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VETERAN PRODUCER KING JAMMY, CALLS FOR JAMAICA’s OWN ANNUAL “REGGAE CARNIVAL!”

January 31st, 2017 | Add a Comment

By Curtis Campbell— King Jammy at the sound system’s controls.— Reggae and dancehall music producer King Jammy is requesting that the Government or private promoters host a carnival annually in celebration of Jamaica’s rich musical culture. “Reggae gets sponsorship abroad, it’s only out here they treat it so bad. In France, over 50,000 people turn out to venues filled with sponsors for reggae music. In Trinidad, sponsors support soca, and in Jamaica, we support soca … . So why can’t we support reggae too? Maybe we need to start boycott some of these sponsors to let them know we need sponsorship,” he told THE STAR. “We need our own reggae carnival to celebrate our music even once every year. It is full time the Government get involved and pull the promoters together to explore this. … Read entire article »

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DUCKIE SIMPSON, FOUNDER OF BLACK UHURU, SOUNDS OFF AGAINST PRODUCER KING JAMMY AND VP RECORDS!

August 21st, 2016 | Add a Comment

By Howard Campbell— Duckie Simpson— Black Uhuru founder Duckie Simpson says he has been ‘badly disrespected’ by producer Lloyd ‘King Jammy’ James and VP Records over the release of King Jammy Presents New Sounds Of Freedom, a tribute to the group’s first album. According to Simpson, he was offered US$500 by VP as proceeds from the set, which he considers a slap in the face. He said he was sent a contract by James in late 2015 which would give him half of the album’s sales. Simpson said he signed the contract but has not earned from James since. “Him don’t send back a signed contract or nuthin’…I don’t hear gun fire from him,” said Simpson, adding: “I never drink a cold beer from that album yet.” ‘That album’ is Black Sounds of Freedom, which inspired King … Read entire article »

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SINGER SUPER BLACK IS STILL AT IT AFTER “DEH WID YOU!”

May 12th, 2016 | Add a Comment

Super Black— The summer of 1987 was a hot time for singer Super Black, who had the dancehall rocking to his hit song, Deh Wid Yuh . Produced by Lloyd ‘King Jammy’s James, it remains his signature. Even though he continues to record, Super Black acknowledged the difficulty of topping his biggest hit. “Is a great song, but we’d have a likkle name out deh before dat song tek off. An’ wi still a put out some good tune,” he said. In recent years, Super Black has released a number of songs including Jackson Face, which hits out against skin bleaching; Hot Needle Bun Thread and In Your Eyes. Now 50, he has been unable to duplicate his finest moment. Born Howard Black, Super Black is from the Maxfield Avenue area of Kingston. He began recording in … Read entire article »

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WITH OVER 150 ALBUMS AND COUNTING…THERE IS NO SLOWING DOWN THE KING JAMMY’S CATALOG!

February 21st, 2016 | Add a Comment

Lloyd ‘King Jammy’ James (left) accepting a 2015 JaRIA Honor Award from Professor Carolyn Cooper.— With over 150 albums in his catalog and still counting, record producer, studio engineer and talent scout King Jammy has every reason to lay a claim for being the top record producer of the 1980’s. Speaking to Jammy recently from his St Lucia Road studio in the heart of the Waterhouse community, he declared that, in addition to his released albums, he still has an approximate half of that amount that have not yet been released, and “I have gone back into production full-time, now that I have finished grooming my sons into the business, and I will now be producing on a more regular scale and releasing more songs”, Jammy revealed. In view of this revelation, and … Read entire article »

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HOW THE CASIO ACCIDENTALLY STARTED REGGAE’S DIGITAL REVOLUTION!

December 4th, 2015 | Add a Comment

The real story behind the mysterious ‘sleng teng’ riddim. By James Trew— , Looking at the Casio Casiotone MT40, you’d be forgiven for thinking it was an unremarkable keyboard. You may even have owned one just like it. Launched in 1981, the cream machine came with 37 keys, 22 different instrument sounds, six onboard rhythms and a dedicated mini bass keyboard. It cost around $150 or, adjusting for inflation, about $400 if it were on sale today. Beneath that beige plastic, however, the MT40 hid a secret. A “rock” preset that, once discovered, would reverberate in popular music for the next 30 years. The preset would become one of reggae’s most famous “riddims,” inspire many imitations and force the genre into the digital age. The story of the “sleng teng” riddim (as it is … Read entire article »

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NEW YORK-BASED SINGER K-VIBES “I’M LOOKING FOR A BETTER LIVING AND A HIT SONG IN JAMAICA!”

September 12th, 2014 | Add a Comment

By Howard Campbell— K-Vibes— EVEN when they have earned recognition abroad, many reggae artists feel unfulfilled until they get that breakthrough in Jamaica. New York-born singer K Vibes/Brick Rose is eyeing Jamaican charts with Run to You and Fire, songs from her debut album, Rose Among Thorns. The 14-song set was released in June. It also includes Reggae Music I am, produced by Lloyd ‘King Jammys’ James and Dance in The Dance (with General Trees) which did well in the Big Apple. She is hoping a move to Kingston will improve her chances of getting a hit in Jamaica. “It was very hard, but I found it easier since I recently moved to Kingston,” K Vibes/Brick Rose told Splash. “For me, the move is one I had to make, not only for music but for a better … Read entire article »

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NEW YORK-BASED K-VIBES TO RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM “ROSE AMONG THORNS” IN JUNE!

May 5th, 2014 | Add a Comment

By Howard Campbell K Vibes/Brick Rose—- TO many in the competitive New York City music beat, singer K Vibes/Brick Rose has paid her dues, having recorded for several of the Big Apple’s top reggae producers since the early 1990s. After years of releasing singles, her debut album Rose Among Thorns, will be released in June. According to K Vibes/Brick Rose, releasing a full set is a personal accomplishment. “This album is to show the quality of my music and that … Read entire article »

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WAYNE “SLENG TENG” SMITH LAID TO REST!

March 10th, 2014 | Add a Comment

By Cecelia Campbell-Livingston– May Coley, mother of Wayne Smith, looks at his lifeless body at the Faith United Brethren in Christ of God church in Washington Gardens on Saturday. (PHOTOS: MICHAEL GORDON—WAYNE ‘Sleng Teng’ Smith made his transition on February 17, just days before he was scheduled to start a world tour. The late singer’s nephew, Aubrey Young, made the disclosure while giving the eulogy at Smith’s thanksgiving service Saturday at the Faith United Brethren in Christ … Read entire article »

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WAYNE “SLENG TENG” SMITH’S FUNERAL IN KINGSTON, SATURDAY, MARCH 8!

March 4th, 2014 | Add a Comment

By Cecelia Campbell-Livingston— Wayne Smith– THE thanksgiving service for dancehall singer Wayne ‘Sleng Teng’ Smith will be held at the Faith United Brethren in Christ Church, 4 Harwood Drive, Washington Boulevard in St Andrew on Saturday. The ceremony is scheduled for a 12 noon start. Interment follows in the Meadowrest Memorial Gardens in St Catherine. According to Smith’s son, Tidal, his father’s autopsy was inconclusive. “They [the doctors] couldn’t determine what was wrong with him. They are now awaiting a blood … Read entire article »

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