MightyCrownSoundSystemToRetireAfter30Years

(DancehallMag) Renowned Japanese presentation. Mighty Crown doesn’t live sound system ‘Mighty Crown’ is on the last today’s Dancehall life,” he said. “The sound lap of its career after three decades. The is one of a few masters of yesterday’s decision might shock some, but with the Dancehall life, so it’s time to let the younger changing climate in Dancehall, the selectors generation carry the torch without thinkitistimetostepaside. interpretation from us (our generation).

“The challenge with continuing is being MightyCrownhadthetimeandmadethebest forced to play songs that don’t speak of your ofit!MightyCrownmadehistory…..but,the experiences and Dancehall lifestyle. For industry’s history doesn’t stop with this example, Mighty Crown’s generation generation. Others will come and do great smoked weed. So, the sound enjoyed playing thingsbecausethemusicisspeakingfortheir ganja songs because they felt the lyrical generationofgreatness.” content. It was a major part of the dancehall Bourne continued: “I don’t want Mighty lifestyle.We are weed smokers. We don’t do Crown to be remembered as the sound team drugs, so how do we endorse songs about that should have quit while they were ahead. doing drugs?” Garfield “Chin” Bourne of We want to be remembered as a multi-award Irish and Chin, manager of ‘Mighty Crown’ winningsoundteamthatsuccessfullyshowed for over 20 years, said in an interview with the world that when Jamaican sound system DancehallMag culture is marketed the right way, sky is the Bourne added that the group of selectors, limit.” made up of Masta Simon, Sami T, Cojie, and ‘Mighty Crown’ recently kicked off the Ninja, created their own legacy, and have no Final Round Tour in Japan and is looking to qualmswithgivingthefreshfacesachance. visit Canada,United Kingdom, United States

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