‘Entertainer Marlon’ aiming to reignite love for reggae
Marlon Griffith, once a popular nightlife entertainer, is preparing to make a comeback to the local entertainment scene after an almost 10-year hiatus.
Griffith, known as “Entertainer Marlon,” said it was the rapid change in the nightlife culture that forced him to take a step back from the business.
Griffith noted that he became interested in the entertainment scene and playing music at the age of 16. As he got older, he worked with popular sound systems, like, “Inner City”, “Rockers” and “Sonic Boom”. It was through his work with
“Sonic Boom” that “Entertainer Marlon” was born.
He said he was eventually given the opportunity to become a featured entertainer at “The Edge Lounge,” where “Ladies Night” on Wednesdays was birthed and became a popular feature. He noted that subsequently he went on to host a number of popular events, which included “Bosses Wear Horses,” which was an event aimed at persons who loved the Polo brand and the “AX Armani Exchange,” which was an event aimed at lovers of the Armani Exchange brand.
“The entertainment arena would have started to evolve and how the entertainment environment was getting, it wasn’t my understanding or vibes about entertainment,” Griffith said, explaining one of the reasons why he decided to step back from the scene.
He noted that during that time he noticed that the nightlife became overly influenced by the Jamaican dancehall culture. This continued during his hiatus and he noted that he witnessed the Guyana nightlife become very vulgar.
Griffith stated that lyrics which popular dancehall artistes would sing and the chants used by popular DJs at shows and parties became vulgar and created “unrest” at the events, which he believes influence attendees to behave in a disorderly and uncouth manner. “It has gotten too lawless. There is no decorum when it comes to entertainment now. The kind of music the DJs play, the lyrics, the chants… it creates so much unrest,” Griffith said.
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