Dancehall legend Beenie Man returns to US after 10-year visa ban: ‘It’s important to have that access’

Jamaican artist steps foot in US Virgin Islands as governor’s guest of honour and speaks of being a musical ambassador

The dancehall legend Beenie Man has been a global superstar since the 1990s, wining both a Grammy and a British Mobo award, but for more than a decade, he was unable to enter the United States.

So it was a particular triumph this week to find himself on US soil, as a guest of honour at the governor of the US Virgin Islands’ mansion, after finally securing a visa for people with extraordinary ability in the arts.

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