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Jonathan Mbiriyamveka Entertainment Reporter
Jamaican dancehall act, Konshens will headline the Lion Lager Summer Beer Festival scheduled for October 11 at Glamis Arena.
Speculation was rife in the media with regards to the main act at the festival, but yesterday Delta Beverages, the organisers of the event confirmed that Konshens was coming to Harare.
“We are pleased to say that Konshens will this year grace the Lion Lager Summer Beer Festival as the headline act,” Patricia Murambinda, Delta Beverages’ marketing manager said.
“We are also going to have Uhuru from South Africa as well as a host of Zimbabwean acts.”
Konshens’ hits include “Winner”, “Rasta Impostor”, “This Means Money”, “Good Girl Gone Bad”, “Gal Dem A Talk”, “Realest Song”, “Represent”, “Do Sumn”, “Forward” and “Gal a Bubble”.
His 2005 single “Pon Di Corner” was a major hit in Japan and led to a month-long tour of the country and a Japan-only album release.
According to his biography, Konshens made a guest appearance on Tarrus Riley’s Contagious album, deejaying on “Good Girl Gone Bad”, which was also released as a single.
He has a large fan base in Guyana and Europe, where his “Gal Dem Talk” single was a major hit, and he performed at Guyana’s National Stadium in May 2011.
His album, “Real Talk”, was released by Japanese label Koyashi in 2010 and a second album was also announced to be released in Jamaica on Tad Dawkins’ Tad’s International label.
Konshens also launched his own Subkonshus label in 2010, working with new acts including his brother Delus.
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