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People across the reggae industry attend the JMC. Pictured here (l to r): Lloyd Stanbury (entertainment attorney), Karen Mason (JMC managing
          member, music industry consultant), Tessanne Chin (international recording artist) and Kwasi Bonsu (entertainment attorney, JMC founder).
          Photo courtesy of the Jamaican Music Conference



                                                                                contests, and an opportunity for the industry

                                                                                to shape the programming. Until then, 2019

                                                                                will  see  Team  JMC  Summit  Series  visiting

                                                                                California, Chicago, Toronto, Atlanta, Poland,

                                                                                Washington  D.C.,  New York  City,  Ghana,  Florida
                                                                                and  Montego  Bay,  Jamaica,  to  connect  with

                                                                                the industry and introduce the JMC internship

                                                                                program in two North American universities.


                                                                                The JMC is a rarity in the world a reggae – it’s
                                                                                a  safe  space  for  newcomers  and  the  “who’s

                                                                                who” of reggae to connect and learn from each

                                                                                other. It rebuilds trust, one talk at a time, and

                                                                                calls on us all to be more accountable for the

                                                                                part  we  play  as  custodians  of  the  Jamaican
                                                                                music culture.


                                                                                For more information on JMC 2020 or the

                                                                                JMC 2019 Summit Series please head to

                                                                                www.jamaicamusicconference.com
                                                                                or email info@jamaicamusicconference.com





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