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ANTHONY REDROSE LISTS HIS TOP TEN DIGITAL DANCEHALL TUNES!
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 »
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NO SPONSORS FOR THE COMING “SUGAR MINOTT’S DAY” COMMEMORATIVE CONCERT!
By Simone Morgan—— ON Friday, the children of dancehall giant Lincoln ‘Sugar’ Minott will host a concert to commemorate their father’s birthday. Dubbed ‘Sugar Minott’s Day’, the show will be held at the singer’s former residence on Robert Crescent in Kingston. MINOTT… died In July, 2010 at age 54 Bottom: Pashon (Tamar Minott) Minott died in July, 2010 at age 54. In an interview with the Jamaica Observer, Minott’s daughter Pashon (Tamar Minott) said that while artists were quick to jump … Read entire article »
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THE UNSUNG: TENOR SAW STILL RINGING ON!
By Howard Campbell—- !n commemoration of Jamaica’s 50th anniversary of Independence from Britain, the Jamaica Observer’s Entertainment section recognises 50 persons who made significant, yet unheralded, contributions to the country’s culture. This week we feature… TENOR SAW IN an arena where copycats roam aplenty, Tenor Saw was one of dancehall’s originals. The distinctive yodel, which made songs like Pumpkin Belly and Ring The Alarm dancehall standards, emerged in the early 1980s with the dawn of reggae’s computer age. Tenor Saw … Read entire article »
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PAVING THE WAY: THE UNSUNG HERO SUGAR MINOTT!
By Howard Campbell— In commemoration of Jamaica’s 50th anniversary of Independence from Britain, the Jamaica Observer’s Entertainment section recognises 50 persons who made significant, yet unheralded, contributions to the country’s culture. This week we feature singer Sugar Minott. Few in the music business had as big an impact on the modern dancehall movement than Sugar Minott. Sugar Minott felt he never got the mainstream respect he deserved Yet, the singer/producer who died in July, 2010 felt he never got … Read entire article »
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