Friday, September 13, 2024

42 THE WEEKEND STAR ENTERTAINMENT • September 13 - 15, 2024 @JamaicaStar www.facebook.com/JamaicaStar • www.jamaica-star.com NATASHA WILLIAMS STAR Writer P romoter Boswe l l ‘Stampede’ Lammie is once again on a musi- cal quest to spread the new sounds of reggae and dance- hall across Spanish-speaking countries. Stampede, who has been in the game for more than two decades, said these territories have not been adjusting to the new musical trends and flows, and he is on a mission to get the genres back into the hearts and minds of supporters. “Mi waah di younger set a dancehall artistes and overall dancehall/reggae music to rule again like one time because wi have a drift inna di music since lately, and mi find out seh Afrobeat a run di place. But mi is a Jamaican and mi love our reggae music. Dats why mi a guh suh hard yah now fi get our Jamaican dem to be known, and a dat mi a put together right now along with some collabs with the Spanish and Jamaican artistes,” Stampede told THE WEEKEND STAR . Stampede recently ended a three-week marathon visit to Panama and Colombia. Along with several radio and television interviews, sharing the music with club and ‘street selectors’ in both countries, the promoter was seen parading in the streets of Panama with several Jamaican flags decorating a car. He was pumping reggae/dancehall music, greeting the masses and issuing Jamaican flags and merchandise. Reggae/dancehall group T.O.K. also performed at an event in Panama, which Stampede said helped in cementing his aim. “Little after [COVID-19] mi see seh di music business really wanted that international vibes, suh mi seh mi ago mek a step in a Panama because a di [proximity]. And when I went there, a bare old time artiste song a play. So mi come back a Jamaica and [decided] to put the young artistes dem out there, mek di people dem know,” said the promoter. Stampede said Vybz Kartel’s recent visit to Panama was “icing on the cake”. He underscored that due to the language barrier, supporters know few of the lyrics, so they depend heavily on the beat and sounds. But adapting to the new wave in these current rhythms may pose a challenge. “Tru di beat a di music change now, dem nuh guh dah way deh nuh more; dem sorta start listen less [reggae/dancehall] music because of the new sound. The generation of music change suh mi want di people dem across the world weh neva know bout dah new generation of music yah, fi know bout it now,” Stampede shared. He said that following his vast promotion, he is seeing where the people “start gravitating to the songs now”. “And a lot of the [new] artistes are now in demand in the Colombian space. Likewise, the Jamaican artiste dem see di work weh mi a duh now and start looking towards Panama and Colombia for shows,” he added. Though local acts such as Sean Paul, and producer Rvssian have been reaping major accomplishments from Latin America and predominantly Spanish-speaking countries, the promoter said the Jamaican music is dying in these countries and needs to be revived. He said that he’s willing to put his all into break the barriers and said several young artistes have approached him to listen to their music and give feedback. “Mi [decide] fi step in inna dem career and help dem out, cause nuff a dem talented, enuh,” he said. Stampede said his “passion for music will neva let me stop representing for our music and culture”. He promised to return to Panama next Wednesday to complete his musical quest. ‘Stampede’ pushing new sounds in Latin America Stampede C ontributed