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For the first time in Italy, in 2006 every Italian region has had a local reggae crew promoting the Italian Dancehall Queen Contest preliminary heats. The Italian staff of Pirates Production whose boss is Enrico Vicari, was organizing all of those ones. Girls were chosen by audience and Pirates Production too. The Final step was in Perugia in November with the cooperation of I-Shence and BashFire sound systems from Perugia, Italy. by Giulio Siroli |
by Giulio Siroli giuliosiroli(att)virgilio.it
For the first time in Italy, in 2006 every Italian region has had a local reggae crew promoting the Italian Dancehall Queen Contest preliminary heats. The Italian staff of Pirates Production whose boss is Enrico Vicari, was organizing all of those ones. Girls were chosen by audience and Pirates Production too. The Final step was in Perugia in November with the cooperation of I-Shence and BashFire sound systems from Perugia, Italy.
Even for the first time, the new Italian Dancehall Queen represented Italy at the UK International Dancehall Queen Contest on the second of December 2006 in London, UK and she will represent Italy as well at the First European Dancehall Queen competition on April 21st, 2007 in Bologna, Italy. The best European queens will fight for the European crown in order to compete for the Mighty crown of The International Dancehall Queen 2007 in Jamaica.
The fifth edition of the Italian Dancehall Queen Contest took place in Perugia at the CRAL club on Saturday 25th of November, 2006 after a forced change of the venue. Perugia is a nice town in the centre of Italy.
The competition was split up into 6 rounds and 22 Italian girls competed: Alessandra Antico, Barbara Piga, Chiara Colitti, Consuelo Graziola, Daniela Cucumazzo, Eugenia Coletti, Francesca Marra, Giorgia Gubitosi, Letizia Peressutti, Mariangela Rosato, Modeste Nahimana, Nadia Figueiredo, Samantha Tovaglieri, Silvia Mancini, Suna Gatti, Tania Di Cristoforo, Talita Vecchini, Tatiana Candida, Veronik Raheem, Vincenza Angiollieri, Joice Suterio and Jocelyne Mukawa.
At 1 o’clock a.m. Omar, the mc of I-Shence says to the massive the hour of the Contest is coming up. I-Shence is one of the most popular Italian Sound System from Perugia and it is well known in Spain and UK above all as a war-Sound System that could compete with neither fear nor inferiority complex on a intenational scale as well. Meanwhile, other representatives of the Italian dancehall reggae industry are approaching to the console: “Clava” outta One Love Hi-Powa, the first Italian Sound System and the most known Italian Sound abroad, “Raina” outta Villa Ada Posse, another well known Italian Sound and last but not least, Love Massive Sound System from Rome.
Judges are approaching to their table too: from Turin, Vitale “Bunna” Bonino (the leader of the Italian reggae band “Africa Unite” that together with Sud Sound System are the most popular Italian reggae bands); from UK, Peter “Urkel” Evans (special guest and the 2005 UK Dancehall King); from the North-East of Italy, the pretty Michelle (outta Northern Lights Sound System); from Perugia, “IlyG.” (Shotta P. Sound System); from Rome, Gina (outta One Love HP). Ready… Let’s go!!