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BOUNTY HAILS SCRATCH PERRY AS THE GREATEST!

BOUNTY HAILS SCRATCH PERRY AS THE GREATEST!

By Curtis Campbell Dancehall legend Bounty Killer says Lee Scratch Perry is Jamaica’s greatest producer and it would be a miscarriage of justice if he was given a Grammy award ahead of the musical genius. Bounty Killer’s The Mystery was nominated alongside Scratch Perry’s Jamaica E T, Capleton’s Still Blazin’, Freddie McGregor and Anything For You, and Alpha Blondy’s Merci for the Best Reggae Album in 2003. A year earlier the Warlord won the Grammy alongside No Doubt … Read entire article »

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MUSICIAN EARL “CHINNA” SMITH TO HOST TRIBUTE TO SINGER JUNIOR BYLES!

By Howard Campbell—  Top: Earl “Chinna” Smith Bottom: Junior Byles— OF the countless songs guitarist Earl “Chinna” Smith has played on, Fade Away holds a special place. He also wrote and produced the timeless track sung by Junior Byles. On Sunday, the respected session musician pays tribute to the troubled singer with a performance at the Dub Club in Jack Hills, St Andrew. This year marks the 45th anniversary of Beat Down Babylon, Byles’ classic song and album produced by Lee “Scratch” Perry. For Smith, Byles’ rehabilitation is personal. “A lotta artist dat dem rate like Bob Marley, Dennis Brown an’ Alton Ellis, Junior Byles is one of dem artist dey, based on di kinda music him have. Him still alive; all him want is some treatment,” Smith told the Jamaica Observer.  The 68-year-old Byles has a … Read entire article »

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VETERAN PRODUCER CLIVE HUNT LOOKS FORWARD TO 2017!

 Clive Hunt— Because he learned the ropes working alongside masters like Geoffrey Chung, Clive Hunt considers himself a “music producer, not a record producer”. In these times of multi-song rhythms and one-hit producers, Hunt continues to thrive using the method that brought visionaries like Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry and Glen Brown acclaim in Jamaica and abroad. Recently, he produced a number of quality songs and albums for VP Records by Etana (I Rise), Jah9 (Feeling rie) as well as a Dennis Brown tribute set. Hunt emerged as a multi-instrumentalist in the 1960’s. His big break as a producer came with Satta Massagana, the 1976 debut album by The Abyssinians. Over the years, Hunt has worked with an impressive list of artistes including Sly and Robbie, Bobby Caldwell, Alpha Blondy and numerous French reggae artists like Pierpoljak. His … Read entire article »

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“VYBZ KARTEL IS THE BEST DEEJAY OF ALL TIME” SAYS LEGENDARY RECORD PRODUCER LEE “SCRATCH” PERRY!

By Curtis Campbell— Vybz Kartel— Legendary Grammy award-winning record producer Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry has declared that Vybz Kartel is the best deejay of all time. According to the legend, he is hoping Vybz Kartel will be released from prison and be given the chance to repent. Perry’s comment was uploaded on Facebook, via video format, and has since received more than 50,000 views, with several persons commending the producer for paying homage to the incarcerated deejay. “Hello to you, Kartel, Jamaica’s best deejay ever on the reggae scene and dancehall scene. This is Lee Scratch saying to you Kartel, I know you are not feeling nice and I know you are not feeling good where you are, but we are praying that you can come out one of these times and change your ways and … Read entire article »

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LEE “SCRATCH” PERRY SPEAKS ABOUT MAKING BOB MARLEY, HELPING TO INVENT REGGAE MUSIC!

By Pete Chambers— If you ever get the chance, have a conversation with Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry. Half an hour with the man behind some of the greatest music ever made – his own and other people’s – is thick with Biblical allusions, lashings of fire, ice and thunder, protestations of greatness, rap, rhyme and occasional bouts of reason. Packed with long and winding sentences where he’s toasting not speaking, there’s also lots of laughter. His very being reminds us to not accept pop stars who are remotely normal. Let them be different, wildly different, he seems to say… let them be otherworldly, breathlessly brilliant, supernaturally creative; let them take you to another place. There’s a moment when he even sings to me, my own private Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry gig, a fragile and soul-squashing version of … Read entire article »

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FREDDIE McGREGOR JOINS BILLBOARD’S “OVER-50” CLUB WITH CHART ENTRY OF “TRUE TO MY ROOTS!”

FREDDIE McGREGOR JOINS BILLBOARD’S “OVER-50” CLUB WITH CHART ENTRY OF “TRUE TO MY ROOTS!”

By Kevin Jackson—  Freddie McGregor (Lionel Rookwood)—- FREDDIE McGregor joins an elite club of reggae artist over age 50 who have made the Top 10 of the Billboard Reggae Album Chart. McGregor’s latest effort, the 15-song True To My Roots, debuts at number 10. His previous album, 2013’s Di Captain, peaked at number eight. The 60-year-old McGregor joins an elite list that includes Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Maxi Priest, Marcia Griffiths and Beres Hammond, who have made the Top 10 over … Read entire article »

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VETERAN SINGER LEROY BROWN, COVERS A CLASSIC!

 Leroy Brown— RELEASED in 1964, Tom Paxton’s ballad The Last Thing on My Mind has earned its ‘classic’ tag. It has been covered by several Jamaican artists, the latest being Leroy Brown. The veteran singer’s self-produced version was recently released on his Caturna label. While he is familiar with the original, Brown said it was one of the covers that grabbed him. “Is a song a love from the 70s when Delroy (Wilson) did it. It’s a beautiful song, a jus’ hope I did it justice,” he told the Jamaica Observer. Brown’s version features Sly and Robbie, the Firehouse Crew’s Paul ‘Wrong Move’ Crosdale on guitar and keyboard and keyboardist Bobby Kalphat.  It is expected to be part of his latest album, True Confessions, which will be released later this year. Brown first recorded in the … Read entire article »

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LONDON-BASED PECKINGS RECORDS KEEP THE VINYL SPINNING!

 By Kevin Jackson—-  Christopher Price, proprietor of Peckings Records—- THERE is growing demand for vinyl records in the United Kingdom and Europe which is music to the ears of administrators at London-based Peckings Records. According to proprietor of Peckings Records, Christopher Price, this renewed interest in vinyl has seen steady sales for the reggae 45 rpm. “For many years, as you know, vinyl had become redundant for mainstream music collectors as the compact disc (CD) became the main player, but for the last two years vinyl sales have gone up all over the UK and Europe with more shops and distributors opening up,” he explained. Peckings Records is located in Shepherds Bush and was founded in 1974 by Price’s father, George ‘Peckings’ Price. It is now operated by Christopher and his brothers Dub Duke and … Read entire article »

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LEGENDARY PRODUCER LEE “SCRATCH” PERRY’S SWITZERLAND STUDIO GOES UP IN FLAMES!

By Josiah Hughes Tragedy has struck reggae legend and dub innovator Lee “Scratch” Perry, whose recording studio was destroyed in a fire. Located in Switzerland, Perry’s Secret Laboratory Studio (also known as Blue Ark) was reportedly destroyed after he forgot to put out a candle. Perry confirmed the news in Facebook post (embedded below). He explained that all of his studio gear was destroyed along with a great deal of personal effects. “I am so sad and my wife is so mad,” he wrote. HALLO MY FANS SOMETHNG VERY VERY SAD HAPPEND I FORGOTT TO OUT A CANDLE AND MY WHOLE SECRET LABORATORY BURNED OUT. MY WHOLE LIFE COLECTIONS,ARTS,MY MAGIC HATS, MY MAGIC BOOTS, ALL MY CRAZY SHOW OUTFITS AND COSTUMES:KING,POPE,GENERAL,MAGICIAN….. ALL MY ELECTRONICS AND STUDIO EQUIPMENT AND MY MAGIC MIC, BOOKS, MUSIK, CDS… EVERYTHING GONE!!!! I AM SO … Read entire article »

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TEFLON SIGNS DISTRIBUTION DEAL WITH TUFF GONG INTERNATIONAL!

TEFLON SIGNS DISTRIBUTION DEAL WITH TUFF GONG INTERNATIONAL!

 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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