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BIG SETS, SMALL CROWD AT FIRST “BLAST FROM THE PAST” VINTAGE CONCERT!
George Nooks— There is a prototype, it seems, for so-called vintage shows in Jamaica. Big performances and small, but exuberant audiences. That was the case for ‘Blast From The Past’ last Saturday at Limelight Club in Half-Way-Tree. A modest turnout rocked to the timeless songs of Ken Boothe, George Nooks, Big Youth, Gem Myers, Boris Gardiner, Ernie Smith and Derrick Morgan. Nooks closed the show in the absence of billed headliner Cocoa Tea, who was not missed as the confident Boothe, Morgan, Nooks and the always entertaining, Big Youth ensured patrons got their money’s worth. The ageless Boothe never fails to please. From the opening Freedom Street, he could do no wrong. Decked out in a maroon suit, his effortless delivery of Silver Words, When I Fall In Love, Just Another Girl, Lady With The … Read entire article »
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THE MANY MOODS OF THE LEGENDARY PRINCE BUSTER!
Hailed As Singer, Rapper, Songwriter, Record Producer, Sound System Operator, And Self-Styled ‘Defender Of The Underdog’ By Roy Black— The passing of Cecil Campbell, better known as Prince Buster – the legendary Jamaican businessman, singer, rapper, songwriter, record producer, sound system operator, and self-styled ‘defender of the underdog’ – has left an almost irreplaceable void in Jamaican popular music. Buster, as he was popularly known, died in Miami, Florida, on September 8 after a prolonged illness. He first came to public attention in the late 1950s as a strong-armed gateman at dances put on by sound system operator Clement Seymour Dodd, also known as Coxson, the founder of the Studio 1 record label. But contrary to what many thought, Buster revealed to me in an exclusive interview that he never worked with Coxson in the sense … Read entire article »
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UNDOCUMENTED EVIDENCE LEADS TO MANY CLAIMING TO BE ROCK STEADY’S FIRST!
By Roy Black—- Hopeton Lewis— BY LATE 1965, the ska beat, which had dominated Jamaican popular music since late 1961, and which was highlighted in last week’s article, was giving way to a smoother, slower, and more rhythmic form of music, which by year-end 1966, would become known as rock steady. The stage was being set for a plethora of such songs that would transform the Jamaican musical landscape forever. All of a sudden, there was a rhythmic shift in the focus of recordings from the fast horns-dominated songs to more emphasis being placed on the bass and the drum. This feature, which has remained a major ingredient of Jamaican popular music, lasting into the dancehall era, has helped tremendously in bringing to the fore several vocalists, some of whom found the frantic pace of … Read entire article »
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DOCUMENTARY RECALLS THE “LEGENDS OF SKA!”
Filmmaker Brad Klein (left) speaking with veteran deejay Stranger Cole (center) and Herbie Miller, director/curator of Jamaica Music Museum, on Monday. Klein donated a cache of digital tapes to the museum in downtown Kingston—. BRAD Klein loves to describe himself as a ‘student of ska, a student of reggae’. Some of what he has learned over the years is in Legends of Ska, a documentary he produced. The 101-minute film will be shown this afternoon at the Kingston offices of Jamaica Promotions (JAMPRO) as part of the Jamaica Film Festival. “Hopefully, it’s finally going to be released this year. I’m hoping to turn people on to the early times of Jamaican music,” said Klein, 51. “Dancehall is great music and I do like some of the new stuff, but I have a fondness … Read entire article »
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THE MANY VICTORIES OF PRINCE BUSTER!
By Roy Black— Prince Buster— Legendary Jamaican ska singer, songwriter, record producer, and sound system operator of the 1960’s, Prince Buster, celebrated a birthday last week. The milestone revives memories of some of the most intriguing and dramatic episodes concerning Buster in early Jamaican music. A man with extraordinary pugilistic tendencies, Buster was a Muslim, a boxer, and a self-acclaimed defender of the underdog. His pugilistic abilities were put to the test as a strong-armed gateman at Clement Dodd’s (Coxson) dances during the late 1950’s. Buster, whose correct name is Cecil Campbell, revealed to me in an interview some years ago that he viewed Coxson then, as an underdog in the sound system business when compared to others like, King Edward ‘The Giant’ and Duke Reid ‘The Trojan’, and being a defender of the … Read entire article »
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LEGENDARY PRODUCER BUNNY LEE “SETS THE RECORD STRAIGHT” IN NEW BOOK!
By Howard Campbell— Bunny Lee— LEGENDARY music producer, Bunny Lee, has little time for ‘so-called historians’ whom he accuses of distorting the facts about the early years of Jamaican pop music. Lee, 74, is determined to set the record straight through two projects, scheduled to be launched in Kingston in May. “Mi dey ’bout from ska yuh nuh, wid Derrick Morgan, Owen Gray, Lascelles Perkins an’ Laurel Aitken. Mi can gi yuh the history come right down,” he boasted. Lee relates this history in the book/compact disc, Reggae Going International 1967-1976: The Bunny ‘Striker’ Lee Story, and a documentary, I Am The Gorgon — Bunny ‘Striker’ Lee and the Roots of Reggae. The former, done with Noel Hawks and Jah Floyd, has a 2012 copyright. I Am The Gorgon was released August 2013 in the United … Read entire article »
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SKA LEGENDS FEATURED IN AMERICAN DOCUMENTARY!
By Cecelia Campbell-Livingston— Brad Klein—- Brad Klein was born in northern USA, but the music he has embraced almost all his life is ska. For more than 30 years, he has enjoyed a love affair with the Jamaican genre, so much so that, one day, after an interview with Derrick Morgan, he decided to make a documentary about it. “In 2000, I was the host of a ska radio programme at KUOM, a radio station in Minneapolis. At the time, the beautiful film Buena Vista Social Club was very popular and Ken Burns’ Jazz series was about to be released,” he told The Gleaner in an email response. He said, after interviewing Morgan, he looked up at the other disc jockey in the studio and loudly asked, “When is someone going to make a film on the music we … Read entire article »
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QUEEN IFRICA MOURNS THE PASSING OF HER MOTHER!
Queen Ifrica—- THREE days after the death of her mother, Ivorine’ Queen Ita’ Walsh, singer Queen Ifrica broke her silence in an exclusive interview with the Jamaica Observer. “I have been through so many different stages since she died on Wednesday. Over the years, I have mourned with other persons who have lost their loved ones. Now that I have experienced it, words can’t express all I am feeling,” she said. “It’s like a bond has been broken. I have never cried so much in my entire life.” Walsh passed away one day after being admitted to hospital. She had complained of stomach pains. Ifrica told the Observer that she was preparing to go to the recording studio when she got news of her death. “It came as a surprise as I was expecting to … Read entire article »
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GREENWICH TOWN TO HONOR ITS MUSICAL STALWARTS!
Max Romeo— THE Greenwich Town community celebrates its music heritage tomorrow with Greenwich Town: Kingston 13 Culture Fest, a live show staged by its citizens’ association. The event takes place at the Greenwich Town Community Resource Centre. Veteran music producer Bunny ‘Striker’ Lee, and singers Derrick Morgan and Max Romeo are among the honourees. Each will receive the Community Upliftment Award, along with dance duo Sparky and Pluggy. There will be live performances from Greenwich Town stalwarts Johnny Clarke, Prince Allah, Phillip Fraser and guitarist Earl ‘Chinna’ Smith with his Inna De Yard band. Activities begin at 3:00 pm with contests in poetry and dance from students of the Greenwich Town Primary and All-Age schools. Winners will receive $5,000 and trophies. Greenwich Town’s music history dates back to the 1950s. Noted musicians such as saxophonist Val … Read entire article »
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