Marlin Awards 2006 Official Winners List by Artist

For recordings released during the Eligibility Period
January 2004 through December 2005

Note: Winners listed in order of number of awards.





Stitchie (Jamaica) 4 Awards

  • Dee-Jay Vocal Performance of the Year Solo-“Fast & Pray”

  • Dancehall Recording of the Year-“Fast & Pray”

  • Music Video of the Year-“Fast & Pray”

  • Producer of the Year-“Kingdom Ambassador”

Landlord (Bahamas) 3 Awards

  • Song of the Year-“We Need Peace”

  • Dub/Culture Recording of the Year-“We Need Peace”

  • Adapted Praise & Worship Recording of the Year-“This is the Air I Breathe”

Vanessa Rolle (Bahamas) 3 Awards

  • Choir/Praise Team Recording of the Year-“Jesus I Love You” (W. Shaback)

  • Contemporary Vocal Performance of the Year-“Due Season” (W. Harmonious Praise)

  • Junkanoo/Rake & Scrape Vocal Performance of the Year Duo/Group-“Hold Unto Jesus” (W. Da Fam)

Avion Blackman (Trinidad) 3 Awards

  • Contemporary Vocal Performance of the Year Female-“Marvelous Beauty”

  • Packaging of the Year-“Onyinye”

  • Album of the Year-“Onyinye”

Dawn Sands (Bahamas) 2 Awards

  • Instrumental Recording of the Year-“Rejoice”

  • Engineered Recording of the Year-“A New Dawn”

Kenyatta Taylor (Bahamas) 2 Awards

  • Junkanoo/Rake & Scrape Vocal Performance of the Year Solo-“Shout Hallelujah”

  • Junkanoo/Rake & Scrape Vocal Performance of the Year Duo/Group-“Hold Unto Jesus” (W. Da Fam)

Mr. Lynx (Bahamas) 2 Awards

  • Reggae Vocal Performance of the Year Male-“Shine Ya Light”

  • Contemporary Vocal Performance of the Year Male-“Hold Me In Your Arms”

Tabernacle Concert Choir (Bahamas) 2 Awards

  • Adapted Traditional Recording of the Year-“I Love to Praise Him (Old)”

  • Traditional Vocal Performance of the Year Duo/Group--“I Love to Praise Him (Old)”

Cora Williamson (Guyana) 2 Awards

  • Calypso/Soca Vocal Performance of the Year Female-“Firm Foundation”

  • Adapted Calypso/Soca Recording of the Year-“Firm Foundation”

DJ Nicholas (Jamaica) 2 Awards

  • New Artist of the Year

  • Reggae Vocal Performance of the Year Duo/Group-“Holy Ghost Church” (W. Kerron Ennis)

Kerron Ennis (Jamaica) 2 Awards

  • Reggae Recording of the Year-“God is Standing By Our Side”

  • Reggae Vocal Performance of the Year Duo/Group-“Holy Ghost Church” (W. DJ Nicholas)

Manifest (Bahamas) 2 Award

  • Hip/Hop Vocal Performance of the Year Duo/Group-“We’ve Only Just Begun” (W. DJ Frost)

  • Hip/Hop Recording of the Year-“Head Bangers” (W. Head Bangers Crew)

Adrian Edgecombe & The Bahamas

Harvest Church Choir (Bahamas) 1 Award

  • Praise & Worship Recording of the Year-“We Give You the Highest Praise”

Aloa Harris (Bahamas) 1 Award

  • Jazz Recording of the Year-“If Any Man”

Avalanchee (Bahamas) 1 Award

  • Dee-Jay Vocal Performance of the Year Duo/Group-“Blow Out”

Christian Massive (Bahamas) 1 Award

  • Rake & Scrape Recording of the Year-“I Come Here to Worship”

Da FAM (Bahamas) 1 Award

  • Junkanoo/Rake & Scrape Vocal Performance of the Year Duo/Group-“Hold Unto Jesus”

Divinity (Bahamas) 1 Award

  • Junkanoo Recording of the Year-“Party Time Remix”

DJ Frost (Bahamas) 1 Award

  • Hip/Hop Vocal Performance of the Year Duo/Group-“We’ve Only Just Begun”(W. Manifest)

Harmonious Praise (Bahamas) 1 Award

  • Contemporary Vocal Performance of the Year Duo/Group-“Due Season”

Lion of Judah Sounds (Bahamas) 1 Award

  • Compilation Album of the Year-“Riddim Invasion 4-Three the Hard Way”

Mizpah Bethel (Bahamas) 1 Award

  • Contemporary Recording of the Year-“Down to the River”

Shaback (Bahamas) 1 Award

  • Choir/Praise Team Recording of the Year-“Jesus I Love You”(W. Vanessa Rolle)

Talbert Williams (Bahamas) 1 Award

  • Inspirational Recording of the Year-“Living the Dream”

Tamika Smith (Bahamas) 1 Award

  • Junkanoo/Rake & Scrape Vocal Performance of the Year Duo/Group-“Hold Unto Jesus” (W. Da Fam)

The Head Bangers Crew (Bahamas) 1 Award

  • Hip/Hop Recording of the Year-“Head Bangers

Second Coming (Barbados) 1 Award

  • Traditional Recording of the Year-“Heaven”

Richie Righteous (Guyana) 1 Award

  • Hip/Hop Vocal Performance of the Year Solo-“Throw Ya Hand Up”

Judith Montperous (Haiti) 1 Award

  • Foreign Language Recording of the Year-“Le Ve Yo”

Chevelle Franklyn (Jamaica) 1 Award

  • Reggae Vocal Performance of the Year Female-“Each Time”

Glacia Robinson (Jamaica) 1 Award

  • Pop/Rock Recording of the Year-“Survivor”

Master Travis Finlay (Jamaica) 1 Award

  • Traditional Vocal Performance of the Year Male-“Many Rivers to Cross”

Minister Goddy Goddy (Jamaica) 1 Award

  • Adapted Reggae Recording of the Year-“Traditional Medley”

Sister Sharon Dyer (Jamaica) 1 Award

  • Traditional Vocal Performance of the Year Female-“Because He Lives”

Paul T. Fleming (St. Maarten) 1 Award

  • Calypso/Soca Vocal Performance of the Year Male-“Sing Hallelujah”

Judah Praise (St. Thomas USVI) 1 Award

  • Calypso/Soca Recording of the Year-“Hoorah For Jesus”

Gitta Dan (Trinidad) 1 Award

  • Ethnic Recording of the Year-“Catch it on Jah”

Jadee (Trinidad) 1 Award

  • Calypso/Soca Vocal Performance of the Year Duo/Group-“Under We Feet
    (W. Sherwin Gardner)”

Sherwin Gardner (Trinidad) 1 Award

  • Calypso/Soca Vocal Performance of the Year Duo/Group-“Under We Feet”(W. Jadee)




Marlin Awards 2006 Official Winners List by Artist