Hot Wuk Tour Photos/Frozen Artwork (HQ)
Posted on Thursday, July 24th, 2008 at 5:05 PM EDT
Below are some photos that I found on flickr of Tami performing on the HOT WUK Tour that took place last year alongside Mr. Vegas. Credit goes out to the people who posted the pictures over at Flickr. Also, I have uploaded the HQ image of the artwork of Frozen. I’m going to be in New York for 5 days, so I won’t be able to post much news, if anything enjoy these photos and the brand new interview I posted with GayWired yesterday.
Hot Wuk Tour in Montreal - 2007
Frozen - Single (HQ)
Celebrity Travelogue: Tami Chynn
Posted on Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 at 1:16 PM EDT
“It’s really pop, it’s really ’80s, it’s really fun… it’s really primadonna… really girly and just delicious. If this album was some kind of food it would definitely be like a doughnut dunked in chocolate with sprinkles on top and a pair of heels.”
-Tami Chynn on her new album Primadonna
Her new single may be titled “Frozen”, but I would dare anyone to use that term to describe up-and-coming pop sensation Tami Chynn. In fact, if Chynn is anything, she is a red-hot, rising star whose charm, talent and openness are rapidly coalescing to position her as the next big thing in music. Move over Rihanna.
Spend a few moments in conversation with the bubbly songstress and you’ll feel as though you’ve spent an afternoon baking under the Caribbean sun. Her girlish giggle is as warm and inviting as her songs are polished, intoxicating and infectious. And while she speaks at a rapid-fire pace in an accented voice that clearly belies her Jamaican roots, Chynn’s girlish, blonde, ’80s inspired persona is definitively more Orange County than Kingston, Jamaica.
After finding success in Japan with a reggae/dancehall album a couple of years back, Tami Chynn is poised to make waves stateside with the release of her mainstream, major label debut, Primadonna, this year. Collaborating with hitmaker Akon on the project, Chynn is almost certainly destined to strike gold or maybe even multiplatinum right out of the gate.
From her home in Jamaica, Chynn talked to GayWired.com about Primadonna, her Caribbean birthplace, the real meaning of girl power and her undying affection for high heels, food and sleep.
GayWired: So Tami, you got your start as a back-up dancer for Shaggy. How did you make the transition from dancer to center stage as a solo artist so to speak?
Tami Chynn: I always sang my whole life. I was a dancer, singer and actress. That was my forte growing up. I was actually about to start focusing on singing when the Shaggy opportunity came up for me to dance and I thought what better opportunity for me to learn about being on the road and being on tour and [to] see what it’s about than to actually do it.
I did it for a little while and then I decided I really liked being on the road. I really liked the experience. It lived up to everything I wanted it to be. And I said the next time I touched the stage I wanted it to be for me and not being a back-up dancer or a singer. So the transition happened kinda slowly but with great ease.
GW: So deep down in your heart of hearts as a little Jamaican girl, Tami Chynn always knew she wanted to sing and be a star some day?
TC: Yeah. I always wanted to be a singer and to be the singer that could dance and branch out into acting one day. So I thought why not try it all. Why not be all that you can be and push your limits all the time.
GW: Well it sounds like you definitely got a healthy dose of that notoriously famous Jamaican work ethic then?
TC: [Laughs] Yeah I hope so.
Sumfest Int’l Night 1: Brilliant!
Posted on Sunday, July 20th, 2008 at 5:42 PM EDT
Akon entered the stage at 2:40 yesterday morning, after his accompanying kilt-wearing disc jock sought to inspire the audience with a series of popular dancehall and hip hop tunes. A masterful rendition of Shake Down - from his 2007 release Konvicted - done, Akon sampled the Beenie Man/Miss Ting duet Dude and Cham’s Ghetto Story. The latter served as a segue into his own ‘hood’ experience, an a cappella version of Ghetto, which eventually ended with musical accompaniment. There were too, the potent club bangers Soul Survivor (recorded version featuring Young Jeezy) and Locked Up, which was preceded by a rhetoric on crime, poverty and prison. The ‘gangsta’ jams gave way to the sexy, bubble-gum stylings of Tami Chynn on Frozen, which features Akon.
Akon expressed pretty much what he thinks of “Jamaican girls” by way of his latest chart climber Dangerous, followed by Don’t Matter, which included a calypso-esque remix.
But perhaps what elevated Akon’s performance (no pun intended) was his decision to walk atop heads in an effort to get to the fence that separated VIP from the “poor people”. This, his second Sumfest showing and incidentally his second fence-mounting episode (last time was three years ago when he lost his gold chain, this time he was smart enough not to wear any jewellery), made for an intriguing mix of comedy, death-defying stunts and audience-artiste interactions that will undoubtedly be one of the paramount moments of Reggae Sumfest 2008.
The Jamaica Observer
Apparently she did perform. Well, hopefully some pictures will surface of the (i’m sure) HOT performace and also videos. When they do, I will post them immediately. Click here to read the full article on how amazing Night 1 turned out.
Official Website Updated!
Posted on Friday, July 18th, 2008 at 1:11 PM EDTTami’s official website has finally been updated! Lol. You can join their community, and also get extras such as wallpapers, and aim icons. Speaking of community, I am working on getting a fan forum for the site going and I also found a song by Tami thats fairly new, so look out for that also. In the mean time check out her new HOT official site theme at TamiChynn.com! Click below to check it out.
Frozen Video Shoot - HQ’s!
Posted on Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 at 11:00 AM EDTHere is a small surprise for you guys. Below I have 4 photos from the on the set video shoot of Frozen f/ Akon. The photos of her upclose with the gold and orange background, I thought were lil’ promo’s for the album but on Tami’s official myspace she stated that these pictures are a “sneak peek” of her new video ‘Frozen’. These photos are in HIGH QUALITY. Enjoy!! Big shouts out go to Ayal for these HQ pics.
Hyperventilating Featured on Asafa’s Workout CD
Posted on Saturday, July 12th, 2008 at 6:17 PM EDT
Thirty-five minutes! That’s not the regular sub-10 times associated with Asafa Powell, but that’s how long his new workout CD takes.
Entitled Asafa Powell: Train For Speed, the soon-to-be released CD, produced by Nike and VP Records, will enable listeners to be coached by Powell to lively reggae dancehall music.
The workout CD, which can also be used for jogging, features some of reggae’s greatest artistes of the past and present, and has an exclusive track On The Go (Faster Than Bullet) by dancehall singjay Mavado, who is one of the sprinter’s favourite artistes.
Powell’s coach Bruce James told The Gleaner about how the CD came about.
“Asafa is one of Nike’s top athletes and Nike wants to do whatever they can to promote him. Nike asked Asafa about what kind of music he enjoys listening to and which artistes. Asafa loves Jamaican music so Nike contacted VP Records to put together this package,” said the president of the MVP track and field club.
Compilation of songs
According to James, the CD is a compilation of various songs that Powell likes, and music that the listener can work out to.
Powell, who left the island recently for Europe in preparation for the European leg of races which will be followed by the Bejing Olympics, has distinguished himself as one of the world’s fastest humans, having held the world record in the 100 metres for three years, from 2005-2008. He currently holds the record for the most sub-10 times for one season.
On the CD, Asafa coaches runners through a training session with four high-speed intervals. According to a release on www.vprecords.com, the goal of the workout is to increase an athlete’s endurance and speed, with musical motivation coming from the athlete’s homeland.
Tracks
The tracks selected for Asafa Powell: Train for Speed explore a wide range of music that VP has to offer, mixing in classic dancehall cuts like Shaggy’s early hit, Big Up, and pioneering tunes like Half Pint’s Greetings, with other songs like Sean Paul’s Deport Them, and Hyperventilating by up-and-coming Tami Chynn.
Snap Judgment - Tami Chynn featuring Akon - “Frozen”
Posted on Thursday, July 10th, 2008 at 1:38 AM EDT
Akon’s Midas touch has already worked to significantly boost the careers of Colby O’Donis and Kardinal Offishall. Will Tami Chynn be the next star to be born under the watchful eye of Akon? “Frozen” is a summer-friendly slice of dance-pop. Listen to “Frozen” and let us know your snap judgment!
Listen to “Frozen”:
Wayne Marshall Birthday at Indies
Posted on Monday, July 7th, 2008 at 11:39 AM EDTTami Chynn attended boyfriend, Wayne Marshall’s birthday party at Indies which was a personal invitation including friends and family guests. This took place on April 9th, 2008 at Indies in Jamaica. I’ve read in articles that Tami and Wayne are dating, I’m not 100% sure of this, but by the looks of it, it’s probably true! In the pictures she is seen posing with Wayne, Tessanne (her sister) and other guests. Pics courtesy of Whaddat.com.
Jheanelle’s Sweet 16 Photos
Posted on Saturday, July 5th, 2008 at 10:08 PM EDTI found some photos of Tami performing at someone’s Sweet 16 party back in 2006, at Terra Nova Hotel in Jamaica. When I saw these pictures, I got jealous, because when I use to live in Jamaica, Terra Nova was just down the road from my apartment, lol. But nonetheless, check out the pictures by clicking the thumbs below. Photos courtesy of Whaddat.com
No Reggae Sumfest
Posted on Saturday, July 5th, 2008 at 1:36 AM EDTIn previous news, I posted that Tami Chynn would have been a part of the line-up for this year’s Reggae Sumfest in Jamaica, which would have been her 4th year in a row. But I got word from a reliable source that Tami Chynn will not be performing at the event this year and that the promoters still haven’t updated their information thus fliers and news are still saying that she will be there. But you heard it here, Tami will not be there.