Barrington Levy, Dionne Warwick, Gramps Morgan, Marcia Griffiths, Luciano, Etana etc to Headline 4 Months of Events at Plantation Cove
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January 17, 2025
Press Release – Coveside Concerts with the support of its sponsors Jamaica Tourist Board and FYC Water by FESCO in association with a range of collaborators, officially announce the staging of its 2025 concert season on Saturday February 22, Saturday March 29, Saturday April 26 and Saturday May 31 at Plantation Cove, Priory, St. Ann.
On February 22, 2025, under the musical direction of Mr. Dean Fraser, Coveside Concerts kickstarts its signature leisurely musical events season with One Drop concert – a fitting exposition of Jamaica’s most popular music genre during Reggae Month.
The event features Barrington Levy and Luciano, two of five Jamaican acts named amongst the Rolling Stone 200 Greatest Singers of All Time. They appear with Gramps Morgan of Grammy winning legacy group Morgan Heritage. The vocal contingent is joined by movements collective Dance Xpressionz.
Levy who celebrates 5o years in the music industry come 2026 has been an enduring voice with a stellar catalogue. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, he started in the industry as a youth when he formed the Mighty Multitude with his cousin Everton Dacres. They started off playing the sound systems and cut their first single, “My Black Girl,” in 1977.
A mere 14-year-old lad, Levy broke out as a solo act the following year with his debut solo single, “A Long Time Since We Don’t Have No Love”. By 1980 he had recorded four albums: Shaolin Temple, Bounty Hunter, Shine Eye Gal and Englishman. Thereafter a bariffle of hits followed “Under Mi Sensi”, “Black Roses”, “My Woman” and “Money Move”. In 1985 came the crossover hit “Here I Come”, which reached number 41 in the UK Singles Chart.
The 2025 season is a four-part series of three concerts: One Drop, Timeless, and Steady Rock along with a food inclusive beach party dubbed Memories on the Beach.
Timeless is headlined by recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and five-time grammy award winner Dionne Warwick and features Jamaica’s first lady of Jazz Myrna Hague, together with Queen of Reggae Marcia Griffiths and Duane Stephenson.
Known primarily as a jazz chanteuse, and popular for her concept and cabaret performances, Hague recorded Melody Life album in 1972 for Studio One. Among the tracks were: Melody Life, First Cut Is The Deepest, Our Day Will Come, How Could I Live, and What About Me.
Steady Rock pays homage to genres Lover’s Rock and Rocksteady where Etana, Glenn Washington Leroy Sibbles and Cornell Campbell will appear. Campbell, who is best known for his trademark falsetto voice has had a career spanning several genres.
During the Rocksteady era he was involved in the formation of three important harmony groups: the Sensations, the Uniques, and the Eternals. His solo career took off in 1968 when under Studio One he wrote and recorded what may be Jamaica’s best two-sider ever: “Stars” on the A side and “Queen of The Minstrel” on the flip.
Coveside Concerts is a collaborative movement of cultural and technical practitioners in the creative industries with a mandate of safeguarding Jamaica’s rich heritage whilst inspiring emerging and trending artistes to aim for distinction.
Tickets are available at FESCO Service Stations and online at coveside.aitix.com.
Gates open 5pm | Showtime 7pm | Concert duration 3 hours
SOURCE: Vonni Koromanti Brown
