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2019 IRAWMA AWARD WINNERS

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The 37th International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA) was held at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in St Andrew on May 11, 2019. The award show acknowledges the accomplishments and contributions of reggae and world music artistes, songwriters, performers, and promoters. The inaugural event was held in Montego Bay in 1991. The 2019 show was the first time it was held in Jamaica since 2002.

A few of the winners were:

Most Cultural and Educational Entertainer and Best Male Vocalist
CHRONIXX
Best Song
VYBZ KARTEL
Best Teen Entertainer, Best Female Vocalist, and Best New Entertainer.
KOFFEE
Best Album/CD and Entertainer of the Year
POPCAAN
Female dancehall artist of the year
SPICE
Outstanding Show Band/Group
MORGAN HERITAGE
The Most Consistent Entertainer
FREDDIE MCGREGOR
Reggae Culture Legend
CAPLETON
Best Reggae Rock Song
SHAGGY & STING
Best Instrumentalist
DEAN FRASER
Mutabaruka Award for Best Poet/Spoken Word
CHERRY NATURAL
Best music video award and Best Afrobeat Entertainer
SHATTA WALE
Best Latin Entertainer
BAD BUNNY
Best Calypso/Soca Entertainer
FARMER NAPPY
Best R & B/Hip Hop Collaborated Song
CARDI B., FEATURING BAD BUNNY & J. BALVIN
Most Outstanding Dance Group
4 BENT

 

Established in 1982, IRAWMA acknowledges the accomplishments and contributions of reggae and world music artistes, songwriters, performers, and promoters.

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