Seventh heaven for Carlene Davis
Published:Tuesday | August 31, 2010 | 12:00 AM
An intense summer campaign with concerts in Africa, North America and the Caribbean has earned Dr Carlene Davis seven nominations at the 2010 Marlin Awards.
Dr Davis was nominated in the following categories:
Adapted Reggae Recording of the Year - Rivers of Babylon
Album of the Year - True Worship
Engineered Recording of the Year - True Worship
Packaging of the Year - True Worship
Reggae Vocal Performance of the Year - Duo/Group - Hand Full of Salt featuring The Grace Thrillers
Reggae Vocal Performance of the Year-Female - After All I've Been Through
Traditional Vocal Performance-Female - God Has A Way
The Marlin Awards recognises and honours outstanding achievement in Caribbean gospel music. This year's award show will be held on Saturday, October 30 as the final event of Marlin Weekend 2010. The weekend is slated to run from Thursday, October 28 - Saturday, October 30. Events will include the hosting of Marlin Summit, Marlin workshops, Marlin Fest and the Marlin Awards. All events will be held in Nassau, Bahamas.
There are over 100 artistes participating this year from 15 countries including Africa, The Bahamas, Bermuda, Canada, Guyana, Jamaica, Tortola British Virgin Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, St Croix, St Kitts, St Lucia, St Maarten, St Thomas, The United States and for the first time, Hawaii.
The Marlin Awards was launched in 1996 by entertainment executive Kevin Harris. From 1996-2000, the awards were known as The Bahamian Gospel Music Marlin Awards and were only presented for outstanding achievement in Bahamian gospel music. In keeping with the original vision of the Marlin Awards, in the year 2000 the awards expanded to include eight new categories to recognise other styles of Caribbean gospel music. In 2002, the awards were officially renamed the Caribbean Gospel Music Marlin Awards, fully integrating all Bahamian and Caribbean gospel music styles.
Since its inception the awards have grown, starting with 16 categories to now over 50, which include the prestigious Song and Album of the Year awards.