THOUSANDS of soca fans turned up for their weekly dose of high-energy music at Bacchanal Fridays held at the newly transformed Mas Camp in St Andrew, on Friday. From an elevated position in the centre of the venue, Toronto-based DJ D'Bandit and DJ Smoke from Renaissance provided the evening's soundtrack much the delight of the audience, who showed their appreciation in dance. "We don't want it to be the same. We set it up like a club with the deejay in the middle," said Michael Ammar, a director of Bacchanal Jamaica, the event organiser. Ammar said word about the weekly fete was getting out and that was reflected in the patronage. "This is a very good crowd for week two. What I notice is that there are different people from last year... The more new people come, they will come back," he said. The revamped Appleton-branded VIP area, outfitted with a dance floor, was the newest hot spot. "We decided this year to enhance the VIP experience and were sold-out every week. We've improved on the entire experience," said Gary Dixon, marketing director at J Wray & Nephew. Government ministers, corporate executives, socialites and A-Listers all hung out in this…
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Popular Jamaican Dancehall DJ Vybz Kartel and three co-accused were found guilty of murder in the Home Circuit court today, Thursday, March 13. Kartel, whose real name is Adidja Palmer, was charged jointly with fellow entertainer Shawn Campbell, also called Shawn Storm; Kahira Jones; Shane Williams; and André St John for the murder of Clive‘Lizard’ Williams . Of the four co-accused only Williams was found not guilty. Clive 'Lizard' Williams was allegedly killed over a missing gun belonging to Kartel.
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(Reuters) - Chris "Mac Daddy" Kelly, one half of the 1990s rap duo Kris Kross, has died at an Atlanta hospital at the age of 34, a Fulton County Medical Examiner's spokesman said on Wednesday. Dumonder Dawson, an investigator for the medical examiner's office, said Kelly died on Wednesday evening. He declined to discuss the cause of the rapper's death. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution newspaper reported that Kelly had been found unresponsive at his home and that an autopsy had been scheduled for Thursday morning. Atlanta native Kelly and Chris Smith made up Kris Kross, which was best known for the 1992 hit single "Jump."