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Snow, a Caucasian, was born in Nova Scotia, Canada, and moved to North York, Toronto, as a child. He has tremendous love for the island, and still cherishes fond memories of his first performance in Jamaica in 1993 at Reggae Sunsplash. He is currently resolving issues with the work permit for the United States, and he is looking forward to performing in Jamaica once again.

Interest in live performances by Snow is growing as a result of Con Calma. Lushy Banton’s new single, One Love, has been buzzing on a number of social-media platforms, and he is booked to join Jigsy King, Mr Easy and Mega Banton on a ‘90s Revival Dancehall Tour in June. “The ’90s is among the most prolific periods in the dancehall genre, so I am not surprised by the comeback Snow has made with his song Informer,” said New Jersey-based Jamaican DJ Lushy Banton, himself an exponent of the ’90s dancehall revival.

Snow was a huge station favourite when he first came out in the ’90s, and now with Daddy Yankee and Katy Perry on the single, we expect the song to become a huge summer anthem on reggae platforms,” Clarke added. “We were the first Caribbean/reggae station to have started playing the track here in New York. “I became aware of Con Calma because we here at Irie Jam radio have our ears to the ground on all matters musical,” Bobby Clarke, CEO of Irie Jam Radio in New York, told The Gleaner. Sign up for The Gleaner’s morning and evening newsletters. The adoration for the Snow remake is by no means limited to Latino markets. With Informer, I was just coming back from prison, but this time around, I am in a happier space and totally enjoying the love from the Hispanic fans,” he added. “This new success is an entirely different feeling from the 1990s. “I am thrilled with the raging success of this remake,” Snow told The Gleaner from his residence in downtown Toronto. 1 song on Spotify across all Spanish-speaking countries. 1 on Spotify’s Global Top 50 charts with more than 20 million streams and was the No. 1 on Billboard’s Latin Airplay chart and became the #1 Most streamed song on the Global Top 200 chart. A remixed version of the track features pop sensation Katy Perry.Ĭon Calma has been viewed more than 830 million times on YouTube, well within striking range of a billion views, and was last week’s most popular song on Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs chart. The single gave newcomer Snow his biggest hit ever, and it also gave dancehall music one of its most successful crossover songs of the 1990s, based on sales.Ī quarter-century later, Snow is featured on a new bilingual hit single, Con Calma, by Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee, that pays homage to Informer.

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