Entries tagged with "Zap Pow"

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VETERAN TRUMPETER DAVID MADDEN, SINGS ON HIS NEW ALBUM “NICE WE MET!”

October 28th, 2015 | Add a Comment

David Madden— A MEMBER of the ‘golden age of reggae horns’, trumpeter David Madden has played on countless hit songs including Burning Spear’s Door Peep and This is Reggae Music by his band Zap Pow. But on his new EP, Nice We Met, he shows a different side of his talent by singing. The seven-song project was released digitally on October 22. “People know me for the trumpet an’ they know my soun’ so why not do something else, like singing?” asked Madden. The 71-year-old musician shares vocals with singers Cherida and Toronto-based Ann Payne on the title song and In Heaven Riddim, respectively. He goes solo on Share The Compliment. Isax, a Jamaican saxophonist who also lives in Toronto, adds a different feel to Mystic Mood (re-titled Easy Mix), the hit 1971 instrumental Madden wrote … Read entire article »

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VETERAN JAMAICAN MUSICIAN GLEN DaCOSTA NOW CALLS FALMOUTH, MAINE, HIS HOME AWAY FROM HOME!

December 26th, 2014 | Add a Comment

By Colin Ellis, The Forecaster—- .Glen DaCosta— FALMOUTH, Maine — When Glen DaCosta first met musician Bob Marley in Jamaica in 1972, DaCosta was a saxophone player in one of Jamaica’s most popular bands, Zap Pow. “With Zap Pow everything was precise, so I guess that was what Bob wanted with his group, and so he asked us to come play with him,” DaCosta said. That began a musical relationship that lasted nearly 10 years with Marley and even longer with the Wailers, with whom DaCosta has toured and played in the years since, in venues ranging from large international halls to small clubs like Port City Music Hall. “For me it’s always a pleasure to play Bob Marley’s music for what it represents,” DaCosta said, adding that reggae music represents “truth, rights and justice for … Read entire article »

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MUSICIAN/COMPOSER DWIGHT PINKNEY TO RECEIVE JAMAICA’S “ORDER OF DISTINCTION” HONOR ON OCTOBER 20!

August 12th, 2014 | Add a Comment

PINKNEY… will receive the Order of Distinction in October— WHEN guitarist Dwight Pinkney moved to Kingston from Mandeville in the late 1960s, there was plenty of work for session musicians. Pinkney, whose career started with The Sharks at Studio One, has been awarded the Order of Distinction for his contribution to the development of Jamaican music. The 69-year-old will receive Jamaica’s fifth highest honor on October 20 during the annual National Honors and Awards ceremony at King’s House. In addition to The Sharks, Pinkney was a member of the influential Zap Pow and Roots Radics bands. The former was an eclectic unit that recorded the jazzy instrumental Mystic Mood and the rootsy This is Reggae Music. Pinkney joined the ‘Radics’ in the early 1980s, played on songs and albums by numerous artists including Gregory Isaacs … Read entire article »

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DWIGHT PINKNEY MAKES THE PROVISIONAL LIST FOR REGGAE GRAMMY 2013!

November 16th, 2012 | Add a Comment

By Howard Campbell—— DWIGHT Pinkney had the United States west coast on his mind when he came up with the theme for his sixth solo album, Dwight Pinkney and DP Band. On it, the veteran guitarist puts a reggae spin on some of the biggest theme and surf songs from the 1960s. Released early this year by Tads Record, Dwight Pinkney and DP Band was recently named in a provisional list of 50 for the 2013 Grammy … Read entire article »

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