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JAH9 COVERS DENNIS BROWN’S “BLOODY CITY” FOR TRIBUTE ALBUM FROM VP RECORDS!

Jah9, the rising reggae singer, performs an emotional cover of the Dennis Brown song “Bloody City.”

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By Richard S. Chang—–

Dennis Brown, the Jamaican singer dubbed the “crown prince” of reggae by Bob Marley, was one of the great vocalists of our time. Marley considered Brown to be his spiritual successor, and Brown recorded like it. He released his first album, “No Man Is an Island,” when he was 13 and averaged more than two studio albums a year  — more than 75 total — until his death in 1999.

Dennis Brown

Dennis Brown

“He was one of those persons who made it cool to smile in reggae music,” Damien Marley told NPR in 2010. “When I listen to his music, I can hear that he really loved singing. It almost sounds like he smiles while he’s singing.”

In May, VP Records will release “We Remember Dennis Brown,” a double-disc compilation of his songs covered by some of the biggest and brightest artists in reggae and R&B, including among others Marsha Ambrious, Jah Cure, Sanchez, Gyptian, Romain Virgo, Raging Fyah, Chronixx and Jesse Royal.

 

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