JaRIA honours reggae finest
Last Sunday the Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JaRIA) hosted its annual awards ceremony at the Courtleigh Auditorium in New Kingston.
The awards show is the final JaRIA event for the Reggae Month calendar.
“I just want to thank everyone that has stayed with the JaRIA awards for the past nine years,” said Ibo Cooper, JaRIA Chairman.
For Cooper, the strong turnout of artistes and fans was a direct response to the clamouring for Jamaica’s version of the Grammy Awards.
The sentiment was echoed by former JaRIA Chairman Freddie McGregor who, upon receiving his Iconic Artiste award, commented on the lack of knowledge locally about the awards.
“The vision is not only to honour those that laid the foundation for us, but for us to lay that foundation for a larger vision,” he explained.
Here are some scenes from last Sunday.
