Photo highlights and list of the 2023 JaRIA winners

The  staging of the JaRIA Honor Awards was recently held at the Jamaica Conference Center, Downtown Kingston. Over thirty one awards were given in nineteen categories to musicians artistes, promoters and media for  their various contribution to the Jamaican music industry. Among the big winners were Astley “Grub ” Cooper – Lifetime Achievement, Marcia Griffiths,  The Melody Makers –  Horace Andy – Icon Award, Shaggy – Icon Award, Ras I – Song of the Year and Kabaka Pyramid were some of the top awardees. The event was well attended  by a host of industry players and guest. View the photo gallery below.

A LIFE OF DEDICATION TO THE MUSIC INDUSTRY		LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT (1)	ASLEY COOPER CD, OD AKA GRUB COOPER
EXTRAORDINARY IMPACT ON THE REGGAE INDUSTRY		MENTORSHIP (1)	LINCOLN BARRINGTON “SUGAR” MINOTT
EXCEPTIONAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE REGGAE INDUSTRY		POSTHUMOUS (2)	HORATIOUS “PAT” KELLY
			LINCOLN “STYLE ROTTERDAM” SCOTT
EXTRAORDINARY IMPACT ON THE REGGAE INDUSTRY		ENGINEER (2)	REV. DON MC DOWELL
			LEROY “FATMAN” THOMPSON
EXCEPTIONAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE REGGAE INDUSTRY		PRODUCER (2)	STEPHEN McGREGOR
			LINVAL THOMPSON
EXTRAORDINARY IMPACT ON THE REGGAE INDUSTRY		SOUND SYSTEM (2)	VOLCANO HI-POWER SOUND SYSTEM
			SILVER HAWK SOUND SYSTEM
EXCEPTIONAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE REGGAE INDUSTRY		MUSICIAN (INSTRUMENTALIST) (2)	DESMOND “DESI” JONES
			FRANKLYN “BUBBLER” WAUL
ICON AWARD		ARTISTE/ MALE (2 )	HORACE HINDS AKA HORACE ANDY
			ORVILLE RICHARD BURRELL CD aka “SHAGGY”
ICON AWARD		ARTISTE/ FEMALE (1 )	DAWN PENN
ICON AWARD		DUO/GROUP (1)	THE MELODY MAKERS                                                                                   Ziggy Marley, Stephen Marley, Sharon Marley, Cedella Marley
EXCEPTIONAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE REGGAE INDUSTRY		BAND  (1)	BYRON LEE & THE DRAGONAIRES
EXTRAORDINARY IMPACT ON THE REGGAE INDUSTRY		MEDIA (4)
		RADIO & TV	DERMOT HUSSEY OD
		GOSPEL	MARKLAND EDWARDS
		NEW MEDIA	BILLBOARD
		PRINT MEDIA	THE JAMAICA GLEANER
EXTRAORDINARY IMPACT ON THE REGGAE INDUSTRY		PROMOTER (1)	ROTOTOM SUNSPLASH
EXCEPTIONAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE REGGAE INDUSTRY		SONGWRITER  (1)	DAVE KELLY
ICON AWARD		GOSPEL ARTISTE  (2)	MINISTER PATRICIA LEVY BENNETT aka Sister Patt
			CALVIN WHILBY AKA PRODIGAL SON
GREGORY ISAACS FOUNDATION AWARD		DANCE	GERALD LEVY “BOGLE”
SONG OF THE YEAR		Ras I	Somewhere Wonderful
BREAKTHROUGH ARTISTE OF THE YEAR			Valiant
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
GOSPEL		Wayne Stoddart	Freedom Plan
DANCEHALL		Sean Paul	Scorcha
REGGAE		Kabaka Pyramid	The Kalling
SPECIAL CITATION			MARCIA GRIFFITH

Photos – Steve James