First Friday Open Mic Featuring Jahdan Blakkamoore

First Friday Open Mic

featuring Jahdan Blakkamoore
Friday, July 1
7-10pm
First Baptist Church in Jamaica Plain, 633 Centre St

Doors open & Dinner is available at 7pm.
Open Mic begins at 7:30pm, sign-up at the door. Music/dance/poetry/theatre/visual/all art welcome; you have up to 5 minutes to perform.
Feature will go on at 9pm.

Admission: free for performers and those under 25. $10 suggested donation for those 25 and older (no one will be turned away).

Born in Georgetown, Guyana and raised in Brooklyn, NY, Jahdan Blakkamoore has long made a name for himself as a gifted and inspiring Reggae/Dancehall/Hip Hop/Dubstep artist - both nationally and internationally. His music has been described as “Urban World Music with a message.” Jahdan’s sense of melody, superb song writing skills and ability to effortlessly cross over genres has solidified his status as a relevant artist in the music industry.

Reggae and Roots fans may know him as a member of the group Noble Society or for his song “Cash Flow” on the Major Lazer project from Diplo and Switch. Jahdan was also a contributing writer and featured artist on Snoop Lion’s Reincarnated album which received a Grammy nomination for Best Reggae Album of 2013. He’s featured on “Boulevard”, “Harder Times”, and lends his vocals to “Lighters Up” with Mavado and Popcaan. The single and video “For the Children” with Kabaka Pyramid is still gaining worldwide attention. Remixed versions of the single are also available from I Grade Records and DJ Child. Hip-hop heads who remember Jahdan from his feature with Smif-N-Wessun on the classic “Sound Boy Buriell” can now hear the long awaited collaboration on their project Born and Raised were he’s featured in the video for the single “Shots in the Dark.” The Blakkamoore Chronicles Tour which began in Miami, FL at the 21st annual 9 Mile Music Festival, made stops in California at the Sierra Nevada World Music Festival, Reggae on the River, Oregon,and Denver.

Jahdan's Mixtape Blakkamoore Chronicles Vol. 1 :Ready We Gone gave fans a preview of his new solo Album 'Order of Distinction' set for release on March 24th 2015. The first single "Ting Tun Up!" which premiered on LargeUp.com features Lady Leshurr and Melodic Yoza. A video for the next single "Smood Blakk Skin" was filmed in South Florida and will soon be released. The album also features Lutan Fyah, Pressure Busspipe, Kabaka Pyramid, and Illuminati Congo. A spring tour and plans for a return trip overseas are currently being scheduled to support the album.

RSVP at the Facebook event page.