UK performances spark Winter's 'Summer Fling'

Tarrus Riley's recent five-date performance across the United Kingdom has spurred chart action in his latest dancehall hit, Summer Fling.

The song was produced by Jordan McClure of Chimney Records. It is currently number four on the BBC1Xtra Dancehall chart in the UK.

Commenting on the song, Riley said: "I love dancehall and nothing is wrong with a song of this nature. It's something different from what my fans are accustomed to hearing me sing and I will continue to do more dancehall songs. I am a musical artiste and people from all over the world are doing different forms of music."

Riley's UK jaunt saw him reeling out the hits at five different venues.

all shows sold out

"We did five shows and every show was sold out. What I realised about performing in England was the fact that our music continues to grow," said Riley.

"We did shows in Birmingham, Manchester, and in London, and the fans came out ready to have fun," he added.

During his sets, Riley performed his current and former hits including Armageddon Time, She's Royal, Lion Paw, and Summer Fling.

Riley, who recently covered Beres Hammond's 1980s hit, Groovy Little Thing, was excited about sharing the stage with the veteran crooner during the UK shows.

"I sang with Beres onstage, so that for me was one of the highlights of the five shows. We also did a tribute to Gregory Isaacs and Sugar Minott during the performance," said Riley.

Aside from Summer Fling's chart success, Riley is also enjoying chart action with songs including Come Ova and Armageddon Time.

Come Ova, which was produced by Seanizzle, is currently number one in several Caribbean countries. A video for the song was recently directed by Storm Saulter and is expected to be released shortly.

Armageddon Time was produced by Romeich. The accompanying video is number five on TEMPO's Cross Caribbean Countdown and number eight on Suzie Q's Video Alley Reggae Top Ten.

Riley's more recent recordings include Stronger for Chimney Records, Rebel, which was produced by Frenchie for Maximum Sounds, and Karma, which was produced by ZJ Chrome.