Following three decades in music, veteran reggae artiste Norris Man is set to perform at Reggae Sumfest for the first time this year. The artiste said his last performance in Jamaica was nine years ago on Rebel Salute. "I have never worked Reggae Sumfest yet in my life.
So that's supposed to tell you the struggles and where the fight is coming from and the politics and all of the things dem. I was blacklisted for being an outspoken person and also the controversy that surrounds me," the Home and Away singer told THE STAR , clarifying that he was speaking generally about the industry, and not Reggae Sumfest. He expressed gratitude to the show's director Cordel 'Skatta' Burrell for "vouching for him for the past two years" to be booked for the event.
Norris Man is scheduled to perform on International Night Two on July 20, which he said is a "good segment" for him to show his "maturity in music and the direction his career is currently going". Among the other performers are Beres Hammond, Luciano, D'Yani, Nigy Boy, Anthony B and Babyface. "We are '90s artistes and we come upon the foundation of making good music, and we will continue to make music like that.
[However] the sweetest thing for me is the whole excitement around the [show] and the anticipation of the people. It's harder if you're an artiste who have to go up there and try to go out of your way or do something out of your performance. But I have classics, I have timeless hits, so it is just for me to go out there now.
