Special thanks to team VP Records, especially Michelle Williams and my manager Tameka Reynolds. In concluding his brief interview with The Gleaner, Gyptian stated, “This award is not just for me it is also for my team as well because, without them, it wouldn’t be possible. Shabba inna di house? Big up all the greats,” he shouted, after which he gave his acceptance speech.Ĭlips from the event were carried by Fox 5, New York. “Big up VP, long time yuh know dem miles ahead in reggae, the whole staff, the whole team, all the consular officers, big up the consular same way.
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The Serious Times singer was full of gratitude to his team and, once he took the podium, he spent time doing ‘big-ups’. Giving back, to me, has always been important as I, too, grew up less fortunate,” said Gyptian, whose style of tying his shirt around his head and twisting his chin hair earned him the nickname ‘Egyptian’.
It has always been my mandate to help the less fortunate. To her, I would like to say, Thank you for recognising my philanthropic efforts, even though I give quietly without fanfare. “I am grateful and truly humbled to be recognised by the consul general, Mrs Alison Wilson, in New York. Sign up for The Gleaner’s morning and evening newsletters. “Our awardees have distinguished themselves as beacons of hope during some of our most difficult times, including through the ongoing pandemic,” Roach Wilson said during last Friday’s presentation.įor Gyptian, it was a momentous occasion, and the Rastafarian artiste represented well. Shabba Ranks and Gyptian were the two musicians among a total of 12 awardees. This year, Consul General Alison Roach Wilson unveiled a new category of recognition, honouring the contributions of Jamaican musicians in the genre of reggae.
The Consul General Heritage Awards, which was launched in 2013 by former Consul General Herman Lamont, “seeks to recognise and honour the work of individuals whose efforts and sacrifices have helped to better the lives of Jamaican nationals and the development of the nation through various fields and careers”. At a ceremony last Friday, held at the consulate in Manhattan, a nattily attired Gyptian and Gramps Morgan, who stood in for Shabba Ranks, were present to collect the awards. Rexton ‘Shabba Ranks’ Gordon and Windell ‘Gyptian’ Edwards were earlier this year named as the recipients of the Jamaica Heritage Award from the consul general in New York.
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