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Passa Passa will return
Posted by ShopinJA in Entertainment Buzz on June 16th, 2010
Since the conflict arising in Kingston and St Andrew over the extradition warrant issued for Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke, there have been numerous postponements and cancellations of events.
While some promoters await freedom, others question their fate.
Popular selector Tony Matterhorn gets a bumper crowd riled up at Passa Passa on Spanish Town Road.
The promoters of Passa Passa, Prodigal Entertainment, Swash International and Dylan Powe, have said since the outbreak of civil unrest in Tivoli Gardens, there has been no Passa Passa, the dance which has gained for Jamaica, and that community, significant international acclaim.
“The last Passa Passa was kept in April and the turnout was not much because of the tension,” said Powe.
According to the promoter, because of the circumstances surrounding the Kingston conflict, no permits could be granted for outdoor events in the Corporate Area.
Passa Passa isn’t the only dance affected by the state of emergency imposed on the Corporate Area and according to Powe, he and his fellow promoters have always subscribed to the wishes of the security forces and are now just waiting until there is a change.
“Passa Passa is a brand,” he said.
