Kalado rubs shoulders with billionaire Richard Branson

Popular dancehall artiste Kalado says he feels privileged to have been a guest at Necker Island, the private island of British billionaire Sir Richard Branson in the British Virgin Islands.

Kalado said he stayed on the island for close to two weeks and met with Branson, where the business mogul gave him priceless business and personal advice. He said he was invited to the island by one of his close friends, who is an employee of the billionaire.

"One of the things that Mr Branson told me is that listening is the most important skill ever, as it encourages good learning. He also told me some other valuable things that I will hold dear to me and will not disclose that. For me, it is not just a vacation, but a learning experience. He also told me that good health is a part of life, and as such, we should exercise and consume right," the entertainer said.

Co-founder of Virgin Group, which today controls more than 400 companies, including Virgin Records and Virgin Atlantic Airline, Branson's net worth is estimated at US$3 billion. Kalado said Branson is one of the most humble beings he has ever met.

"I am taken aback by how humble and respectful he is. I mean, him full a humility. This man owns a part of the world but he doesn't act like it. I mean, we walk around and just reason. We spoke about reggae and dancehall music, and I must say he is very much interested in the genres," Kalado said.

Aside from rubbing shoulders with a billionaire, the Bring Life hitmaker has been busy promoting his latest single, Slow Whine. The song, which was released earlier this year, is said to be gaining traction on the dancehall scene.

"I am working on a number of singles, but mi a push Slow Whine because it a gwan good. The females dem love it, and it a play in the dances and just about everywhere ... ," he said.