It opened the doors for the world to see a new reggae star in the pages of Newsweek and other major media outlets.
Burning Spear, an old-school, politically oriented reggae star, remained diplomatic.
Most of the top reggae stars have already recorded and released singles based on the "Applause" riddim.
The slogan is from a song that the reggae star Bob Marley performed at the nation's 1980 independence celebration.
That's the only way the one reggae star bred in the city, Chuck Fender, was able to succeed on a national scale.
Her son ambles out, wearing tiny glasses and a straw hat, looking more like a reggae star than a jerk chef.
There are three opening acts; oddly, not one of them is a Jamaican reggae star.
Sean Paul is a rising dancehall reggae star whose style is cool and flat.
In a recent documentary, Beenie Man did something that top dancehall reggae stars don't usually do.
The album has reportedly been inspired by the "heavy dub sound of Jamaican reggae stars."
