‘Stay Strong Jamaica’ benefit concert for South Florida
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Reggae songbird and daughter of August Town, Etana, performing at the Rise to the Occasion concert, a tribute to Sizzla Kalonji’s 30 years in the music industry; held Sunday October 19 at Sabina Park, Kingston.
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Wayne Wonder thrilling the audience at Intimate held Saturday January 4, at Plantation Cove, St Ann. He is one of the artistes set to perform at the 'Stay Strong Jamaica' concert on January 2, 2026, in Florida.
A major reggae concert will be held in South Florida in January to raise funds to support Jamaica’s hurricane recovery programme.
The event, dubbed ‘Stay Strong Jamaica’, will take place on January 2, 2026 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida. It will feature some of Jamaica’s leading entertainers, including Shaggy, Julian Marley, Marcia Griffiths, Wayne Wonder, Inner Circle, Third World, Wailers, I-Octane, Etana, Teejay and Shuga.
Chief operating officer of Seminole Gaming, David Hoenemeyer, pledged that “100 per cent of net proceeds will directly benefit recovery efforts, helping families and communities rebuild with hope and dignity” via the Hard Rock Heals Foundation.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, explained that ‘Stay Strong Jamaica’ is part of the ‘I Love Jamaica’ initiative under which concerts are being hosted in major cities across the world with the aim of raising funds to support the national hurricane recovery effort.
Minister Grange thanked the entertainment community for “being there for Jamaica”, adding that “this concert will contribute funds to the rebuilding process but, more than anything else, it will lift the spirits of the Jamaican people”.
Another star-studded fundraising concert, dubbed ‘Jamaica Strong’, was held at the UBS Arena in New York last Saturday.