KG Eager To Make Her Guyana Debut

She confesses that she has been holding her breath, waiting for that call which would signal the official launch of her career internationally, and that moment has finally come.

The rising gospel artiste has been invited to perform in Guyana over the Easter, a period considered by Christians as the holiest of seasons. As Kereen explained, it's not that she has never performed overseas before, it's just that this time she is being recognised on her own merit. KG notes that she is therefore embracing the opportunity to step forward in her designated space and spread the message in song.

"To God be the glory," a bubbly KG said of the upcoming event. "Prior to now, I have gone abroad as a back-up singer, complementing a main gospel act. Don't get me wrong, I am truly grateful for the experiences and I have learnt so much while those journeys. However, there is a different feeling when a promoters asks for you, specifically. I feel like I am growing as an artiste and that the efforts of my team to put me out there are bearing fruit," KG said, with a huge smile.

Kereen, whose singles have been generating much feedback from both the gospel and secular arenas, is scheduled for back-to-back performacnes on the mainland territory of Guyana. The first concert takes place on April 8 at the Kwakwani venue. Entitled Rhema Praise, the concert will also feature a line-up of the best gospel acts in Guyana.

The following day, April 9, KG will again minister in song, this time in Guyana's capital city, the historic Georgetown. That event is billed as The Real Easter Praise and will be held at the Malteneous Sports Club.

Armed with songs such as Ride Out Your Storm, Highly Favoured and Blessed, God Alone. Lifting Up Praise, Lord Do Mi Again and the controversial Who Me, You Mad, KG is eagerly anticipating two glorious nights of praise and worship with fans in Guyana.

"Of course, all of this takes on an extra special meaning because it's happening during Easter and as Christians there is no better time to reflect and give praise to God. I just know that it will be awesome," KG said emotionally.

Francheno Drops Lovers Rock Tune‏

Looking to capitalize on the progress he has made with previously released singles such as Life Set A Way and Ghetto Youths Be Strong, fast rising dancehall singer Francheno recently released a brand new single titled My Little Red Rose.

Francheno shows off his versatility on the lovers rock track that was also written and produced by him, as he sings of his love for the special lady in his life over a slow grooving semi-lovers rock beat that has a slight hint of R&B in it.
The Trelawny based singer says he is very pleased about the response the single has received since it was released to radio over a week ago.

“I am very excited with the way things are going with this new song, since I send it out to the radio stations it has been getting some strong airplay, it’s also getting a lot of love in the streets.”

According to Francheno a lot of people who know of his work are surprised about My Little Red Rose, as they are accustomed to him singing mostly songs that carry elements of social commentary.

“A lot of people are surprised when they hear My Little Red Rose because they are used to me singing songs about the struggles of life, songs like Ghetto Youths Be Strong and Life Set Away. But I am a very versatile singer who can sing almost anything, so I decided to do something special for the ladies and they love it,” said the artist.

Francheno is working on several other projects in the studio. He is also very busy on the promotional trail, in recent weeks he has made appearances on several popular radio and television programs including Intense on TVJ, Rise & Blaze on FAME FM and Di Ends with Cristopher ‘Johny’ Daley on NATIONWIDE FM.

Konshens Tops Japan iTunes With Mental Maintenance

Mental Maintenance the worldwide release from reggae/dancehall artiste Konshens has sailed to the top of the Japan ITunes reggae album chart. The 17 track disc which is distributed by VP Records, has already hit the top of Germany’s ITunes reggae album chart. It also ranked inside the top ten of the ITunes charts in Switzerland, the Netherlands and New Zealand.

In a release to the media, Konshens highlighted the positive feedback and the promotions surrounding the album.“The feedback to the album has been great. We did a feature in Riddim magazine and we just got back from New York where we did a few album release parties which went well.

The album is doing well on ITunes even before the physical CD was made available”, said Konshens. Mental Maintenance features collaborations with Sizzla, Bounty Killer, Tarrus Riley and rising newcomer Darrio. Tracks include Realest Remix, World Citizen, Represent, Simple Song, Rasta Imposter Remix; She’s Happy, Do Sumn, Bounce and Last Drink. Konshens is currently riding the music charts in Jamaica and in key reggae markets with the songs Do Sumn (produced by Ward 21 for Mi-Sick Music) and Gal a Bubble (Subkonshus Music). His current releases include Stop Sign (Subkonshus Music) and Money Up (12 to 12). 

Both Stop Sign and Gal a Bubble were co produced by Konshens and newcomer Markhize who built the rhythms for both tracks. Additionally, Konshens has been flexing his muscles as a budding entrepreneur. He recently debuted his Oh-K clothing line which specifically targets females. ‘The clothing line is available on the market as test run. 

It basically comprises sexy tees and tank tops for the ladies. It’s available in stores such as Shimmer, Fashion 911 and Honey Fashions”, Konshens explained. Konshens will next month head overseas for a series of performances including the United States and the Caribbean.