ARMZ House Records is making waves with the single Rail Up. The groovy, dance jam — performed by deejay G Starr and singer Nefatari — is creating a huge buzz not only on the local airwaves, but also in parts of the United States, including Miami and the New York tri-state.

Both artistes are quite upbeat about the response to the song.

“We were in the studio and we discussed doing a track. We decided to do it once we had the riddim,” G Starr told Splash.

“The feedback has been awesome. Its buzzing in New York and its being played at a lot of parties. Waggy T at 99 Jamz in Miami is playing it, there’s also 101.1 FM in Miami giving support. There’s also a good buzz on the track in Jamaica. We’re grateful for the support,” said Nefatari.

Nefatari is a former background singer for pop star and actress Lindsay Lohan and singer Emma ‘Baby Spice’ Bunton, formerly of the British pop act the Spice Girls.

The New York-based Nefatari has been doing music professionally for seven years. Her family is from Spanish Town, and she travels between Jamaica and the United States.

“The musical journey for me has been challenging but I have learnt a lot from it. I have made a lot of progress and I have also recorded on some of the biggest dancehall riddims,” she explained.

Last year, she won the Most Promising Female Artiste award at New York’s Underground Music Awards.

Her biggest single so far has been Want Him on the Pay Day Music label’s Gangsta Beat riddim.

G Starr is originally from Old Harbour in St Catherine. Now based in New York for the past 17 years, he has been doing music since he was a teenager.

“I was influenced a lot as a youngster by the sound system culture,” he recalled.

However it wasn’t until 2013 that he made his first professional recording, a track called Gucci Armani which was produced by DJ Frass. Since then, he has released Point for Markus Records and Remote Man and Real Friends both (featuring Singer J) both for Armz House Records.

“For me the musical journey has been hard and rugged but I love every minute of it. Being away from Jamaica makes it a bit hard sometimes. I do what I love, and love what I do,” he said.

— Kevin Jackson