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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 »

Filed under: BREAKING NEWS, GUEST RUNDOWNS

THE ANNUAL AUGUSTUS PABLO TRIBUTE SHOW TAKES PLACE IN KINGSTON JUNE 21!

June 18th, 2014 | Add a Comment

By Howard Campbell— A tribute to Pablo—-THOUGH regarded as one of reggae’s visionaries, Augustus Pablo is largely unknown among the dancehall generation. On Saturday, his music and contribution to reggae’s expansion, will be remembered through the Annual Augustus Pablo Tribute Show and Rockers International Dub Weekender’ at Countryside Club in Kingston. Pablo (real name Horace Swaby) died in May 1999 at age 44. Guitarist Earl ‘Chinna’ Smith, one of Pablo’s chief collaborators, will perform on the event with his Inna De Yard group. Mikey General, Dre Island, Micah Shemiah, Exile di Brave, Spliffy Dan, Suns of Dub and Pablo’s daughter Isis Swaby are also on the bill. Suns of Dub includes Pablo’s 24-year-old son Addis Pablo and Ras Jammy (Trinidadian Jamal Layne). The former spoke to the Jamaica Observer about the show’s significance. “It’s important to pay … Read entire article »

Filed under: GUEST RUNDOWNS

ANTHONY REDROSE LISTS HIS TOP TEN DIGITAL DANCEHALL TUNES!

February 21st, 2014 | Add a Comment

Anthony Redrose— SINGER Anthony Red Rose was new on the music scene in 1984 when Wayne Smith hit with the game-changing hit, Under mi Sleng Teng. Produced by Lloyd ‘King Jammys’ James, it was done on the computerised Sleng Teng beat which launched dancehall’s digital era. Smith died Monday, February 17, at the Kingston Public Hospital at age 48. Red Rose had a hit on the Sleng Teng with the risqué Under mi Fat Thing. He followed up with … Read entire article »

Filed under: GUEST RUNDOWNS

CD REVIEW: “THEY CALL ME MR. MELODY” – A MUST HAVE!

February 1st, 2012 | Add a Comment

Title: They Call Me Mr. Melody Artist: Singing Melody Label: Shem Records Rating: **** “This is the first album I’ve done in many years since taking time off from my solo career to work with my group…when I made the decision to return to the studio, I didn’t intend to spend two years working on this record…” declared Singing Melody. The fact that it took two years to complete “They Call Me Mr. Melody” is a testament to the … Read entire article »

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