Entries tagged with "Phillip Smart"

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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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A NEW DIRECTION FOR RED FOX?

November 10th, 2015 | Add a Comment

Red Fox– Deejay Red Fox has rocked many dance and concert halls in a three-decade career. Going into the new year, he yearned for a change in pace. The seasoned toaster’s third album is expected to drop in the first quarter of 2016. His previous set, Face The Fox, came out in 1998. Produced by New York’s Musical Masquerade, the yet-titled set, Red Fox tells the Jamaica Observer, is a mature effort. “Since my last two albums, I have grown up quite a bit. I feel like have mastered my craft to the point where I don’t have to think as much when I am recording,” he said. “I am a much better writer and my delivery has way more clarity than before. I still feel like the world hasn’t heard Red Fox on … Read entire article »

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MUSICIAN JOHN ALLEN PRESENTS “THE LOST BOOKS OF SKA VOL.1!”

August 25th, 2015 | Add a Comment

The Lost Books of Ska Vol. 1 By Howard Campbell — New ska album with Watty Burnett, Lester Sterling, Ernest Ranglin, Dean Fraser, Derrick Morgan, Stranger Cole and U-Roy. Anyone who moves in New York City music circles should be aware of John Allen, the multi-instrumentalist who played on some of Shaggy‘s biggest hits. Allen‘s latest project is a ska album known as The Lost Books of Ska Vol. 1 which is being produced by Skaville Music, a label he operates with singer Watty Burnett of The Congos. The album, which Allen expects to be released in 2016, is inspired by the The Skatalites, whom he considers the “greatest band ever formed in Jamaica”. The 59-year-old Allen recalls his relationship with two of the band’s original members as a teenager living in east Kingston. “Always loved ska but my main motivator … Read entire article »

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SISTER CAROL RELEASES NEW ALBUM “LIVE NO EVIL!”

April 23rd, 2014 | Add a Comment

By Cecelia Campbell-Livingston— Sister Carol—- SISTER Carol has been spreading reggae’s roots and culture message for over 30 years. She gives her fans more ‘consciousness’ on Live No Evil, her latest album. The set was officially released in January by the singjay’s Black Cinderella Records. It contains 14 tracks including The Prayer, Jill-cuzzi, Mating Season, Servitude and Muma and Pickney, which she did with her daughter Nakeeba Amaniyea. Live No Evil hears Sister Carol collaborating with American reggae band … Read entire article »

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NEW YORK RADIO PIONEER AND ACE RECORD PRODUCER PHILLIP SMART, DIES AFTER LONG BATTLE WITH CANCER!

February 26th, 2014 | Add a Comment

New York Radio personality and ace record producer, Phillip Smart. Died at 11:01 p.m. Tuesday, February 25, 2014, after a long battle with cancer. More details later. c … Read entire article »

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