Reggae deejay and producer Wade Brammer, better known as Trinity, has died.
The singer succumbed to complications surrounding a diabetic condition at the National Chest Hospital in St. Andrew, Jamaica this morning after he had been hospitalized for over a week. He was 67.
Trinity’s song
Three Piece Suit was considered by many to be the first hit Dancehall tune in 1977 when it led the way for the era of music that was to come.
Rodguel ‘Blackbeard’ Sinclair, one of most famed 70s dub reggae music producers, confirmed his death and told
DancehallMag of his recent interactions with the singer. “I spoke to Trinity last week Friday and he sounded good even though he was in the hospital,” he said.
Love, love, love, love
Twenty thousand people in
Tauranga
homegrown superstars L.A.B came on stage to close the two-day One Love Festival, wowing the adoring crowd with their latest chart topping hit
Why Oh Why – a song that sums up the One Love phenomena.
The sold-out event, presented by Pato Entertainment alongside Greenroom Vodka and Mai FM wrapped up on Sunday night with thousands flooding through the gates each day at Tauranga’s Wharepai Domain to see the best of New Zealand roots and reggae music. As well as L.A.B, the stellar line up including Sons of Zion, Fat Freddy’s Drop, Katchafire, and the iconic Dave Dobbyn.
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Bay Dreams and One Love are expected to draw in a combined 50,000 people. Photo / File
Big-ticket international artists set for Bay of Plenty stages this summer are already isolating in preparation for their first gig. This summer Tauranga will again host two of the country s biggest festivals - Bay Dreams North Island and One Love - bringing in crowds of about 50,000 combined.
Whangamatā will host one of the country s biggest New Year s festivals at The Other Side festival on Joe s Farm, with Shapeshifter and L.A.B as the headlining acts.