Entries tagged with "Bobby Digital"

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AFTER YEARS OF “PERSONAL CHALLENGES” VETERAN SINGER GLEN RICKS IS BACK WITH NEW ALBUM!

March 19th, 2017 | Add a Comment

BY HOWARD CAMPBELL —- Glen Ricks.— There was a time in Jamaican music when the balladeer reigned and each singer had a distinct sound. One of them was Glen Ricks. The vocalist, whose career has been besieged by “personal challenges”, is set to release Mood For Love, an album produced by Saunjay Kerr. The set has been two years in the making, with initial sessions done at producer Bobby Digital’s Kingston studio. Ricks told the Jamaica Observer that it was Kerr’s idea to record an album of original songs, all covering his favorite topic. “The theme is love throughout…heartbreak, make up. Since I started my career, it’s all about love. It has never been about the bus taking me to the park or things like that,” said Ricks. Now in his mid-60’s, Ricks has been singing professionally … Read entire article »

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SINGER JAHMALI PREPARES TO RELEASE NEW SONG/EP IN DECEMBER!

November 6th, 2015 | Add a Comment

Jahmali —- Roots artist Jahmali is preparing to get back in the mix during the next six weeks with a new song and EP. The song, Done Deal, is written by Jahmali and produced by Christopher ‘Acoustic Vibes’ Hurst. It is the precursor to an EP of the same name, expected to be released in December. Jahmali told Splash that Done Deal, the EP, is his most diverse work to date. “As wi travel the world wi experience new sounds an’ what people want to hear. The music still Rasta-centric but wi try work with some different sounds,” he said. Country Road, another song Jahmali wrote, is an ode to ska and features drummer Derrick Stewart, formerly of the Skatalites band. Armagideon is a rock-reggae number. Interestingly, two songs from the mini set (Keep On Keeping … Read entire article »

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HOPETON LINDO IMPRESSES ON “MY WORLD, YOUR WORLD!”

October 30th, 2015 | Add a Comment

By Leighton Levy— Hopeton Lindo— Seasoned reggae singer and songwriter Hopeton Lindo, is enjoying success with his latest album – My World Your World – that was inspired by the state of the world today. The 16-track album, Lindo’s fourth, features the production talents of the iconic Sly and Robbie, Bobby Digital, Syl Gordon, Gilmore Walters,and John FX, as well as a number of reggae’s greatest voices. ‘My World, Your World’, has held the top spot on the South Florida Top 15 Album Charts for the past three weeks and two singles from it, Love You All Over and Imagine, are number 15 and 19 on the Singles Chart. The album also holds number four on the New York Reggae Charts. “The album was released on September 11 and we have had some good responses … Read entire article »

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A CHAT WITH ONE OF DANCEHALL’S TOP PRODUCERS – BOBBY DIGITAL!

December 2nd, 2012 | Add a Comment

By Simone Morgan—— OVER the past three decades, Bobby Digital (Bobby Dixon) has grown from studio rookie and engineer to become one of modern reggae’s most talented producers. His credits include some of dancehall’s finest moments, among them a series of hits with Grammy-winning deejay Shabba Ranks. Top: Bobby Digital, Shabba Ranks, Peter Chemist – displaying their “GOLD RECORDS” in 1991. Bottom: Digital… It is really a spiritual thing as I involve the Almighty in everything that I do Digital … Read entire article »

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“WEY DI REGGAE DEY” ASKS COCOA TEA ON HIS LATEST ALBUM!

April 2nd, 2012 | Add a Comment

Cocoa Tea gets back to basics BY HOWARD CAMPBELL—– SINGER Cocoa Tea says his latest album, Wey Di Reggae Dey, was inspired by a question he has been asked regularly on recent tours. “Dem sey, ‘how no reggae coming outa Jamaica?’, a jus’ pure dancehall,” Cocoa Tea told the Jamaica Observer. “Wi want to address dat.” COCOA TEA… The new set is scheduled to be released this month by Cocoa Tea’s Roaring Lion Productions Cocoa Tea recorded most of Wey … Read entire article »

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