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LEGENDARY PRODUCER BUNNY LEE “SETS THE RECORD STRAIGHT” IN NEW BOOK!

April 29th, 2015 | Add a Comment

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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LEGENDARY PRODUCER BUNNY LEE’S GORGON STUDIO GOES UP IN SMOKE!

March 26th, 2015 | Add a Comment

By Simone Morgan— Veteran producer Bunny ‘Striker’ Lee points to a section of his studio that was destroyed by fire earlier this month. LEGENDARY music producer Bunny ‘Striker’ Lee’s Gorgon Entertainment Studio was destroyed by fire on March 9. According to the producer, all his music equipment valued at almost $100 million was lost in the blaze. The building, located in Duhaney Park in St Andrew, also houses a museum that contains Lee’s music archive. That section was spared. In an interview with the Jamaica Observer yesterday, Lee said his engineer Newton Williams was at the studio when the fire broke out. Giving his account of the fire, Williams said everything happened in a split second. “I was setting up for a vocal session and as I plugged in the 24-track tape, I heard a popping … Read entire article »

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ROOTS SINGER JOHNNY CLARKE SUPPORTS CONTEMPORARY DANCEHALL MUSIC!

January 23rd, 2015 | Add a Comment

Johnny Clarke in performance at Rebel Salute in St Ann last weekend.—- SEVERAL veteran artists have no time for contemporary dancehall. It’s too vulgar, they say. But roots singer Johnny Clarke is not into bashing his younger counterparts. He says while some of their lyrics could be less explicit, they are merely expressing what is playing out in society. “The youths are more educated and they are expressing themselves more. “A lot more is happening now for them to sing about,” said the 60-year-old Clarke. “Back in the days, our main topics were on politics, poverty and Africa. There was no animosity among artists as we all lived like family.” Clarke, known as the ‘hit machine’ during his heyday of the 1970s, is concerned about the dominance of technology in music. “Decades ago, the music was … Read entire article »

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KINGSTON’S GREENWICH TOWN COMMUNITY TO HONOR THE LEGENDARY DERRICK MORGAN AND BUNNY LEE!

August 27th, 2014 | Add a Comment

By Basil Walters— Derrick Morgan and Bunny ‘Striker’ Lee have inspired many star performers from Greenwich Town—. THE Greenwich Town community in Kingston will honor two of its outstanding musical sons — producer Bunny Lee and singer Derrick Morgan — on Friday. They will receive the Upliftment Award at the neighbourhood’s Resource Centre. The function is part of a week-long celebration, which started Sunday. Friday’s event will also recognise persons from Greenwich Town, who have excelled in sports and education. “Both Bunny and Derrick have inspired so many of our star performers. By contributing so much to the music, they are deserving of this recognition,” said Tony Mack of the Greenwich Town Community Development Committee. Morgan, who was born in Mocho, Clarendon, is a ska pioneer, who honed his career in Greenwich Town. He first came to … Read entire article »

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THE 5TH ANNUAL DENNIS BROWN CONCERT TAKES PLACE IN KINGSTON, FEBRUARY 23!

February 20th, 2014 | Add a Comment

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JARIA) says that this year’s 5th Annual Dennis Brown Concert will take place on the Kingston Waterfront, on Sunday, February 23 starting at 5:00pm. The concert will feature “some of the biggest names in reggae music, all performing for free, in paying tribute and continuing the love and respect for the reggae icon who died on July 1, 1999” He was 42 years old. JARIA said that the line-up also … Read entire article »

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DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION COMPANY – 21st HAPILOS – RELEASES THE FIRST OF KING JAMMYS “BEST OF” COLLECTION!

September 28th, 2012 | Add a Comment

. U.S.A – For all reggae and music lovers here comes a must have in your collection. 21st Hapilos Digital has released a collection of legendary King Jammys “Best Of”. These 10 ultimate albums are the first of many more classics to be released. King Jammy name is cemented in the history of dancehall and reggae, coming from humble and meager beginnings by earning money from building amplifiers and repairing electrical equipment from his mother’s house in Waterhouse in … Read entire article »

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JOHNNY CLARKE RELEASES “JAMAICA 50” TRIBUTE ALBUM!

June 28th, 2012 | Add a Comment

By Basil Walters—– VETERAN reggae singer Johnny Clarke’s latest musical creation — a CD entitled Jamaica 50 Sing Then Dub Them — is his contribution to the island’s 50th anniversary of independence from Britain. The CD is produced on Clarke’s own Hit Machine label. CLARKE… releases Jamaica 50 Sing Then Dub Them CLARKE… releases Jamaica 50 Sing Then Dub Them “This is my first CD on my Hit Machine Label. With 14 tracks, Jamaica 50 Johnny Clarke Sing Then Dub … Read entire article »

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