I produce artists videos as well as physically going out in search of new talent. I am offering the chance to be filmed at YouTube studios for artists, Dj's and sound systems to be interviewed and show case your talent and have a in depth interview. Further to this we are also we are investing in young people by taking on trainees to learn skills in broadcasting's, cinematographer, video editing and sound.
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Sandra Cross is the only girl among seven brothers. She started singing in the Pentecostal Church and led the choir when she was nine. At 14, she recorded with a friend as Love & Unity. Their recording was the first prize for winning a talent show with a song Cross wrote entitled "I Adore You." Released on Studio 76 Records, it was number one on Britain's reggae chart for four straight weeks in 1979; They followed with three Top Five hits: "I Just Don't Care," "I Can't Let You Go," and "Put It On," before splitting up. After the breakup, Cross wanted to go solo but met the Mad Professor, a producer, who owned Ariwa Records. He chose Cross for an all-girl band called the Wild Bunch, whose lone album entered the reggae Top 20 chart in 1984; they toured Europe for a year before disbanding. Cross' first solo release was a remake of the Stylistics' "Country Living," which aced British Chart for ten straight weeks in 1985. Her second solo attempt, "You're Lying," nested at the top spot four weeks, Ariwa released her debut solo album Country Living in 1986. She won the British Reggae Awards for the Best Female Singer six consecutive years in a row, from 1985 to 1991. Other awards included the Radio London Entertainment Celebrity Award in 1986. In 1989, she snagged The Voice Newspaper Music Awards as Best Reggae Female Artist, and won the Chicago Radio Awards for the Highest Selling Record in 1990. Ariwa released six albums on Cross' including The Wild Bunch LP; in 1992 she recorded Lovers Interlude, on Teichiku Records. In 1996, she recorded her first reggae/jazz album, Just a Dream, on Pioneer Records, a Japanese label like Teichiku. Cross' latest recordings have appeared on SCM Records, an acronym for Sandra Cross Music.
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UK Sunsplash ft Maxi Priest,Gregory Issac,Sugar Minott,Smiley Culture 1985
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❤️💛💚 🔊 🎶 After the Golden Jubilee celebrations of 50 years Notting Hill Carnival 2016 ...,You kno seh the fun caan't dun!
On the 3rd September 2016 All roads leads down to Southend-on-Sea The Ultimate Urban Music Showcase Southend Splash Established local and International talents. Great family day out for all ages who love music.
Featuring: Grammy Nominated Queen of Reggae Music Dawn Penn
UK’s Finest Sir Coxsone Sound System [Dubplate specials]
UK Reggae pioneer Lover's Rock founder Dennis Bovell [reggae & jazz]
Lovers Rock Legend Jimmy London
Original Coxsone MC Jah Screechy performing his smash hit Walk and Skank [reggae]
#Black roots sound system [foundation & Rub a dub]
Black metro sound [new dancehall Dubplate specials]
Original DJ #Redant one of Cool FM finest DJs [garage & jungle]
The original sound killer from Killamanjaro days. Now SOUND TROOPER the new legend. Born in a small district in St. Mary, named Mount Regale on a Saturday morning, Trooper came into the world hearing a sound system playing from the night before because the house he was delivered in was in a dancehall. He grew up seeing a lot of sounds coming and going out of his birthplace and that’s where the love for the sound systems kicked in. As a child he used to make speaker boxes and amps out of mud and soap boxes and kept imaginary dances with the kids in his birthplace. He then moved to Spanish Town where he was then exposed to a lot of different sound systems playing in front of his home once again. The sound system bug was biting him again. He linked up with a famous sound owner by the name of Copey who had a sound by the name of Coptic Hi-power, at the tender age of 8 years old and that’s where he began to learn the art of one of Jamaica’s biggest musical culture known as the sound system. That was going to let him be famous all over the world. He was taught every trick in the sound world by Copey the prof and that’s where he learned to play studio one music an the art of selecting for a packed dance of patrons as a kid going to primary school. His mother used to take him to the dances sometime an wait until he finished work she took him home. She is still supportive of his two talents he moulded from he was young child. A selector an a snare drummer in a drum corp he helped formed that goes by the name of the Magnificent Troopers where Trooper got the famous name. He then moved on and started to dj on diffrent sound sytems an his selecting skills were forgotten for a couple of years because trooper became a full pledged dj with Creation Rock Tower with Papa San, Bunny General,Lecturer and the late Dirtsman. He then moved to Killamanjaro as a dj with the likes of Ninjaman etc an that was when again is selecting skills came back into play.An after that history in the sound world was written again. Trooper killed the most sounds,won the most trophies,played in the biggest dances to date eg Killamanjaro & Addies the biggest clash in history. He made a lot of artist famous like Sizzla, Luciano, Anthony B, Garnet Silk, Beenieman etc. He started Sound Trooper in the year 2000 an history was written again because Trooper once again put a next sound on the road that gain worldwide recognition in no time so the struggle is still on. Infact in 2011 he won the Guinness Sounds of Greatness, killin sounds like Black Kat and Silver Hawk and was elected as the best mc/selector of the year …Ricky Trooper the living legend! SOME SOUNDS TROOPER KILLED: KING ADDIES.KING TURB0O, KILLAGRAPH, KING JAMMY’S, KING BEEBO, STONE LOVE, METRO MEDIA, BLACK CAT, BASS ODDESSY, L P, SOUL SUPREME, EARTH RULER, POISON DART, TURBO CHARGE, TURBO PHONIC, BLACK SCORPIO, COXSONE, DAVID RODIGAN, DOWNBEAT THE RULER, STRIKE FORCE, 4X4EXEDUS, NUCLEAR EXODUS, TONY MATERHORN, SILVER STAR, MIGHTY CROWN, STEREO MARSHALL, SILVER STAR AND MANY MORE SOUND WHEY ME NO MEMBA.
Sir Coxsone Outernational Exclusive Interview at #YouTube {31July 2015}
Lloyd Coxsone & father festus Celebrating 50 years of when they started Sir Coxsone outernational. This Exclusive content contains Lloyd Coxsone & father festus @ YouTube studios talking about the history of sir coxsone.
Sir Coxsone Outernational has long been an important part of Britain’s soundsystem culture.
In its heyday of the 70s and 80s, the sound retained an insurmountable edge, thanks to the unbeatable tag-team of proprietor Lloydie Coxsone and his star selector, Festus, and an ever-changing crew of supporting members that kept the sound perpetually fresh and innovative. With an endless supply of superior dubplates sourced from top producers in Jamaica, augmented by some of their own productions cut with high-ranking music makers in the UK, Sir Coxsone was undeniably top of Britain’s sound system circuit. Their superior selection and the manner in which they presented it to the public gave Coxsone the kind of credibility that most other sounds were never able to achieve, leading to longstanding residencies at nightclubs in the fashionable West End.
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Luciano is a devout Rastafarian, whose lyrics promote consciousness and eschew slackness, or vulgarity, which is often prominent in reggae and dancehall music. He has criticized other Rastafarian reggae artists who record slackness material, describing them as having lost focus. The singer himself has sometimes been criticized for the reading of Biblical verses prior to performances, which has been described as inappropriate.
Ras Elroy Bailey - Sticks man Live & Direct at #YouTube Ras Elroy Black Slate International had become the choice band for backing and supporting the Leading Jamaican Reggae
International artist who would have been touring the UK and Europe also supporting artist such as Peter Tosh, Jimmy Cliff,
Toots Maytals and most recently Ras Elroy has work with Jermaine Jackman winner of BBC UK Voice 2014 also Ras Elroy
Ras Elroy also toured America with the hit musical *Black Heroes in the hall of fame*performing in Detroit, Chicago,
Washington, Directed by Flip Frazier, Junior Douglas /MD- Karim currently with vocal group Kwest.
The audience in America included celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey , Jesse Jackson, Tamla Motown legends such as Martha
Reeves, The Gozier family, Rita Marley, President Obama and the First Lady also the Great Steve Wonder also Louis
Armstrong’s family and Martin Luther Kings family The late and great Frankie Gaye the great Marvin Gayes brother toured
with Black Heroes and the hall of fame on the American leg of the tour enacting the role of his brother, Also Courtney Bartley
who smash America with his enactment of the Super star Gong Bob Marley .
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Dedicated to my Father: Papa Sinclair 🔊 🎶 🇯🇲
Foundation Reggae Rub A Dub Essentials featuring many great artists such as:
RANKING TREVOR, JOHNNY OSBOURNE, HORACE ANDY, SUGAR MINOTT,
RINGO, JAH THOMAS, DENNIS BROWN, MICHAEL PALMER,
plus many more...
Reggae music has been a 'major' passion in my life and just wanted to share some of my favourite music with you, it is also nice to be able to promote reggae music to the world.
So turn up the bass and taking in the vibes..
Ras Elroy Bailey - Amigo Live & Direct at Youtube Space London Ras Elroy Black Slate International had become the choice band for backing and supporting the Leading Jamaican Reggae International artist who would have been touring the UK and Europe also supporting artist such as Peter Tosh, Jimmy Cliff, Toots Maytals and most recently Ras Elroy has work with Jermaine Jackman winner of BBC UK Voice 2014 also Ras Elroy Ras Elroy also toured America with the hit musical *Black Heroes in the hall of fame*performing in Detroit, Chicago, Washington, Directed by Flip Frazier, Junior Douglas /MD- Karim currently with vocal group Kwest. The audience in America included celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey , Jesse Jackson, Tamla Motown legends such as Martha Reeves, The Gozier family, Rita Marley, President Obama and the First Lady also the Great Steve Wonder also Louis Armstrong’s family and Martin Luther Kings family The late and great Frankie Gaye the great Marvin Gayes brother toured with Black Heroes and the hall of fame on the American leg of the tour enacting the role of his brother, Also Courtney Bartley who smash America with his enactment of the Super star Gong Bob Marley . #Preserving & #Documenting #Reggae #SoundSystems #Culture For more quality vibes #Subscribe to our #YouTube channel.
Southend Splash (All Dayer) 3 September 2016 Hosted by Former X Factor contestant SouliRoots Feat' DawnPenn - JahScreechy - DennisBovell - Sir Coxsone Outernational Sound System - ISpy Sound System - MDargg - DJRedAnt - DJDelinquen - Zoe & Zara + Other acts to be added...... The Ultimate Urban Music Showcase featuring various music styles, showcasing up and coming artists, DJ's, established local and International talents. Great family day out for all ages who love music *Children's Activities including Face Painting, Balloons etc...** Caribbean food available with Jerk Chicken, Curry Goat, Rice N Peas etc... **Coaches will be leaving from London and various parts of the UK...please check for departure points** TICKETS: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/southend-splash-tickets-22524201493 FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/events/219720558397576/
Dawn Penn's earliest recordings were composed and written by her around 1966 using session musicians. In 1967, she recorded the rocksteady single "You Don't Love Me", produced by Coxsone Dodd at Studio One. She also recorded "Why Did You Leave" at Studio One, "Broke My Heart" for Bunny Lee, "I Let You Go Boy" and covers of "To Sir with Love" and "Here Comes the Sun". Dawn had also recorded for singer and producer Prince Buster early in her career with songs like "Long Day, Short Night", "Blue Yes Blue" and "Here's the Key". By 1970, Penn had left the music industry and had moved to the Virgin Islands. However, she faced racism there, and in 1987, she returned to Jamaica and to music. In the summer of 1992, she was invited to appear on stage at a Studio One anniversary show, where she performed the song "You Don't Love Me" with Steely & Clevie as backing musicians. The performance was a success, and she returned to the recording studio to re-record the song for the tribute album Steely & Clevie Play Studio One Vintage. It was released as the single "You Don't Love Me (No, No, No)" over a year later, reaching the charts in the U.S. and Europe, plus hitting #1 in her native Jamaica, and making #3 in the UK Singles Chart. Penn's album, No, No, No, was released on Big Beat Records in 1994. Subsequently, "You Don't Love Me (No, No, No)" has been sampled and covered by the artists Kano, Hexstatic, Jae Millz, Ghostface Killah, Mims, Eve featuring Stephen Marley and Damian Marley. Their versions were all renamed as "No, No, No", bar Ghostface's, which was named "The Splash".
In the early 1970s he began working as a producer, having success with one of the early lovers rock hits, Louisa Mark's "Caught You in a Lie " Coxsone is credited with paving the way for lovers rock by incorporating soul records into his sound system sets. In the mid- and late-1970s he launched his own Safari, Tribesman and Outernational labels. Among his best-known works as a producer are two dub albums released in 1975 and 1982 - King of the Dub Rock and King of the Dub Rock part 2. These mixed his own productions featuring musicians such as Matumbi with rhythms produced in Jamaica by Gussie Clarke, with the second album also featuring mixes by Scientist. His other productions included the debut single by Levi Roots. In the mid-1980s, Coxsone took a back seat with his sound system, allowing younger men such as Blacker Dread to take a leading role.
Coxsone went into semi-retirement in the late 1980s, but later returned to the sound system circuit with his Sir Coxsone the Outernational system. He was paid tribute by I Roy on the single "Lloyd Coxsone Time".
Dennis Bovell is a reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer. He was a member of the British reggae band Matumbi, and released dub-reggae records under his own name as well as the pseudonym Blackbeard. He is most widely known for his decades-spanning collaborations with Linton Kwesi Johnson. Bovell moved to South London and became immersed in Jamaican culture, particularly dub music, setting up his own Jah Sufferer sound system. Bovell was friends at school with future rock musicians including keyboardist Nick Straker and record producer Tony Mansfield, both of whom later worked with Bovell. He formed Matumbi in the mid-1970s. Bovell also worked as an engineer at Dip Records, the precursor to the Lovers Rock label, and he was a key figure in the early days of the lovers rock genre. He is also known for attempting to fuse disco rhythms with reggae, most notably with the hit song "Silly Games" by Janet Kay. According to Bovell, he wrote "Silly Games" with the sole intent of it being a hit song. He has produced albums by a wide variety of artists including I-Roy, The Thompson Twins, Sharon Shannon, Alpha Blondy, Bananarama, The Pop Group, Fela Kuti, The Slits, Orange Juice and Madness. He has collaborated with poet, Linton Kwesi Johnson for much of his working life.
1988 Dj #RedAnt got he’s first breakthrough on Centerforce radio where he held down he’s first weekly radio show. Through the shows it projected him into the rave scene,
playing at underground parties through the progression of acid house to the early 90’s hardcore sound.
Weekend Rush pirate radio station. This is where RedAnt excelled as a house hold name. He’s on point mixing and merges of reggae, soul, ragga over rave music, quickly gained him the respect and prime position as an underground DJ from both his peers and ravers alike. RedAnt heavily influence the early beginning of jungle music with he’s flight associations with jungle pioneer M Beat being the first DJ to play and promote he’s tracks as well as releasing several tracks of he’s own. RedAnt continues he’s career now as a respected jungle DJ performing at every major event of the original jungle eva. From the jungle transition to D&B he continued and stuck to what he loved, jungle music. 20 years on’ DJ RedAnt still plays jungle set’s and frequent radio guest spots on Kool London.
Jah Screechy most famous for his #anthem
‘Walk and Skank’ on Blacker Dread Records, a track conceptualized in the dancehall on Sir Lloyd Coxsone sound, where Screechy first toasted over 30 years ago (then known as ‘Jah Screechy Banton’). The original1984 release ‘Walk and Skank’ was mixed by Peter Chemist on the Answer Riddim for Blacker Dread and has been remixed by various producers ever since, the most notorious being the 1992 smash from SL2 ‘On a Ragga Tip’ released on XL records, an instant classic which achieved commercial success bringing the anthemic ‘Walk & Skank’ chorus to a worldwide audience.
#LEGENDARY 🔊 🎶 🇲🇱 Killamanjaro ft Super Cat, Early B,Charlie Chaplin 1984
Killamanjaro sound system has been a leading light in the dancehall world. The sound was started by Papa Jaro in 1969 and it’s name is derived from Africa’s highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro, and throughout their history they have constantly scaled great heights both in Jamaica and worldwide. As Killamanjaro’s set grew in size and popularity they started to recruit deejays with O Lord being their first resident professional mic man. As the seventies made way for the eighties so Killamanjaro marched onwards and upwards. A major plus for the sound occurred when Mr Harper recruited Ainsley Grey as main selector. #Preserving & #Documenting#Reggae #SoundSystems#Culture For more quality vibes #Subscribe to our #YouTube channel.
UK Principal - Fussing & Fighting Live & Direct at #YouTub
UK Principal Born in Dulwich South East London 1961. Started in music by singing in the church and school choir from 1969. Then in the 70’s was a record selector for a sound called Lion Mattic my cousin sound in Derby and during the summer holiday was still selecting tunes but mixing down the MC’s on the system and Principal also was the singer/chanter and developed a unique style of variating his vocals to give a different flavour to reggae.
#Urban Rockers 🔊 🎶 General Levy - Incredible Live & Direct at #YouTube General Levy is an English ragga deejay, regularly employed on studio tracks by drum and bass DJs. He is best known for the track "Incredible" which he recorded with M-Beat. A remixed version of this reached number 8 in the UK Singles Chart in 1994.
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Jah Shaka started out on the Freddie Cloudburst Sound System as an operator, before setting up his own sound system.By the late 1970s Shaka's system had rapidly gained a large and loyal following due to the combination of spiritual content, high energy rhythms, massive sonority, and his dynamic personal style. That following notably included many of the pioneers of post-punk such as Public Image Ltd and The Slits.
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Earl 'Little Roy' Lowe Celebrating 50 years of when he started in the business. This Exclusive content contains Little Roy at YouTube talking about his amazing musical career.
Little Roy, born Earl Lowe in Kingston, was the first artist to top the Jamaican chart with an overtly Rasta tune – Bongo Nyah – in 1969. His songs have been versioned repeatedly through the dancehall era – his Tribal War was even used on Nas and Damian Marley’s Distant Relatives album – but he has yet to crash the mainstream himself.
Roy appeared on both Fatty’s albums and, with hindsight, it’s easy to see why Mr Pelanconi chose him for this project. In addition to his obvious talents his voice has a similar grain to that of Kurt Cobain.
His bleak life and lyrics aside, Cobain’s songwriting gave an uplifting quality to Nirvana’s music. And this quality translates perfectly to a series of sprightly vintage rhythms played by Ruff Cutt band's Bubblers, The Wailers’ Junior Marvin, Fatty mainstay Horseman and Leroy ‘Mafia’ Heywood – a central force behind Roy’s excellent previous album, Heat. The arrangements, though actually by Mutant Hi-Fi, are classic Fatty: swirling organs, softly parping horns, and Ark-era Lee Perry-style backing vocals.
Many Thanks to Earl 'Little Roy' Lowe & Bo Mac also my Production Team.
Little Roy, born Earl Lowe in Kingston, was the first artist to top the Jamaican chart with an overtly Rasta tune – Bongo Nyah – in 1969. His songs have been versioned repeatedly through the dancehall era – his Tribal War was even used on Nas and Damian Marley’s Distant Relatives album – but he has yet to crash the mainstream himself.
Roy appeared on both Fatty’s albums and, with hindsight, it’s easy to see why Mr Pelanconi chose him for this project. In addition to his obvious talents his voice has a similar grain to that of Kurt Cobain.
His bleak life and lyrics aside, Cobain’s songwriting gave an uplifting quality to Nirvana’s music. And this quality translates perfectly to a series of sprightly vintage rhythms played by Ruff Cutt band's Bubblers, The Wailers’ Junior Marvin, Fatty mainstay Horseman and Leroy ‘Mafia’ Heywood – a central force behind Roy’s excellent previous album, Heat. The arrangements, though actually by Mutant Hi-Fi, are classic Fatty: swirling organs, softly parping horns, and Ark-era Lee Perry-style backing vocals.
