Jamaica Festival Song finalists on global streaming platforms
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The songs vying to become the Jamaica Festival Song for 2021 are now available for download and streaming on the major music streaming services including Apple Music, Amazon Music, Tidal, Pandora and Spotify.
The album — Jamaica Festival 2021 Song Competition — with the 12 finalists went live on the weekend.
The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport said this is the second year that the finalists in the competition are being exposed on global streaming platforms as part of plans by Portfolio Minister, Olivia Grange to revitalise the annual Jamaica Festival.
Last year’s Jamaica Festival Song finalists were streamed on 30 digital platforms across the world and Grange said there are plans to add other platforms this year.
The 12 finalists are:
Title
Title
Voting #
Voting #
Stage Name
Stage Name
Writer
Writer
Producer
Producer
Birthday Bash JA
Birthday Bash JA
876-444-7701
876-444-7701
Kimiela ‘Candy’ Isaacs
Kimiela ‘Candy’ Isaacs
Kimiela Isaacs
Kimiela Isaacs
Sidney Thorpe
Sidney Thorpe
Celebration (wet sugar)
Celebration (wet sugar)
876-444-7702
876-444-7702
Peso
Peso
Everton Pessoa/ Ewan Simpson/ Brinton Haughton/ Daniel Thompson/ Dean Fraser/ Luewin Thomas
Everton Pessoa/ Ewan Simpson/ Brinton Haughton/ Daniel Thompson/ Dean Fraser/ Luewin Thomas
Ewan Simpson
Ewan Simpson
Jamaica Nice
Jamaica Nice
876-444-7703
876-444-7703
Althea Hewitt
Althea Hewitt
Althea Hewitt
Althea Hewitt
Anthony Senior
Anthony Senior
Jamaican Talawah
Jamaican Talawah
876-444-7704
876-444-7704
Father Reece
Father Reece
Lloyd Reece
Lloyd Reece
Sidney Thorpe
Sidney Thorpe
Jamaican Spirit
Jamaican Spirit
876-444-7705
876-444-7705
Stacious
Stacious
Stacey Scarlett
Stacey Scarlett
Stacy Scarlett/ Mathew Gentles/ Patrick Wheatle
Stacy Scarlett/ Mathew Gentles/ Patrick Wheatle
Jah Mek Yah
Jah Mek Yah
876-444-7706
876-444-7706
Lutan Fyah
Lutan Fyah
Anthony Martin
Anthony Martin
Ernie Wilks
Ernie Wilks
Land We Love
Land We Love
876-444-7707
876-444-7707
I-Octane
I-Octane
Byiome Muir (I- Octane)/ Carl Bartley (DJ Barkley)
Byiome Muir (I- Octane)/ Carl Bartley (DJ Barkley)
Conquer the Globe Productions/ Barkley Production
Conquer the Globe Productions/ Barkley Production
Love Jamaica My Land
Love Jamaica My Land
876-444-7708
876-444-7708
DB
DB
Marjorie Walters
Marjorie Walters
Sylvester Gordon
Sylvester Gordon
Real Talk (Jamrock)
Real Talk (Jamrock)
876-444-7709
876-444-7709
Tamo J
Tamo J
Dwight Allen
Dwight Allen
Dwight Allen
Dwight Allen
Rumba Box
Rumba Box
876-444-7710
876-444-7710
Dez-I Boyd
Dez-I Boyd
Desmond Boyd
Desmond Boyd
Otis Milton
Otis Milton
Sweet Jamaica
Sweet Jamaica
876-444-7711
876-444-7711
Reggae Maxx
Reggae Maxx
Errol Graham/ Paul McLearn
Errol Graham/ Paul McLearn
Shane Brown
Shane Brown
Unwind
Unwind
876-444-7712
876-444-7712
Fab 5
Fab 5
Grub Cooper
Grub Cooper
Fab 5
Fab 5
“These 12 songs will get maximum exposure on the digital platforms and then the public will be able to vote to determine the winning song. They’re gonna vote across service providers and also on the Reggae Jamaica app where, particularly members of the Diaspora will be able to poll their votes,” Grange said.
The ministry said the Reggae Jamaica app is available for iOs and Android devices and voting options are now open.
The finalists will perform in two televised shows to be aired on TVJ and social media on July 15 and 22.
