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The 27th Annual International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA), will return to Harlem at the world famous Apollo Theatre, in New York City on Sunday, May 4, 2008.
The preliminary list of performers for the event include Beenie Man, Kymani Marley, Doug E. Fresh, Sean Kingston, Tarrus Riley, Etana, Dean Fraser, Winsome Benjamin , D'Angel, Queen Ifrika, Mutabaruka, Cecile, Junior Reid and Dwight Pickney.
Buju Banton will be among the presenters for the star studded event. More performers will be announced at a later date.
Meantime, as was released earlier leading with IRAWMA's most nominations for 2007 is Tarrus Riley, with a mega seven (7) nods, including Best Male Vocalist and Best Song, for the female anthem "She's Royal." Gangster DJ Mavado has five (5) nods from IRAWMA for Best Male DJ, Best Album, Best Recording Artist(s), Songwriter of the Year, and Community Service. Beenie Man, Buju Banton, Steven Marley, Shaggy, and Sean Kingston all received four (4) nominations, while Kymani Marley, Junior Reid and Soca star Machel Montano each received three (3) nominations. Reid, competing against himself, is nominated twice in the same category -- Best Crossover -- for his hits with Alicia Keys and rapper MIMS.
