Ja Music Museum presents Roy Rayon in 65/45 concert
JAMAICA Music Museum (JAMM), in association with Stage Records, presents the legendary four-time Jamaica Festival Song Competition winner Roy Rayon in concert.
The concert, 65/45 Live, Roy Rayon and Friends, is a joyous celebration of Rayon’s milestone birthday and his 45 in the music business, a journey marked by well-known and beloved hits such as Love Fever, Give Thanks and Praises, and Country Boy.
The event is set for Sunday, July 7 at the Institute of Jamaica’s (IOJ) Performance Hall.
The varied and dynamic line-up, backed by the Fab 5, will include the soulful One Man Girl singer Gem Myers and the 2018 Festival Song Competition winner Nazzle Man.
Jamaican storyteller Dr Amina Blackwood Meeks will narrate Rayon’s inspiring journey.
Attendees can look forward to a mix of old favourites and new and previously unreleased music by the energetic singer, who is adored by international and Jamaican audiences for his captivating performances.
“In this monumental year, when we celebrate 60 years of the musical contributions of the Skatalites, eighty years of the socio-political importance of universal adult suffrage, and the Institute of Jamaica’s 145th anniversary, it is imperative that we celebrate the contribution of Roy Rayon’s 45th year of success and longevity as an embodiment of those achievements in social and artistic development in Jamaica,” director/curator of the Jamaica Music Museum, Herbie Miller, expressed.
The concert is one in a series of events planned by JAMM to celebrate the 145th anniversary of the Institute of Jamaica, the premier sociocultural institution and repository of Jamaican heritage, the nation’s bedrock. The series includes the exhibition Curating Music: Building a National Collection, last Sunday’s curatorial talks, concerts, and symposia celebrating the IOJ’S achievements and the contribution of cultural stewards.
JAMM, a division of the institute, an agency of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, hosts a vast collection of Jamaica’s musical history, including artefacts and instruments related to various practitioners and vital occasions in music.
In addition to its flagship Grounation series, Roy Rayon 65/45 in concert adds to JAMM’S stellar productions.
“This concert will be a celebration for me to give full range of my creative abilities. I want everyone to come and have a great time, listening and singing along to some of my classics and some new songs that I have been wanting to share. It will be a great time,” Rayon said.