Dancehall Artiste Macka Diamond Takes On South Africa

Female dancehall artiste Macka Diamond is stepping hard on her promotional pedal for 2022. In a month celebrating International Women’s Day, Macka Diamond, born Charmaine Monroe, heads for South Africa for three shows-Randburg, Johannesburg ( March 26th), Pretoria, Zimbabwe( April 9th) and Botswana, Malawi (April 2nd ). She will be backed by TwinStar international sound system based in Canada. 

This is her second South Africa’s gig; her first being 2019, only months before the appearance of the COVID 19 pandemic.

Her second feat this month is her newest recording label Globe Productions. She kicked this off with a new release “Big Woman Dolly” a timely  spin-off  from the Dolly talk now  trending on social media.

Then, in May 2022,  Canadians can look forward to a long-awaited amazing diamond performance.

 Although this is no unfamiliar soil for the artiste who have done past shows,  this could turn out to be mega if one is to use her recent Sweet Sixteen Birthday Party  in US of what to expect.

The tour promoter is DJ Wiz.

About Macka

Charmaine Munroe, now known to the world as Macka Diamond, was born in Kingston, Jamaica and grew up in St Catherine. She attended Holy Childhood High School but even then her focus was more on becoming an Entertainer than on her studies. The influence of music was around Charmaine from an early age. Her father, Phillip Munroe was a record producer who not only worked with some of the greats, but were close friends with them; including Gregory Isaacs, King Jammy’s and Reggae Music’s dynamite duo Sly & and Robbie. 

It was after hearing Artistes such as Sister Nancy (aka Mama Nancy, a female deejay trailblazer), that she decided she too was going to become an Artiste. Her early influence came from female Artistes who were big at the time; including Mama Nancy, Lady Ann, Lady Junie and Lady G. She then decided to call herself Lady Charm, but after the making of her first record, ‘Don Girl’ (an answer version to Major Mackerel’s ‘Don Man’), the producer insisted that the song be released under the name, Lady Mackerel. ‘Don Girl’ proved to be a hit and she went on to record for Sound System champions; Stone Love, King Tubby’s Kingston 11 label and in various combinations including live performances and recordings with Captain Barkey and Wicker Man.

In 2003 she changed her name to Macka Diamond – along with the new name; came a different and even more aggressive lyrical approach. As Macka Diamond a slew of hits ensued including; Tek Con, Bun Him, Done Already, Hoola Hoop, Lexus an Benz, DyeDye and Spanish hit ‘Play Tune’. This versatile female Entertainer, Author and Actress has walked away with one of Reggae/Dancehall Music’s most coveted awards: Female DJ of the Year; on not one, but three occasions, back-toback and numerous other music awards.

Macka Diamond is not only and artiste but also an Author. She has released The dancehall novel; entitled BUN HIM, from her mega hit single of the same name. The novel became the number one selling novel in Jamaica in 2007 and is still being sought after worldwide today. To the pleasure of her fans Macka Diamond released her sophomore novel; The Real Gangster’s Wife in February of 2010. Macka Diamond has also solidified herself as a soca Artiste, with soca singles as well collaborations with soca Artiste Patrice Roberts (from Machel Montano’s camp), Fay-Ann Lyons and Denise Belfont.