Fans to choose Guinness 50 Greatest Dancehall Icons
Published:Thursday | June 28, 2012 | 12:00 AM
Five winners of $50,000 each in first week of promotion
Music fans now have the chance to select the Guinness 50 Greatest Dancehall Icons of all time as Guinness celebrates Jamaica 50 with its consumers.
A list of 60 of the most iconic figures in Dancehall was unveiled and music fans will have this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to select Dancehall's top 50 icons in celebration of Jamaica's 50th year of independence.
Fans have up to Thursday, July 5 to select the top 50 from the 60 nominated icons, and Guinness will be rewarding consumers in the first week of voting, with five persons winning $50,000 each.
Persons can vote by texting their choice to 444-2451 or logging on to the Guinness Caribbean Facebook page and submitting their votes.
Following the selection of the Guinness 50 Greatest Dancehall Icons by the fans, the voting continues until the number one icon is selected. Over the six weeks of the activity, the list will be trimmed to 30 on July 13, 20 on July 20, 10 on July 27, and the number one Dancehall icon will be announced on August 3.
On July 28, THE STAR will be hosting a party downtown where a selection from the 50 greatest dancehall icons will be performing.
Guinness will be rewarding voters with multiple weekly cash prizes of $5,000, tickets to Reggae Sumfest Dancehall Night, and voting credit for your cellphone.
Fans to choose Guinness 50 Greatest
Guinness Nominated Dancehall Icons
1. Admiral Bailey
2. Barrington Levy
3. Barry G
4. Beenie Man
5. Big Youth
6. Bogle
7. Bounty Killer
8. Buju Banton
9. Capleton
10. Cocoa Tea
11. Count Matchukie
12. Dancehall Queen Carlene
13. Dave Kelly
14. David Rodigan
15. Don Corleone
16. Donovan Germain
17. Elephant Man
18. Frankie Paul
19. General Echo
20. Gussie Clarke
21. Hedley Jones
22. Isaiah Laing
23. Jack Sowah
24. Josey Wales
25. Jr Gong
26. Junjo Lawes - Volcano sound and label
27. King Jammys
28. King Stitt
29. King Tubby
30. Lady Saw
31. Louise Fraser Bennett
32. Lt Stitchie
33. Mavado
34. Ninja Man
35. Papa San
36. Pinchers
37. Ricky Trooper
38. Rory - Stone Love
39. Ruff Kut Band
40. Sagitarius Band
41. Sanchez
42. Sean Paul
43. Shabba Ranks
44. Shaggy
45. Sizzla Kalonji
46. Sky Juice
47. Sly and Robbie
48. Steelie and Cleevie
49. Sugar Minott
50. Super Cat
51. Tanya Stephens
52. Tenor Saw
53. Tiger
54. Tony Kelly
55. Tony Matterhorn
56. U-Roy
57. Vybz Kartel
58. Wayne Wonder
59. Wee Pow
60. Yellowman
Guinness Honourable Mentions
IRIE FM
THE STAR
VP Records
House of Leo
Passa Passa
Biggie - fashion designer
Entertainment Report
Cactus Nightclub
Bass Odyssey
Bodyguard
Mikey Dread at the Controls (radio programme)
Sting
Inner City Promotions
International Dancehall Queen Competition
Professor Carolyn Cooper - Reggae Studies Unit
Hype TV