Dynamq wins Reggae Sumfest Global Sound Clash
Published:Friday | July 21, 2023 | 8:25 AMYasmine Peru/Senior Gleaner Writer
Despite a lot of talk and braggadocio from Jamaican selectors about keeping the trophy at home, the Reggae Sumfest Global Soundclash trophy has gone to the Motherland, Africa.
Dynamq, the River Nile Crocodile, was declared winner a few minutes to three Friday morning after a dub-fi-dub face-off with Code Red at the Pier One car park in Montego Bay. He walked away with the trophy courtesy of Magnum Tonic Wine, $1 million, and was also declared the Power Play winner for which he received $100,0000 courtesy of Sunshine Snacks.
Magnum Tonic Wine is the presenting partner with Reggae Sumfest for the Global Sound Clash.
The African, as he is called in the dance, played a convincing set throughout and what should have been a 10-song play-off to decide the winner didn't need to go the full round.
The African just kept on winning as he pulled out big bad dubs from foundation artistes such as Shabba Ranks, Ernie Smith, Beres Hammond and the Mighty Diamonds
In his usual high spirits, he contravened the rules once when he used an expletive and was warned. Dynamq even got emotional at times, as he shared a bit of his history noting that had not been for reggae music he would have amounted to nothing, having been brought up in a refugee camp.
"Jamaican culture give me a life!" the African shouted and expressed gratitude for the money which was thrown on the stage by patrons, but which the emcee scooped up and put in his own pocket, declaring that he and Dynamq would share it.
When he reached the final round he offered a prayer of thanksgiving.
"A me alone praise God, I am a God-fearing person. Every time I clash yuh yuh a try segregate the ting ... not tonight bwoy. We a God pickiney," he told Chris Dymond of Code Red.
When he was declared winner of the Reggae Sumfest Global Soundclash, Dynamq Called Chris Dymond on stage and told the people to show the selector respect. Chris Diamond was a gracious loser.
Jamaican sound systems Bass Odyssey, Code Red and the Magnum All-Star Soundclash winner, Echo One, went up against Dynamq from South Sudan, and Jah Works out of Japan.
Bass Odyssey was the winner of the 2022 Reggae Sumfest Global Sound Clash but failed to defend their title.