Entertainment: With Dripping Blood, Carlene Davis joins IRAWMA Contenders

Dripping Blood, the latest album from gospel  Carlene Davis, is poised to enjoy further international acclaim, thanks to the International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA), The annual awards show, initiated in  1982 by Chicago area media stalwart Ephraim Martin, has named Davis' latest album among the nominees for Best ... at the awards showcase, scheduled for October 4 at the Bailey hall of Broward College in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Davis is also a featured performer o nthe show.

The16-track set is already benefitting from a partnership involving VP Records and Universal Music, the world's largest music corporation and owner of the world's second-largest music publishing company. The album was released in July of last year, in turn five years after the previous album, True Worship,   and has been posting solid returns, with a number of promotional jaunts to North America and various points across the region in support of the disc

That partnership is paying further dividends  in terms of major chart action. The album entered the coveted Billboard Top Ten Reggae Albums chart in August at the number two position and since remained for over four weeks and was positioned at number 7 as of September 5.

The album's title (as well as the title track) comes, says Davis' husband and co-producer Tommy Cowan, from a personal experience whilst receiving communion, in which he "felt the blood of Christ dripping down on me from the Cross". Dripping blood features collaborations with Papa San, Jabez and Pastor Frnaz Fletcher of Church on the Rock.

 Also to be featured on the 2015 IRAWMA presentation are Etana, Dean Fraser and Tarrus Riley and awards co-hosts, Third World. The mission of the International Reggae and; World Music Awards (IRAWMA), established in 1982 acknowledges and honors the accomplishments and contributions of reggae and world music artists, including: songwriters, performers, promoters and musicians. Produced by Martin's International and  Associates, the IRAWMA has been staged in many major cities including: Atlanta, Chicago, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, New Orleans, New York as well as both Montego Bay and Ocho Rios Jamaica. The impetus behind the IRAWMA is it's commitment to promoting greater participation and acceptance of Reggae, Caribbean and World Music internationally.