivelaw

For instance, I was standing behind this guy and though that his outfit was very different – he was wearing yellow jeans, a white shirt and a yellow waistcoat . He was standing there like all the other persons in VIP, it wasn’t until he got on stage that I realized he was Terry Gajraj! Also, I saw these two guys walking around wearing the same shirt and I thought it cute but I also thought that they were too big for that until Karma’s band starting to sound check then I realised that the guys were a part of the band.

I can’t wait for the other Jamzone 2012 events! Visit Jamzone Summer Break 2012 for a comprehensive list of all the events to come.

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Karma Band Experience Press Release

It’s on at the GCC Ground!

Karma will be performing at the GCC Ground Bourda on the 6th December, what we call the BIGGEST SOCA CHUTNEY PARTY of the year! While it is not a mega concert like we usually do, it will be a soca chutney party to remember. People will definitely enjoy themselves and this will serve as a prelude of what is to come next year with the Karma Band. Even though we had received general reports that it is going to be a rainy season, our sources informed us that we should be good for the 6th December. The “Karma Experience” will be just that on the 6th December at the GCC Ground –  A REAL EXPERIENCE.

It will be the biggest soca chutney party of the year and people can come out to thoroughly enjoy themselves. Karma will be performing for a FULL 2 HOURS and that is why the show is named the Karma Experience, so people will get to enjoy everything from Soca, chutney, Hindi remixes, dancehall and hip hop. As everyone knows Wildfire Productions creates some mega shows whenever we do concerts, so for us this here is how we would do a party style event.

The heart throb Ravi B (as many of our female affiliates refer to him) will be in full gear with his energetic performances while his sexy sister (as we the men see her!) Nisha B will be ready to tear it up again. Guyana can expect a great party to start the Christmas off. Tickets will only be sold at the venue and will be only $1,500 VAT inclusive. Karma Band was here in July for our Wild Fire Fest 2k8 in July in which they were the highlight of the show and the talk of the town after it. We would like to say thanks to Caribbean Airlines who partnered with us and all of our sponsors who have helped us along the way.

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Ravi B, Karma etc for Guyana Chutney in the Park

Chutney Soca lovers are being advised to mark their calendar for two full days of entertainment in November. Over the years countries such as the USA Canada, Holland and Trinidad have had their experience of the Chutney in the Park show and now its Guyana’s turn says coordinator Mahendra Ramkellawan. The Karma band members    who have
performed for countless sold out shows are more than eager to return to Guyana and that they most certainly will be doing for this event.

On November 6 and 7 the Karma Band headed by Ravi B and Nisha B will be in Guyana along with a slew of other chutney acts to entertain at the Starlite  Drivin and  the Anna Regina  Community Centre Ground. According to Coordinator Ramkellawan the two nights will be most entertainingly explosive.

He explained that “this is a Caribbean Fire Fest production and we guaranteed that this will be done at the international level” He said too that the event will feature himself along with acts such as Bollywood Filmi singer Anil Singh, Daddy Chiney, Rakesh Yankarran of Dulahin Chalaa fame  along with,  Davanan Gatto of baby dance  let me
see  dam dam fame. They are set to arrive on December 6 and will be dishing all the favourites and some fresh songs too.

Ravi B the reigning Trinidad Chutney King will also be using the event to launch a new single while the ‘drunk man in the grave yard’ video story will unfold officially from Ramkellwan.  The  artistes will be backed by Shakti Strings Orchestra and the  Clarity  International band.
By Mondale Smith

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‘Karmaholics’ brace yourself! Karma returns for two shows

It seems that Guyana cannot get enough of the hottest Trinidad chutney crossover sensations band. With a show dubbed ‘The return of Karma’ the Band with lead singers Ravi and Neisha B is headed Guyana’s way for two shows on December 4 and 5 at the Providence Stadium and the Albion ground.

DJ Stress is the promoter with sponsorship from Gizmos and gadgets, GT and T and Caribbean Airlines.

The band last entertained at the stadium on August 27 at the Jamzone Summer Break Chutney invasion. As they did then the band members are promising that “fans can expect a mind blowing performance that will leave them spellbound.”
The group from the Twin Island Republic is promising old and new hits and noted that “the band constantly churns out new stuff because of the high demand for them across Trinidad and North America.”
Encouraging all despite of ethnic origin to come out for both shows, band officials said Guyanese should not miss the opportunity to witness this spectacular performance, which includes genres of music such as chutney, soca, hip hop, reggae, urban, pop, and Bollywood all presented in true Caribbean style.
Since its inauguration Karma has produce nine albums, namely Evolution, A.B.C (Another Bad Creation) Party Mix, Secret 48, Karma Mangalam, Destiny, Karmasutra, Destiny 2, Destiny 3 and Karmasutra 2.0.

They have secured a place in the chutney and soca industry with hits such as Jepp Singh, Gul Yuh Start Meh, Rum is Meh Lover, Wine on Meh, and Dularie Nanny.

Ravi B is the live wire of the band. He is one of the most popular Indian male artistes in Trinidad and Tobago because of his versatility and charming personality. He is the youngest musical producer, director, arranger, singer and one of the most sought after musical programmer.

Ravi started singing at the age of 13 and ever since this young artiste has just kept on aspiring. He attended the Sangre Grande Hindu School, North Eastern College, University of the West Indies and he is attempting to complete his degree in Business Administration (A.B.E.). Currently at the age of 25, he is the lead vocalist, music director, producer and arranger for the popular Caribbean fused music band. He is also a top radio personality with Trinidad and Tobago’s leading East Indian radio station, 90.5fm.

This young superstar was always inspired by international artistes like Kumar Sanu, Sonu Nigam, Eminem and Machel Montano, but what inspires him the most is his parents, his brother Anil, sisters Nalini and Nisha,his love for music and most importantly God. Ravi has toured the Caribbean, North America, Canada, Guyana, Europe and Suriname; representing Trinidad and Tobago’s culture, chutney and soca.

Some of his greatest achievements includes performing along side Nitin Mukesh in 1996, Shah Rukh Khan in 1999, forming Karma in 2002 together with his Father, Brother, and Sister (“Jeewanlal, Anil, and Nisha Bissambhar”), joining the 90.5 FM family in 2002, played music for Kumar Sanu at the 90.5 FM cook out competition in 2004, the 3rd of December 2005 where he was chosen to open the Bollywood Music Awards, the Bollywood Movie Awards 2006, received Best Sounding Band at Unifest 2006 in Miami, having his own concert for Father’s day annually and singing with Babul Supriyo on the same stage at Zen.

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Karma Band Experience Press Release

It’s on at the GCC Ground! Karma will be performing at The National Park on the 6th december, what we call the BIGGEST SOCA CHUTNEY PARTY of the year! While it is not a mega concert like we usually do, it will be a soca chutney party to remember. People will definitely enjoy themselves and this will serve as a prelude of what is to come next year with the Karma Band. Even though we had received general reports that it is going to be a rainy season, our sources informed us that we should be good for the 6th December. The “Karma Experience” will be just that on the 6th December at the National Park – A REAL EXPERIENCE. It will be the biggest soca chutney party of the year and people can come out to thoroughly enjoy themselves. Karma will be performing for a FULL 2 HOURS and that is why the show is named the Karma Experience, so people will get to enjoy everything from Soca, chutney, Hindi remixes, dancehall and hip hop. As everyone knows Wildfire Productions creates some mega shows whenever we do concerts, so for us this here is how we would do a party style event. The heart throb Ravi B (as many of our female affiliates refer to him)
will be in full gear with his energetic performances while his sexy sister (as we the men see her!) Nisha B will be ready to tear it up again. Guyana can expect a great party to start the Christmas off. Tickets will only be
sold at the venue and will be only $1,500 VAT inclusive. Karma Band was here in July for our Wild Fire Fest 2k8 in July in which they were the highlight of the show and the talk of the town after it. We would like to say thanks to Caribbean Airlines who partnered with us and all of our sponsors who have helped us along the way.