Shabba Ranks To introduce Bernudian Fans To Cherine Anderson

Shabba Ranks and Cherine

Hamilton Parish, Bermuda: The Emperor of Dancehall Shabba Ranks and Soca Queen Alison Hinds are set to blaze the stage at this year's Spectrum Global Entertainment Cup Match Salute event on Wednesday July 31st 2013 in Tiger Bay, Bermuda. The Grammy Award winning Ranks, known for supporting and collaborating with talented artist, has specially invited Cherine, one of dancehall's most dynamic young stars , as his featured guest for the show.

The two have worked well together in the past at the International Reggae Sumfest to rave reviews. Meet Cherine... Cherine, a Jamaican singer, songwriter and award winning actress has steadily been building a consistent resume of reggae and dancehall hits including "Coming Over Tonight" with Chuck Fender, "Good Love", "Kingston state of mind", "Rebel" with DI and more recently " Haffi Come Back" and the inspirational " Eagles & Doves".

She has appeared in two Jamaican blockbuster films "Dancehall Queen" (as Tanya) and "One Love" (as Serena) , co-starring with Kymani Marley (son of reggae legend Bob Marley) and Golden Globe Award winning actor Idris Elba. Cherine is in the process of completing her debut album with legendary reggae producers Sly & Robbie. The album is schedule for release in fall 2013.

Cup Match Salute will be Cherine's first live performance in Bermuda.

The Blitz Riddim' Packs a Punch of Power Soca

The Blitz Riddim – Various Artists packs a punch of power soca for lovers of the genre. Featuring power soca star Skinny Fabulous, soca impresario Jamesy P, and rising sensations Silvah and Teddy Rhymez, the electrifying singles are set to take many stages, playlists and fetes by storm as carnival season continues around the world.

The Blitz Riddim will be available worldwide on all major digital retailers on August 13, 2013, with pre-order available now, and is distributed by Precision Digital. Britain-based producer Ashwin “Smash” Seegobin returns to his Trinidadian roots for his latest release and unites with his production team Precision Productions and J-Rod Records on the four thrilling tracks, which indeed make for a short but very sweet compilation.

Jamesy P, known internationally for his breakout hit “Nookie,” now stuns with “Trouble.” Skinny Fabulous, known for his blockbuster single “Charge Up (Duracell),” delivers another power anthem with “Fyah Anthem.” Upcoming soca sensations Silvah and Teddy Rhymez score with “Bad & Ready” and “How Yuh Doin Dat,” respectively.

"The Blitz Riddim was inspired from electronic dance music (EDM) and power soca, to create something different and intense for soca music fans," reveals Smash. On the tailwind of recent success with his previous release, The Star Dance Riddim from Precision Digital earlier this year, Smash stays on course with experimenting with soca music and all its sub-genres with The Blitz Riddim. 

This take on power soca builds his repertoire and catalog, which now includes pop and electronic soca fusions, and now power soca, thereby invoking into the soca genre an inherent taste of the world, as only Smash can. The Blitz Riddim will be available worldwide from all major digital retailers on August 13, 2013, with pre-order available now, from Precision Digital.

Track List
1. Silvah - Bad & Ready
2. Jamesy P - Trouble
3. Teddy Rhymez - How Yuh Doin Dat
4. Skinny Fabulous - Fyah Anthem

Kamila McDonald Alcock Joins Triple the Focus!

Mrs. Jah Cure, Kamila McDonald Alcock, has joined the Triple the Focus team as their newest contributor. With her expertise in the field of Health and Fitness, Kamila will contribute diet and fitness tidbits on a monthly basis. Featured on the cover of the May 2013 issue of Triple the Focus, Kamila gave a sneak peek of what readers can expect in the way of diet and excise tips.

She followed up in the July issue explaining to readers how to calculate their magic number. Of Kamila's contribution, Editor-in-Chief Stacey Bethel remarks, "I was impressed by Kamila's professionalism coupled with her passion for healthy living when we featured her in the May issue.

Fitness is a lifestyle and I wanted someone who lives by that philosophy to show and/or explain to our readers how they can achieve that. Kamila fit the bill. With her expertise, I believe our readers will benefit greatly from her knowledge and I am excited to be able to add that element to the magazine."

Kamila adds, "Diabetes, high blood pressure, hypertension and cancer are the leading causes of death among adults in the Caribbean-problems all stemming from obesity. Through my monthly features I hope to stimulate readers to become more health conscious, fitness oriented and craving an overall sense of wellness. Being fit is a way of life and no better way to embrace it than being informed about life changing tips on various topics each month. Triple the Focus has such a diverse, responsive and committed audience with an impressive readership-I am honored and thrilled to be the newest member of the team!" 

A certified Personal Trainer and Nutritionist, Kamila attend the prestigious United World Colleges, in Flekke, Norway. She went on to pursue a Bachelors in Communications and Media Studies along with a minor in French and Spanish at Stanford University on full scholarship from which she graduated with honors. After graduation, Kamila returned to Jamaica to embark on her career in broadcasting and to start her own business, Jamrock's Total Fitness. 

The Fitness Boot Camp was successfully piloted at the Liguanea Club in Kingston and has been in operation since 2009. She also became author of the popular health and fitness blog, Jamrockfitness.com Inspired by the success of the Boot camp, Kamila developed her lifetime passion into a reality-based TV series entitled Kamp Kamila driven by her own journey to fitness. As a teenager, she was once overweight, and with focus and perseverance conquered her unhealthy diet and lifestyle. 

Her strong background in long-format television program development led her to take this compelling story to the screen. She executive-produced a pilot trailer in October 2011 and is now in negotiations for the series with networks and sponsors. Shortly after completion of the pilot, Kamila departed for California to attend UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and has now completed the Master's program. 

In addition to her monthly contribution in Triple the Focus, she is currently writing her first book, working on several long television format and new media projects, hosting and producing Jamaica's first Real Estate show Home Sweet Home which airs on TVJ and is the new host of popular Jamaican TV show, The Wray and Nephew Contender.

Gyptian To Release Stock and Pile Single

Reggae artiste Gyptian is about to release the track Stock and Pile, which arguably is one of his better offerings since his 2010 smash hit Hold Yuh. Stock and Pile is due for release digitally on August 13. It was produced by New York based Jamaican born producer Adrian "Donsome" Hanson and Peter "Shady" Harrison.

Stock and Pile tells the story of Gyptian having access to a number of females and being able to maintain them. In a release to the media, Hanson spoke about his experience working with the gold selling international artiste.

'Shady and I have produced over seven songs with Gyptian in 2006. Gyptian is easy to work with and when he did Stock and Pile, I was surprised because all that time we were looking at him as a reggae one drop artiste so it was a joy to see him test the dancehall water', said Hanson.

Hanson and Harrison have produced songs for Gyptian including Mama Bawl, Certified Lover, Give Thanks and Praise, Dagger thru my Heart, You Complete Me and People Cry. Mama Bawl went to number one on CVM TV Hit List countdown and made its way onto several charts in Canada, the US, Africa, South America and the Caribbean. 

Stock and Pile is featured on the Load a Gal riddim project. According to Hanson, the response to the track has been overwhelming and positive. 'Everyone who hears the song says it is one of Gyptian's best songs and this is the song that his fans from Hold Yuh have been waiting on', Hanson reasoned. Stock and Pile will be released on the Shadyhill Music/ Donsome Records label and will be available on ITunes, Amazon, E Music, Spotify and other online stores.