Just days after being recognised as the most popular dancehall artist in North America, based on on-line searches according to data from search engine Google, GYPTIAN has been added to the Damian Jr Gong Marley and Nas Distant Relatives 2010 tour beginning August 24 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Gyptian has been enjoying chart success with his new album, Hold You, which continues to hold the #2 spot on Billboard’s Reggae Albums Chart. The title track, Hold You, has become a multi-chart hit worldwide and deemed a 2010 Summer Anthem. According to Billboard Magazine. “not since Wayne Wonder’s No Letting Go, has an underground Reggae artist garnered as much attention in the United States as Jamaica’s own Gyptian.”

SPIN Magazine gave Hold You three Stars, while The Washington Post named Gyptian “the owner of the summer’s most compelling dancehall hit.”

In addition to the Distant Relatives tour dates, Gyptian will also headline dates through October and then head to Europe for tour dates. His gigs include an August 14 stop in St Croix, US Virgin Islands, the New Jersey Reggae Festival on August 15, the Distant Relatives tour with Damian Jr Gong Marley and Nas in Norfolk, Virginia on August 24.

Gyptian is scheduled to head to the United Kingdom from September 9 to 12 for his UK promotions, before heading to South America for a September 18 show in Costa Rica

The current schedule culminates with a European tour from October 13 to November 13.