Queen Ifrica & I-Octane among top winners at 2011 Reggae Music Achievement Awards

Several Jamaican artistes were winners at the 2011 Reggae Music Achievement Awards at the Jamaican - Canadian Center in Toronto, Canada on Saturday.  

Among the top awardees were Queen Ifrica who won Female International Artiste of the Year and I-Octane, Male International Artiste of the Year.

The Lifetime Achievement Award went to Jay Douglas while Denroy Morgan copped the Record Breaker Award.

Veteran reggae artistes Thriller U and George Nooks won the award for Outstanding Contribution to Reggae Music spanning three and four decades   

Other winners were:

Community Recognition – Jamaica Canadian Association (JCA)

Concert Promoter – Montreal Reggae Festival

Dennis Brown Award – Redemption Team (10 years of Redemption)

Artist of the Year – Exco Levi

Producer of the Year – D-Maestro

Band of the Year – EOP  

Best Album – Tony Anthony ( Million Chance)

Best Male Vocalist – Tony Anthony

Best Female Vocalist – Ammoye

Best Male DJ – Eyesus

Best Female DJ – Nadera

Songwriter of the Year – Tony Anthony

Most Promising Artist – Empress Minott

Event Promoter – Nitro Promotions

Best Gospel Artiste – Echoes of Praise

Best Reggae Dub Poet – Peculiar I

Best Reggae Single – Blessed/ Citizen Sound—Reggae is her name

Radio DJ of the Year – Dermott Williams

Outstanding contribution to the Reggae Music Industry in Canada – Colin Levy

Special Media Award – Anthony Turner – Image Newsletter