Tarnado eyes Japanese market

Following the release of a video of a Japan-based dance group doing a routine to dancehall single 'No Problem', dancehall artiste Tarnado has his eyes set on travelling to the East Asian country.

According to Tarnado, the single has been getting heavy airplay in Japan, and he is grateful for the support from the Japanese selectors.

"It a look good 'cause the Japanese a reach out. It a receive a whole heap a feedback," Tarnado said.

The single is a collaboration with the Elite Team Dance Factory, who created the dance move, and it is being promoted through the dancers' tours, locally and overseas.

Some of the dancers recently visited Japan to host workshops.

Of late, the deejay has taken an interest in writing tracks that are associated with dance moves, stating that "people just want to party and have fun, so instead of doing a bad-man tune, it better to do a dancing track that last from one holiday to the next."

He previously released Killa Swing, which was also inspired by dance moves.

As he continues to promote No Problem, he is sure that the song will continue to gain more attention into next year.

"I am working on getting on a show in Japan for January, but for now, the focus is on making No Problem bigger all over," he said. "We already know music is the language, and you know Jamaicans, from them listen two times them know it; same way we want other people do."

Meanwhile, the deejay is preparing to travel to Canada next month, where he will perform with Toronto's JUNO-nominated reggae singer Trinity Chris.