"Queen of Dancehall" Lady Saw Is Still Bold, Now Stronger

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She believes that what got her where she is today wasn't luck but talent. "What I do on record is what you get onstage," she says. "The producer doesn't have to use a computer to fix my voice or make me sound like a chipmunk."

Though she believes dancehall remains relevant, she is disappointed in the trend of musicians paying off disc jockeys to buy radio time and even awards. But she's willing to keep up with dancehall's changing musical direction. "In Jamaica, people are saying dancehall has changed, because a lot of people not been in the real dancehall rhythm. They're making it like hip-hop."

Dreamy Riley

Lady Saw has seen it all.

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Central Broward County Regional Park

3700 Northwest 11th Place
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311

Category: Sports/Recreation

Region: Fort Lauderdale

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Lady Saw, performing as Marion Hall, Icons of Reggae in Concert, also featuring UB40's Ali Campbell, Toots and the Maytals, Mykal Rose, Wailing Souls, and John Holt. 1:30 p.m. Sunday, March 11, at Central Broward Regional Park, 3700 NW 11th Place, Fort Lauderdale. Tickets cost $58, with fees. Call 800-745-3000, or click here.

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Though Hall continues to explore other genres, singing gospel is more personal for her. She hums it in the shower. Sometimes then, words come to her, and she sings, "And where do I go when my heart is broken? And where do I go when words are spoken? I fall on my knees and beg the Lord please."