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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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REGGAE’S INFLUENTIAL FORERUNNER, ROCK STEADY, CELEBRATES ITS GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY!
By Patricia Meschino—- When veteran Jamaican singer Leroy Sibbles took the stage at the St. Kitts Music Festival, the audience drew closer to savor his smooth delivery of vintage hits including “Fattie Fattie,” “Party Time” and “Why Did You Leave?” Sibbles, former lead vocalist of the legendary The Heptones (formed in the 60’s with the late Barry Llewellyn and Earl Morgan) was featured on the festival’s Friday Reggae Night, but the classics he performed don’t quite … Read entire article »
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SINGJAY D-MEDZ, TRAVELS DOWN THE STUDIO ONE ROAD FOR NEW RELEASES!
D-Medz Though admitting he was never a big fan of Studio One music, singjay D-Medz said when he got a “spiritual vibration” to record songs on some of the legendary label’s fabled rhythms, he did not hesitate. He did eight songs on classic beats like the Real Rock, Far East and Answer for From a Boy To a Man, a mix tape scheduled for release soon. “I got this spiritual vibration to do something different an’ also pay homage to the foundation. I had some Studio One ‘riddims’ at home, so I start to listen dem an’ begun to write,’ D-Medz told the Jamaica Observer. Nuh Falla (Bad Company) on the Real Rock is the mix tape’s first single. Other songs include Pretty Flower, Press Button with Sizzla, and Sunday Evening. Recording to beats from … Read entire article »
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THE STUDIO ONE LABEL LAUNCHES ITS REISSUE SERIES WITH THE WAILERS’ DEBUT ALBUM!
By Benjamin Boles— Clement “Coxsone” Dodd’s Studio One label had an enormous impact on reggae, ska, dub, rocksteady, and dancehall, and helped launch the careers of artists including Bob Marley, The Maytals, The Skatalites, and more. Original copies of many of their releases go for big money on Discogs, but soon you’ll be able to buy new re-pressings of many of the label’s classics, as Yep Roc Music Group has partnered with Dodd’s daughter Carol on a series of reissues. The first release will be the Wailers’ 1965 debut album The Wailing Wailers, including the original ska version of “One Love,” which Bob Marley later re-recorded for his 1977 album Exodus. They’ll be following that up with Money Maker, one of the rarest records in the Studio One back catalogue, featuring songs from The … Read entire article »
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LEROY “MR. BASSIE” SIBBLES PERFORMS FOR THE STARTIME AUDIENCE, JANUARY 9!
Leroy Sibbles— THE rocksteady era of the late 1960’s produced several great songwriters and musicians. One of them was Leroy Sibbles of harmony trio The Heptones. Sibbles, an headliner for this Saturday’s Startime show, has an enviable record as artiste, bass player and arranger. While numerous Jamaican artists have covered or sampled his work, ‘foreign’ acts have done so with even greater success.In 1982, Musical Youth, a British teen group with Jamaican heritage, hit it big in the United Kingdom and United States with the novelty song, Pass The Dutchie. It was done to the beat of Full Up, a popular instrumental co-written by Sibbles and keyboardist Jackie Mittoo. Pass The Dutchie went top 10 in the UK and US. Seven years later, hot British group UB40 covered the Heptones’ hit song Baby for their Labour … Read entire article »
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MORE THAN 500 ARTISTS AND 8,000 SONGS RECORDED AT CLEMENT DODD’S STUDIO ONE!
From left: Bunny Livingston, Bob Marley and Peter Tosh when they just formed The Wailin’ Wailers.— Studio 1 has become a household name in Jamaica, insofar as it relates to the island’s rich musical legacy. Hundreds of recording artistes who have achieved local and international fame either began their careers there or have honed their musical talents within the walls of that revered institution, situated at 13 Brentford Road, (renamed Studio 1 Boulevard), in Kingston 5. One name that would perhaps come readily to mind is Bob Marley. Although he didn’t begin his recording career at Studio 1 (he began as a solo artist with Leslie Kong’s Beverley’s label in 1962), he certainly was groomed there and came to public attention while singing with the Wailers group, which included Neville ‘Bunny Wailer’ … Read entire article »
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THE MIGHTY DIAMONDS BROUGHT SOULFUL HARMONIES TO THE 70’S REGGAE!
By Roy Black— The Mighty Diamonds in 1975.— The Mighty Diamonds belong to an exclusive fraternity of three-part harmony group singers that emerged in the mid-1960’s in Jamaican popular music and lasted into the next decade. Earlier, The Heptones, The Techniques, The Paragons, The Melodians, The Wailers, and The Gaylads had laid the foundation for the phenomenon, which produced a plethora of hits, mainly in the rock steady and early reggae styles. Those who were around at … Read entire article »
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WHEN ARTISTS PICK THEIR NAMES FROM FAMOUS BRANDS!
Baby Cham— By Mel Cooke– More than being a performer and/or songwriter, entertainers are now encouraged to think of themselves as a brand. As such, they are advised to engage in brand-building processes, just like a drink or motor vehicle manufacturer for instance, and plan strategically to revitalise their brand as necessary to maintain and maximise viability. However, with Jamaican entertainers liberally tossing in references to popular brands in their lyrics, it is not surprising that a few … Read entire article »
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REGGAE – THE JEWEL OF JAMAICA’S INDEPENDENCE!
By Gordon Robinson—- Since 1962, Jamaica’s Independence has shone through music. Jamaica created three original music beats. Reggae is the most famous, but before reggae came ska and rocksteady. It’s a widespread myth that ska evolved from mento. Actually, ska and all that followed came from our embryonic attempts to copy imported music to fuel 1950s sound systems’ fierce rivalry. The thirst for ‘exclusive’ popular music drove our fledgling industry. At first, records were imported and labels erased to … Read entire article »
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