Entries tagged with "Dalton Browne"

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THE ANNUAL TRIBUTE TO THE GREATS TO HONOR THE BROWNE BROTHERS IN KINGSTON, JULY 23!

June 13th, 2016 | Add a Comment

By Howard Campbell— (From left) Browne brothers Dalton, Clevie, Glen and Danny.— The Browne family, which includes five musician/producers, are honorees for this year’s Tribute To The Greats show, scheduled for July 23 at Curphey Place in St Andrew. Kingsley Goodison, founder and organizer of the event, said brothers Glen, Dalton, Noel, Cleveland and Danny, and their mother Sylvia, will be recognized for their “immense contribution to Jamaican music”. He added: “This keeps our trend of saluting families who have helped keep our music alive. In 2014 we honored (brothers) Geoffrey and Mikey Chung and last year we did the Golding family (brothers Stephen and George).” Sylvia Browne, now 90 years old, was a music teacher for many years. Her sons first recorded together in the early 1970’s as the Browne Bunch. Interestingly, their debut … Read entire article »

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TEFLON SIGNS DISTRIBUTION DEAL WITH TUFF GONG INTERNATIONAL!

November 10th, 2015 | Add a Comment

Teflon— Singer Teflon and his Yard A Love management team recently signed a three-year distribution deal with Tuff Gong International. The first album to be released through this partnership is his Young King, The Beginning which is out on November 27. “The deal will see Tuff Gong International becoming the agency handling both digital and physical distribution for my music along with my marketing throughout the world for downloadable, mobile and video contents,” said Teflon. The 15-track set is … Read entire article »

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FREDDIE McGREGOR TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM “TRUE TO MY ROOTS” EARLY NEXT YEAR!

October 22nd, 2015 | Add a Comment

TRUE To My Roots is the title of the new album by Freddie McGregor. It is scheduled for release in March. McGregor describes the set — his first since 2013’s Di Captain — as a “back to basics” album. “I say dat because wi worked with people who wi did good work with over the years. Wi went back to the roots,” he told the Jamaica Observer. Some of those ‘people’ include the Browne brothers Glen (bass), Cleveland (drums) and guitarists Danny and Dalton. McGregor, the Brownes, Lloyd Campbell and Donovan Germain share production credits. Germain, head of Penthouse Records, produced Just Don’t Want to be Lonely, the 1987 song that is one of McGregor’s biggest hits. True to my Roots will include a new version of What You Gonna Do, which McGregor first did for … Read entire article »

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THE BROWNES (DALTON, CLEVELAND, GLEN & DANNY) ARE BACK TOGETHER AGAIN!

April 26th, 2015 | Add a Comment

By Howard Campbell— (From left) Browne brothers Dalton, Clevie, Glen, and Danny.— SIBLING music groups were the rage in the United States during the early 1970’s. Teen ‘phenoms’ The Jackson 5 and The Osmonds were pick of the litter. In Jamaica, there was the Browne Bunch which included brothers Glen, Dalton, Noel, Cleveland and Danny. They recorded a few songs over 40 years ago before separating in the mid-1970s. The quintet recently returned to the studio with keyboardist Robbie Lyn and recorded the song, Honesty, released on Glen’s Island Treasure label. “Its been such a long time I never thought this would happen, but we all wanted things to be right if we were to work again,” said 62-year-old Glen, eldest of the siblings. Interestingly, their first released song was a 1973 cover of the Jacksons’ Good … Read entire article »

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JUDY MOWATT – BLACK WOMAN!

February 27th, 2014 | Add a Comment

By Howard Campbell– Judy Mowatt— ALBUMS by female reggae acts were a rarity during the 1970s. As the decade closed, Judy Mowatt broke that drought with the remarkable Black Woman. Black Woman was recorded while Mowatt was a member of the I Three, Bob Marley’s harmony group. Released in 1980, it is regarded as one of the great reggae albums. In a 1995 interview with Reggae Report magazine, Mowatt says she was inspired to record the album after viewing an exhibition on slavery in the southern United States. Some of the pieces were so graphic, Mowatt recalled being overwhelmed. “I got nauseous,” she said. The sessions for Black Woman started in 1979 and featured noted musicians such as drummers Leroy ‘Horsemouth’ Wallace and Freddie McGregor; bassist Howard Bedassie, keyboardist Tyrone Downie, saxophonist Headley Bennett and guitarists Stephen ‘Cat’ … Read entire article »

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