D’Angel ready for Pride Ja performance
Dancehall’s first lady, D’Angel, has been booked to perform at a Pride Ja event next month. Scheduled to be held on August 6 in the Corporate Area, the event is part of a week of activities planned to celebrate the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in Jamaica. D’Angel, who came out last month to say she respects and loves all her fans irrespective of their sexual orientation, told THE WEEKEND STAR that she was asked to perform at the event and did not say no. She added that she is ready to bring her ‘A’ game to the event. “When I’m booked for an event, I treat it like any other event. I’m a professional artiste with a wide fan base. Whether you’re rich, poor, black, white or from the LGBT community, my music and I are not prejudiced to anyone. If you book D’Angel, I’ll be there to do what I do best — perform and entertain,” she said. The I’m So Blessed singer said that over the years, she has learnt that as an entertainer, it is imperative that people separate their professional lives from the personal beliefs. “I appreciate and love all my fans regardless of the lifestyle they choose. I’m not here to judge. Persons from the LGBT community show me a lot of love. They support my music wholeheartedly, they send me videos singing to my songs, and I post them on my fan page like I would for anybody else,” she said. “My purpose as an entertainer is to spread my music to all corners of the world. Regardless of who you are, you will be treated equally by me. I’m not concerned about anyone’s personal life. They are humans too, and they want to be entertained, and I’m not about segregation. They chose me to bring the entertainment package, and I will. I leave all judgement to God.”