STING 2009 - FACE OFF -

[Machine Translation] STING" is the world's largest reggae festival held every year on December 26th and renowned as "the biggest one-night show on earth" and "reggae/dancehall's Woodstock". The festival has gained immense trust and popularity for its content that represents the Jamaican reggae scene itself, without relying on white tourists, and boasts an annual attendance of over 40,000 people. Following the previous release [STING 2008], which was an exceptionally long selling DVD in recent years, [STING 2009] is now being released! The public, who had been fed up with the war that had intensified to the point of violence, welcomed the year-end STING in festive mode, with MAVADO, VYBZ KARTEL, BOUNTY KILLER, JAH VINCI, BLACK RYNO, AIDONIA, FLIPPA MAFIA, the two bands that are synonymous with 2009, at the head of the lineup. The twin unit TWIN OF TWINS is a group of twin brothers, TWIN OF TWINS, who are the twins of TWIN OF TWINS. The twin unit TWIN OF TWINZ ironizes the scene with black humor. STING fans of yesteryear have been waiting for this! The "deejay clash" between veteran GENERAL-B and singjay KIPRICH is also included! Another highlight of this album is the success and rise of singers and cultural artists in 2009, which many people may have overlooked in the recent reggae scene where gangsta artists have been the mainstream! The rising star G-WHIZZ, who appeared with his big hit [LIFE], as well as CHINO and LADEN from BIG SHIP family, who are now flying by the seat of their pants. The beautiful voice of STEVIE FACE. Rasta artist I-OCTAIN, who drew attention with his classic song [MAMA YOU ALONE], which was a heavy favorite on FM, and many others. The program also includes a lot of other top artists who are well-known on the scene, and their performances are well worth seeing.

『STING(スティング)』とは、毎年12月26日に開催される、"地球最大のワンナイト・ショー"" レゲエ/ダンスホール系ウッドストック"として名高い、世界最大規模のレゲエ・フェス。白人観光客を当てにしない、ジャマイカのレゲエシーンそのものを象った内容で絶大な信頼と人気を博し、毎年動員数4万人以上を誇る一大イヴェント。近年のDVDセールスとしては異例のロングヒットを叩き出した前作[STING 2008]に続き、[STING 2009]がリリース!2009年に激化したMAVADO対VYBZ KARTELの抗争がSTING目前に奇跡の和解。ヴァイオレンスにまで激化した抗争にウンザリしていた国民は、お祭りモードで年末のSTINGを迎えた。MAVADO, VYBZ KARTEL, BOUNTY KILLERを筆頭に、JAH VINCI, BLACK RYNO、AIDONIA, FLIPPA MAFIA, 2009年の代名詞とも云うべき二大派閥GULLYとGAZA周辺のアーティストは勿論、ギャングスタ達が荒ぶる気持ちをシャウト!双子ユニットTWIN OF TWINZはブラックユーモアたっぷりにシーンを皮肉ります(笑)。往年のSTINGファンは"待ってました!"なガチンコ対決(ディージェイ・クラッシュ)には、ベテランGENERAL-B対シングジェイKIPRICHの先輩後輩下克上クラッシュもバッチリ収録!そして本作品で注目すべきもう一つの見所は、ギャングスタ系アーティストが主流だった近年のレゲエシーンで、多くの人が見過ごしていたであろう2009年のシンガー、カルチャー系アーティストの活躍と台頭!大ヒット曲[LIFE]とともに現れた新星G-WHIZZは勿論、今や飛ぶ鳥を落とす勢いのBIG SHIPファミリーからは、CHINOとLADEN。美声を奏でるのはSTEVIE FACE。ジャマイカの氷川き○し(?)とでも云うべき、いぶし銀ヴォイスの新人ROMAIN VIRGO。FMでもヘヴィロテだった名曲[MAMA YOU ALONE]で注目を集めたラスタ・アーティストI-OCTAIN等々、2009年を思い返せば素晴らしいアーティストばかりだった事に気付かされるだろう。その他にも現場ではお馴染みのトップ・アーティスト達による渾身のステージングが見所バッチリに余すことなく収録。