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AFTER NEW YORK/MIAMI BREAKTHROUGH, SAMANTHA’S “WISHING ON A STAR” PICKS UP LOCAL SUPPORT!

March 9th, 2017 | Add a Comment

Samantha Strachan.— EMERGING singer Samantha Strachan is getting a career boost with cover of the single Wishing On A Star. The track is being picked up by local disc jocks, after being played by jocks in New York and Miami. It has also made the Foundation Radio Network Top 30 Music Chart. “The feedback so far has been very good. The song is resonating with the listening audience and those that I have been fortunate to perform for. I can ask for no more at this stage of my career,” she said. Produced by drummer Sly Dunbar on Taxi Records, Wishing On A Staris a 1977 hit song from American group Rose Royce. The single is being distributed by Zojak World Wide and is available on all digital platforms. This is not Strachan’s first recording tribute … Read entire article »

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ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE RATES DRUMMER CARLTON BARRETT NO.27 ON BEST 100 LIST!

April 4th, 2016 | Add a Comment

Drummer Carlton ‘Carlie’ Barrett— THE Wailers’ Carlton Barrett, who perfected the One Drop beat during the 1970’s, is number 29 on Rolling Stone Magazine’s Top 100 Drummers. The list appears in the publication’s latest issue. Sly Dunbar, who came to prominence as a session musician during that period, is ranked at 65. Rolling Stone’s writers saluted Barrett’s unique style. “Nothing sounds more certifiably reggae than Carlton ‘Carlie’ Barrett’s tumbling tom-toms followed by the high, whip-cracking snare that launched a thousand tracks. Arguably the single most influential musician in reggae’s history, Barrett popularised the music’s signature ‘One Drop’ rhythm in the Wailers and Bob Marley’s solo band. The ‘Field Marshal’ and his bassist brother Aston ‘Family Man’ Barrett decelerated rocksteady’s rhythm into the locked-in slow grooves that came to define classic roots reggae. His dry … Read entire article »

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TEFLON SIGNS DISTRIBUTION DEAL WITH TUFF GONG INTERNATIONAL!

November 10th, 2015 | Add a Comment

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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SLY & ROBBIE TO RECEIVE MUSGRAVE MEDALS FROM THE INSTITUTE OF JAMAICA, OCTOBER 28!

October 22nd, 2015 | Add a Comment

Bassist Robbie Shakespeare (left) and drummer Sly Dunbar.—- The enduring drum and bass team of Lowell ‘Sly’ Dunbar and Robert ‘Robbie’ Shakespeare are among this year’s recipients of Musgrave Medals from the Institute Of Jamaica. Eight persons will receive medals, with Sly and Robbie and Harvard University professor Orlando Patterson getting gold. The other awardees will receive silver medals. They are singer Myrna Hague-Bradshaw, creative choreographer Patricia ‘Patsy’ Ricketts, poet Dr Ralph Thompson, photographer Donnette Ingrid Zacca, architect Errol Charles Alberga Jr, and physician Anthony Vendryes. The recipients will receive their medals in a October 28 ceremony in the IOJ’s Lecture Hall at Tower Street, downtown Kingston. Patterson and Sly and Robbie are being recognised for ‘distinguished eminence in literature and music’, respectively. Dunbar and Shakespeare began making music together in the late 1970s. They have … Read entire article »

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STAR-STUDDED GATHERING FOR “THE REGGAE POWER 2” ALBUM LAUNCH!

September 26th, 2015 | Add a Comment

The music fraternity came out to support the project. From left: Protojé, Robbie Shakespeare, Kaz Asonuma, Cherine Anderson, Sly Dunbar and Kabaka Pyramid. (PHOTOS: STEVE JAMES)—- THERE was a full house at Roe Japanese Restaurant in St Andrew Monday evening for the launch of Reggae Power 2, a joint production between Sly and Robbie’s Taxi Records and Spicy Chocolate, a hot Japanese production group. The 15-song compilation has songs from a number of artists such as T.O.K, Shaggy, No-Maddz, Richie Stephens, Romain Virgo and Maxi Priest. Drummer Sly Dunbar and his longtime musical partner, Robbie Shakespeare, were drafted into the project by Spicy Chocolate. Along with their friend Kaz Osonuma (owner of Roe Japanese), the ‘Riddim Twins’ helped select the artists for the album, which was completed at their One Pop studio, as well … Read entire article »

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“BONAFIDE” – TWENTY FIVE YEARS LATER!

May 7th, 2015 | Add a Comment

By Kevin Jackson— Maxi Priest—- TWENTY-FIVE years ago, the album Bonafide broke British reggae singer Maxi Priest in the American mainstream market. Released in June 1990, the 12-track set had a strong cast of Jamaican producers: Handel Tucker, Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, Geoffrey Chung and Augustus Clarke as well as Briton Nellee Hooper, known for his work with Soul II Soul). The drum-and-bass team of Dunbar and Shakespeare led an impressive list of musicians including keyboardist Robbie Lyn, drummer … Read entire article »

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FATHER RICHARD HO-LUNG JOINS SHAGGY & FRIENDS!

April 8th, 2015 | Add a Comment

Brian Bonitto— (From left) Drummer Sly Dunbar, keyboardist Steven ‘Lenky’ Marsden, singer Tarrus Riley, Father Richard Ho Lung and Shaggy at Anchor Studio in St Andrew yesterday. (Photos: Naphtali Junior)—– WHILE Jamaica is locked in preparation for American President Barack Obama’s one-day visit, Shaggy assembled some of his colleagues for a worthy cause at the Anchor Studio in Kingston. The team, which comprised singer Tarrus Riley, drummer Sly Dunbar, keyboardist Steven ‘Lenky’ Marsden, and singer Chevaughn added the … Read entire article »

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CARLTON BARRETT AND SLY DUNBAR NAMED AMONG “THE 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL DRUMMERS EVER!”

February 23rd, 2015 | Add a Comment

Carlton ‘Carly’ Barrett (above) and Sly Dunbar—- SLY Dunbar and Carlton ‘Carly’ Barrett, whose contrasting styles helped define the reggae beat during the 1970s, have been named among ‘The 100 Most Influential Drummers Ever! By the totaldrumsets.com website. The august list was released last week. It includes drummers from every genre, such as jazz men Max Roach and Buddy Rich; funk master Joseph ‘Zigaboo’ Modeliste; Rhythm and Blues/smooth jazz players Bernard Purdie and Steve Gadd as well as hard rock heroes Keith Moon (of The Who) and John Bonham (of Led Zeppelin). Dunbar’s distinctive tapping sound was the backbone of The Revolutionaries, house band at Channel One during the 1970s. “He and bassist Robbie Shakespeare are the most celebrated rhythm section and production team in reggae. Somehow, they have managed to mix dancehall and … Read entire article »

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SINGER PAM HALL IS BACK ON THE DANCE FLOOR!

July 7th, 2014 | Add a Comment

By Cecelia Campbell-Livingston—- Pam Hall— SINGER Pam Hall continues her comeback with Dance Away, her latest song. Recorded on the Virquarian label, the single is a joint production between Hall, Sly Dunbar and Errol Wilson. Known for lovers’ rock hits like Perfidia and Dear Boopsie, Hall says she went for a different sound on Dance Away. “It’s not really reggae…it’s done old R&B style with a little touch of jazz and a tinge of reggae,” she told the Observer. Hall has been “taking things slow” in recent times. Last year, she returned to the scene with the single, Sound of Love. Her previous recordings, done in 2011, included a cover of Al Green’s Let’s Stay Together. The following year, she did shows in the United States and South America as a member of the I-Three. Hall is currently … Read entire article »

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REMEMBERING PETER TOSH!

May 4th, 2014 | Add a Comment

By Howard Johnson—- The cover of Remembering Peter Tosh which was edited by Ceil Tulloch.— PETER Tosh was on the verge of an international breakthrough with The Wailers when Ceil Tulloch was born in June 1972. When he was murdered in September 1987, she was living in New York City and knew little about the fiery singer/songwriter. When she did get familiar with Tosh and his work, Tulloch found that his contribution to Jamaican culture was under-rated. “On several occasions when I spoke with people about roots-reggae music, they were quite familiar with Bob Marley, but confessed that they knew little about Tosh,” she said. The book is a collection of personal stories by people who knew Tosh, including his former manager Herbie Miller, guitarist Donald Kinsey and drummer Sly Dunbar, members of his Word, Sound … Read entire article »

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