The Jammins Event-produced Mother\u2019s Day weekend concert places Virgo alongside reggae icon Beres Hammond, a figure Virgo holds in the highest regard.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Beres Hammond.<\/span>Anthony “ER Guru” Turner<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \u201cEvery time I get the opportunity to share a stage with Mr. Beres Hammond, it\u2019s a joy,\u201d Virgo said.<\/span><\/p>\n More than just a collaborator, Virgo said Hammond represents a source of inspiration and guidance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cMy goal from day one is always to make the people who inspire me feel proud,\u201d Virgo said. \u201cSomebody like Mr. Beres Hammond, the work that he has put in over the years \u2014 words can\u2019t even describe how powerful that level of work is.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n He said that Hammond\u2019s influence goes beyond music.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe love that he has shown me over the years, not just on stage, but in person, you can sit down and talk the entire night until daylight,\u201d Virgo said. \u201cThat is special.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Anthony \u201cER Guru\u201d Turner, a Jamaican-born, New York-based entertainment publicist, said Virgo will also share the spotlight with R&B legend Stephanie Mills.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s beautiful to get the opportunity to perform with legendary artists like Stephanie Mills,\u201d Virgo said. \u201cHer music has impacted us over the years.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n As he prepares for the milestone performance, Virgo said fans can expect nothing less than everything he has.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWhen I get on stage, I will leave everything and perform like it\u2019s my last time,\u201d he said. \u201cI can\u2019t wait to see the people in New York. It\u2019s going to be a beautiful show.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Turner said: \u201cFor Virgo, the UBS Arena debut isn\u2019t just another show\u2014it\u2019s a full-circle moment, standing shoulder to shoulder with the legends who helped shape the sound he now carries forward.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When award-winning reggae crooner Romain Virgo romps onto the stage at the UBS Arena in Queens on Mother’s Day weekend, on May 9, the moment will be emotional as it is historic. \u201cI\u2019m grateful for the opportunity first of all,\u201d Virgo, who will debut at the arena concert, told Caribbean Life on Monday, May 4. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5948","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-latest-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/islandflavaradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5948","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/islandflavaradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/islandflavaradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/islandflavaradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/islandflavaradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5948"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/islandflavaradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5948\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/islandflavaradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/islandflavaradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/islandflavaradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Beres](\"https:\/\/www.caribbeanlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Beres-Hammond-Love-and-Harmony-2026.jpg?quality=51&w=700\" "\\"\\"")