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Delano Seiveright
The organisers of music festival, Mood Fest 2021, are threatening legal action against comments from the Tourism Ministry’s Senior Advisor and Strategist, Delano Seiveright, which the organisers contend to be insinuating that the event is part of a growing scam involving parties that are purportedly to be held in Jamaica later this year.
Seiveright, in comments on Twitter over the weekend, said Mood Fest is also a scam .
He continued by stating that: Lots of scams re partying in Jamaica (are) luring unsuspecting Americans, primarily.
His statement was in response to a Twitter user who had enquired about the legitimacy of some other entertainment events that are being advertised for staging in Jamaica later this year.
U-Roy at Open East Festival in 2013 (Photo by Véronique Skelsey)
There has been an outpouring of tributes from the Jamaican music fraternity on social media, following the passing of U-Roy, the man responsible for birthing the Dancehall genre.
The Dancehall pioneer, born Ewart Beckford in Kingston, and popularly known as Daddy U Roy died Wednesday night in Kingston at age 78, after ailing for some time.
U-Roy who is an awardee of the Jamaican Order of Distinction for his pioneering musical exploits, is renowned for coining the iconic phrase “Wake The Town and tell The People.”
Shaggy and Sean Paul were among the first Dancehall artists to pay tribute on their Instagram pages, following the announcement of U-Roy’s passing.
Pioneering Jamaican artist U-Roy has died
Tributes to the veteran toaster have been pouring in from the likes of Ghostpoet, Shaggy and David Rodigan
U-Roy, the pioneering reggae and dancehall artist, has died at the age of 78.
The artist, MC and veteran toaster passed away last night (February 17) at the University Hospital of the West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica following surgery earlier this week,
U-Roy, who was born Ewart Beckford in Jones Town, Jamaica in 1942 and was also known as Daddy U-Roy or The Originator, was renowned as a pioneer of the toasting vocal style in reggae and dancehall, and was a key figure in the popular development of Jamaican music in the 1970s.