Peaches gets major buzz with ‘Sidem’ love song about Kartel’s love life
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Love is a beautiful thing, but dancehall songs about love are relatively rare notions in today’s music marketplace. That’s why the latest release, Sidem, penned by rising dancehall singjay Peaches Adaba, and which is dedicated to the social media driven love affair between Vybz Kartel and Sidem Ozturk, has grabbed the attention of so many dancehall fans.
“The feedback has been phenomenal so far. The video has been getting a lot of reposts and shares all over social media and that has caused a spike in the radio play and streaming numbers on Spotify,” Peaches Adaba, whose real name is Sherese Chisholm, said.
Produced by Adaba Entertainment, Peaches Adaba uses sweet melodies and breathy tones to sing about the extraordinary kind of love shared by social media darlings, Vybz Kartel and Sidem in a song appropriately titled Sidem. Peaches reflects on the highs and lows of the couple’s turbulent relationship with accompanying visuals, even paying tribute to “238”.
Paragraph 238 is the paragraph the Privy Council used to overturn the deejay’s murder conviction.
“A lot of fans appreciate the attention to imagery and the storyline of a great modern day love story,” Peaches said.
The St Thomas Technical High School past student started doing music professionally three years ago with her first release, Guilty Pleasure — which has racked up more than 17,000 likes and over a million views. Her sound is a fusion of dancehall, reggae and R&B, and Abada aims to stand out in this competitive music business with her unique personality.
Adaba has also dabbled in artiste management and is the co-owner of the recording label Adaba Entertainment — a company, she said, is not only designed to create music, but “togetherness and family”.
The 26-year-old is known for other singles such as De Stress, Bad For You and Bonnie & Clyde.
She is booked to appear at a show dubbed Whitesand Beach Seafood Festival Family Funday on December 28 alongside Valiant, Rani Rastacity, Xolani and Inpha Reblitive in Rocky Point, Clarendon.
