IRISH and Chin is pulling all stops for the final staging of its widely acclaimed Death Before Dishonour sound clash. Now, the promotions team has added Black Roses, the new sound system of music icon Barrington Levy, to its already fiery early warm “country” segment.

Set to entertain thousands of diehard sound clash enthusiasts at the olympics of sound system competitions, 23-year old member DJ Nerro says “This is the perfect way to make our debut — a great opportunity for a young sound”.

“We will deal with things proper…what a great experience for our sound,” adds Brushie, another member of Black Roses.

Just eight months old, Black Roses already has a strong music foundation. DJ Nerro, Levy’s son, has a genuine love of music and this is only to be expected considering his music influence while growing up. The sound’s original name was Mystic, however, it was later renamed Black Roses after Levy’s classic song of the same name.

Although DJ Nerro’s initial music interests were centred on engineering and production, he believes that his transition to becoming one-third of a rising sound system was natural. DJ Nerro started dabbling in music at age 14, and has not looked back since.

Brushie, who shares the passion for music, cites his selector father as a great inspiration. Hailing from Clarendon, the sound’s third member is KJ, who promises that Black Roses will thoroughly represent during the early warm at The Final Warr.

Although this is the final hoorah for Death Before Dishonour, Irish and Chin say they will devise fresh, new events that feature young talented sounds in the future.

Death Before Dishonour will be a final diehard battle for past champions Mighty Crown, Bass Odyssey, Black Kat, Tony Matterhorn and heavyweight newcomers to the clash, Sentinel and Bredda Hype. This ultimate showdown, which will be a historical moment in sound clash culture, will be available to view live for clash enthusiasts who can’t make it in person.