Entertainment On The Go

US-based Jamaican events promoter/businessman Mikey Sparkle is gearing up for another staging of his annual Sparkle Productions Family Fun day event in Lithonia, Georgia, tomorrow.

This will be the fifth staging of the event, and once again, the promoter has put together an impressive line-up of artistes, sound systems and DJs.

Among the performers in the line-up are Professor Nuts, Delly Ranx and Anthony Malvo.

Recorded music will be provided by Merritone Disco, DJ Cold Rice, Natural Vibes, Bugsy Bam Bam, Supa Tek, DJ Bree, Propa English, Unique Squad and DJ Ricky.

"Every year, we try to top the previous year's event because we want our patrons to have an awesome experience every time. Once again, we have put together another exciting entertainment package for our patrons, which includes some of the best Jamaican entertainers, and we have also included entertainers who are based in Georgia," said the promoter.

Popular dancehall selector Hotta Ball will be releasing a new mixtape, Usher Him Out, and a new rhythm All I Know on HIUM Records.

He is also getting much traction for his 'Haad Tackle' slang as the World Cup is now under way.

"Everywhere me go, people ah shout 'Haad Tackle', and the slang start gain extra attention from the World Cup fever hit. Me and Scatter Action bill argument and slang every day, so a while back, my former boss Firelinks said 'hardball' so we say 'haad tackle' and it take off now," Hotta Ball said.

The well-known street selector is also promoting his weekly event, Take Ova Wednesday at the Clique Bar and Grill in Palms Plaza at the Portmore Town Centre.

He also plays at the weekly Uptown Mondays event at Savannah Plaza on Constant Spring Road.

Hotta Ball is in demand on the international dancehall market, with several events booked for Canada in October, Europe in November, and Japan in December.

St Mary-born deejay Ffurious recently released his debut EP, Just Love.

"I'm getting a lot of positive feedback about it from my fans. Right now, my team and I are doing everything possible to make this project a huge success," said the artiste.

The title track of the EP is also reportedly doing well on local radio stations.

Ffurious is booked to perform on this year's staging of the annual Festival of Life, which slated to take place from July 6 to 8 at Union Park in Chicago.

"I'll be performing on the first night of the festival. This will be my first major performance in Chicago. I plan to make a good impression. I'm going to perform most of the songs from EP so the people in Chicago can get familiar with them. I'm going to give them a very good show," he promised.