Debuts new band ‘Top Side’ at Emancipation Festival

PROMOTING all things ‘592’, well known songstress and performer, Jackie Hanover, better known as ‘Jackie Jaxx’, on Tuesday debuted her band ‘Top Side’ at this year’s Emancipation Festival.

‘Jaxx’ along with her band, had their first live performance as the opening act for the headline performers, Ghanaian superstar ‘Stonebwoy’ and Reggae family band Morgan Heritage who were the featured artistes at this year’s festival.
The Buzz caught up with Jaxx during rehearsals, where she shared her excitement not only for her band launch but also to be the opening act for such well known performers in the entertainment industry.

“I feel fabulous, I have been listening to Morgan Heritage since I was a child, and I remembered a specific song, they sang “Down by the River” and being seven [or] eight years old, it has taken me to a place I have never been, and music like that, which lasts the test of time, that is the kind of music I want to create,” she told the Buzz.

Known for her reggae and jazz style tunes, ‘Jaxx’ has been performing since the age of nineteen and she recalled that it was on the very same stage at the National Park where her career started.
“Well, I performed on this stage years ago for the Carib Soca Monarch and I am back on the very stage debuting with my other side directing a band.”

She added, “We are all Guyanese in this band, but it feels great to be a Guyanese headlining this concert. Every musician performing with me is a Guyanese…it means we have everything right here in Guyana.”

‘Jaxx’ noted that Guyanese can soon look forward to more of her and ‘Top Side’ as they plan to dominate the local and international music scenes.

“From here, it is worldwide tours, it is very difficult to tour on your own. A band puts you at another level, for festivals worldwide; it is easy to package and send abroad,” Jackie told Buzz.