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.

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List of the 2023 JaRIA Honors Awardees
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

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