To celebrate the nation’s 50th Anniversary of Independence, the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), says the winning song in this year’s Festival Song Competition should create feelings of joy and patriotism among Jamaicans.
The competition which will be held under thee theme: ‘Jamaica 50: A Nation on a Mission’ is a major event for Jamaica’s Emancipation and Independence celebrations.
The competition will be launched in early May.
The final is slated for Saturday, July 7.
The song is to be selected one month before the Independence celebrations to give Jamaicans time to get familiar with the winning song.
The contestants in this years competiton are Demton Bedward, Nester Chung, Rudolph Tomlinson, Ryan Willis, Tashina McKenzie, Calvin Wisdom, Sheldon Howell, Abbygaye Dallas, Oniel Scott; and Dorel Lecky, Reginald Mills and Gregory Allison, the only group in the competition.
They were selected at the semi-final held on March 15 at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre, when 35 participants performed their entries.
The JCDC received 160 entries from across the island.
To help enhance the production of the songs and the artistes’ stage presence, the JCDC has received help from Artistic Director/Choreographer of L’Acadco, Dr. L’ Antoinette Stines; Musical Director with the University Singers, Djene Greaves; Broadcaster and Media Specialist, Dervan Malcolm and Donovan Marshall.
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