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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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Saxon Sound System was started in 1976 in Lewisham, South East london by Dennis Rowe, Lloyd Saxon and Musclehead. Originally called Imperial Rockers they changed the name to saxon in 1978. By the early 80's due in no small part to their highly talented MC's and singers such as Tippa Irie, Smiley Culture, Peter King, Papa Levi, Maxi Priest, Daddy Colonel and Sandy they were the most popular Sound System in the UK. The selectors on the sound were Muscle Head, Trevor Sax, Mini Muscle, Henry Prento and Micky Boops.
On Friday 28th March 1993 History was made when world Promotion & Bagga John's Surespin Promotion presented the 1st ever World Sound Cup Clash. The clash featured four of the roughest sounds in the world all battling for the coveted World Sound Clash Cup.
This featured from England and the UK cup holder, SAXON, also the people championship SIR COXSONE, from NY America's number one, AFRIQUE. And from Jamaica the 1992 cup winner BODY GUARD.
This event saw the largest ever turn out in the UIK ever for a Dancehall Sound System. Relive the moments that changed history.
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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. Bovell also co-wrote and co-produced the majority of material by British reggae singer Bobby Kray. In 1980, he wrote the score for Franco Rosso's film Babylon. Bovell has also written music for the 1983 television drama The Boy Who Won the Pools and Global Revolution (2006)
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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 and also promote established and also upcoming artists also share foundation sound system content to the world. Please subscribe and share for more good vibes nuff respect in every aspect.
Jah Screechy - Walk and Skank [Live & Direct @ YouTube] Original by the Originator Jah Screechy If you don't know get to know this is the Originator. Big up Jah Screechy nuff respect every time.
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Macka B - 45 [Live & Direct @ YouTube] Macka B was first impressed by the reggae of the Lord Barley sound-system playing at a blues party next to his parents' house, but also played violin and sang in the choir at school. He went on to take a technical apprenticeship at the Ever Ready factory. When the factory closed and he was laid off, he began to devote more time to practising his toasting skills, influenced by earlier Jamaican toasters U-Roy, I-Roy, Big Youth, and especially Prince Far I.
Macka B was first impressed by the reggae of the Lord Barley sound-system playing at a blues party next to his parents' house, but also played violin and sang in the choir at school. He went on to take a technical apprenticeship at the Ever Ready factory. When the factory closed and he was laid off, he began to devote more time to practising his toasting skills, influenced by earlier Jamaican toasters U-Roy, I-Roy, Big Youth, and especially Prince Far I.
Soon Macka B formed the Exodus sound system with friends and became a Rastafarian. His 1982 trip to Jamaica galvanised his commitment to toasting and the following year he won a DJ-ing competition. After this Macka B began to feature on the radio as well as perform with local band Pre-Wax, who had a hit with "Maggie's Letter". He became a regular performer on Birmingham's Jah Wasifa sound system. He had a weekly slot on the television programme Ebony in 1984. He approached Neil "Mad Professor" Fraser with a view to recording and after submitting a tape of his work, the producer agreed to produce his first album, beginning a long association. Around the same time, a tape of his performance in a sound-system battle between the Jah Wasifa sound system and Saxon Studio International ended up with Fashion Records in London. The record label gave Macka B the opportunity to record his first solo single, "Bible Reader", which was released in 1985, the first of three singles for the label.
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 and also promote established and also upcoming artists also share foundation sound system content to the world. Please subscribe and share for more good vibes nuff respect in every aspect.
Macka B was first impressed by the reggae of the Lord Barley sound-system playing at a blues party next to his parents' house, but also played violin and sang in the choir at school. He went on to take a technical apprenticeship at the Ever Ready factory. When the factory closed and he was laid off, he began to devote more time to practising his toasting skills, influenced by earlier Jamaican toasters U-Roy, I-Roy, Big Youth, and especially Prince Far I.
Soon Macka B formed the Exodus sound system with friends and became a Rastafarian. His 1982 trip to Jamaica galvanised his commitment to toasting and the following year he won a DJ-ing competition. After this Macka B began to feature on the radio as well as perform with local band Pre-Wax, who had a hit with "Maggie's Letter". He became a regular performer on Birmingham's Jah Wasifa sound system. He had a weekly slot on the television programme Ebony in 1984. He approached Neil "Mad Professor" Fraser with a view to recording and after submitting a tape of his work, the producer agreed to produce his first album, beginning a long association. Around the same time, a tape of his performance in a sound-system battle between the Jah Wasifa sound system and Saxon Studio International ended up with Fashion Records in London. The record label gave Macka B the opportunity to record his first solo single, "Bible Reader", which was released in 1985, the first of three singles for the label.
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Sir Coxsone Exclusive Interview @ YouTube Studios {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 Live & Direct @ YouTube 31/7/15 Lloyd Coxsone & father festus Celebrating 50 years of when they started Sir Coxsone outernational. This Exclusive content contains Lloyd Coxsone & father festus @ YouTube studios playing vintage Dubplates also droping a few 2016 Exclusives
Reggae artist Dennis Brown began his career at the age of 12, when he recorded the hit single "No Man is an Island."
Dennis Brown was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1957. Hailed as a child prodigy and called the "Michael Jackson of reggae," Brown was just 12 years old when he recorded his first album, No Man is an Island, which included the hit single of the same name. Largely hailed as "reggae's king" following Bob Marley's death in 1981, Brown recorded nearly 80 albums over his 30-year career. His addiction to cocaine contributed to his early death on July 1, 1999.
Early Career
Born as Dennis Emmanuel Brown on February 1, 1957 in Kingston, Jamaica. Dubbed by Bob Marley as his successor and called the "Crown Prince" of reggae, Brown was just 12 years old when he created his first hit single, "No Man is an Island." He recorded the song at the famed Studio One Records in 1969, as part of his album of the same name. Brown had begun working toward a music career three years prior to the release of No Man is an Island; at the age of 9, he had begun singing with Byron Lee and the Dragonaires. During concerts, the young Brown stood atop beer boxes so that he could be seen. In 1968, He had caught the attention of Studio One sound system operator Clement "Coxsone" Dodd, and soon began recording at the studio, where Bob Marley had carved out his sound several years before. During an amazing two-day session, Brown recorded two albums: No Man Is an Island and If I Follow My Heart.
Dennis Brown Birthday Bash Jamaica 1997 pt1
Commercial Success
In 1971, Brown released Super Reggae & Soul Hits, which featured a more mature sound and pushed Brown to stardom. His silky, smooth voice endeared him to listeners and record executives, and as his stature grew, so did the demands from record producers who wanted to tap into his success. Over his nearly 30-year career, Brown churned out 80 albums for some 40 different recording labels. His hits include "Some Like It Hot," "Cassandra," "Westbound Train," "My Time," "How Could I Leave" and "Ghetto Girl." His 1972 single, "In My Pocket," landed among the U.K.'s Top 10.
Dennis Brown - Remember Me Always
Brown's career mirrored the changes in reggae music, from lovers' rock to dancehall, to digital. With each change, the easy sounding musician seemed to effortlessly transition. In 1994, he was nominated for a Grammy Award for the album Light My Fire.
Following Bob Marley's death in 1981, many assumed that Brown, who for a time moved to London after signing with A&M Records, would pick up the torch as reggae's leading man. The result, however, was a mediocre stab at pop reggae and the release of three poorly received albums.
Later Years
As Brown transitioned into the 1980s, his drug of choice changed from marijuana to cocaine. He was never able to kick his cocaine habit, which contributed to his early death on July 1, 1999 in Kingston, Jamaica. Just two months before he died, Brown, who fathered 13 children during his lifetime, had been arrested in Brazil for possession of drugs.
Despite his personal issues, Brown continued to make the recording studio his second home until his death. During the final year of his life, he released three records, and had been working on a fourth when he passed.
In an interview with National Public Radio, Damien Marley, Bob Marley's son, spoke about Dennis Brown's legacy: "He was one of those persons who made it cool to smile in reggae music. When I listen to his music, I can hear that he really loved singing. It almost sounds like he smiles while he's singing."
Arguably the biggest dancehall star of the moment, Gully Bop quite literally went from rags to riches in a matter of weeks, after an amateur video of him freestyling landed online last year.Watching said video with no sound, viewers could be forgiven for thinking the man featured was either high on something, or was several sandwiches short of a picnic. Skinny and disheveled with several teeth missing, the Jamaican video star rocked and bopped, whilst throwing his arms around wildly. But those who took time to listen, quickly discovered that looks can most certainly be deceiving. The man who had indeed been branded “mad” and accused of being a drug addict (more on that later), was spitting lyrics with impressive flow, demonstrating his deejaying prowess.
“Slackness” at its best, his lyrical content was sexually explicit and, as such, wasn’t everybody’s cup of tea. But as the featured man paced up and down whilst declaring, “every gyal want a wuk offa mi,” little did he know that stardom would soon beckon.
The video went viral, introducing the world to a deejay known as Gully Bop. And just a few weeks later, he was performing in front of thousands of revelers, headlining dancehall’s biggest and internationally-renowned annual stage show, Sting. There, he stole the show, strutting across the stage with energy, whilst throwing lyrical shots at his supposed arch-nemesis, fellow deejay Ninja Man.
Fast-forward to 2015 and Gully Bop has graced many stages, most recently, here in the UK, performing sell-out shows in London, Luton, Manchester, Birmingham and Bristol.
“This is the first time I’ve left Jamaica,” Gully Bop told Life & Style during his recent trip to the UK. “This was my first time on the plane.”
Was it a surprise for him to discover how many fans he has out here?
“Yeah man, big surprise! [My fans in the UK are] better than in Jamaica. Over here, they’re more sociable with me; they treat me better. In Jamaica, I just feel ordinary, but when I come to England, my shows sell off. Dem mek me feel like a superstar!
“I have fans all over the world, but when I reached England and saw how many fans I had, one thought came to my mind: I wish I could have fans like this everywhere I go.”
Enjoying his UK stay, the 49-year-old was even happy with the climate.
“The weather is alright,” laughed the entertainer, born Robert Lee Malcolm. “God ease up the cold for me. Right now mi look outside and see the sunshine, so it’s alright.”
GULLY BOP INTERVIEW MARCH 2015
After bursting onto the reggae music scene last year, Gully Bop quickly found himself earning plenty of media attention. Stories began to emerge that the deejay had previously been homeless, while others alleged he was a drug addict.
But despite these persistent accusations, Gully Bop says these stories are untrue.
“People just said dem tings for hype,” he claims. “Nutt’n never go suh – I was never on drugs. And I wasn’t homeless. I was just poor. I didn’t have anything. So I ended up ah sit down in South Side and Grants Pen in Jamaica doing nothing except fixing old fans and old TVs – but that couldn’t maintain me. When I mek the likkle money [from that], I couldn’t even buy a suit.
“But God felt sorry for me. He saw I was good people and he lifted me up – and me nah drop back again.”
He continues: “In Jamaica, mi see a whole heap ah bad man. And I know where drugs and guns put you. If I was into drugs or guns, mi woulda dead long time. Coz I grew up in the worst place in Jamaica: South Side in Kingston Central and Grants Penn in Kingston 8. Go inna di media and read about them places and you’ll understand. When you’re on drugs in them places, police ah kill you. I never troubled dem tings [drugs].”
Another story that Gully dismisses as hype is one that suggests he and Ninja Man are enemies. The story went (don’t you just love internet rumours?) that back in the ‘90s, when Gully made his first attempt at music success under the guise Country Man, Ninja Man supplied the aspiring deejay with cocaine, in a bid to destroy his career.
WAR OF WORDS: Gully Bop's lyrical nemesis Ninja Man
The pair clashed on stage at Sting last year
but Gully insists the “war” is not personal,
and that he and the Permit to Bury hitmaker are in fact friends.
Gully Bop Ft Imari Drop Mi
“Me and him not in war – it’s just lyrical war, not personal war. Ah mi fren’ man,” Gully insists. “Let me tell you about Jamaican artists: they might war lyrically, but you’ll see the two of them sit down together on the street drinking a beer, happy. It’s just lyrical war. When we go on stage, him say him bad and him can mash up any deejay. So me just mash him up, coz mi nuh ‘fraid to mash him up!”
One story that is true is that the entertainer is engaged to his manager, Shauna Chin. Will the couple be getting wed soon? “Not for now,” says Gully. “We’ve been together nearly two years.” And he’s in love? “Always in love!
And what about those teeth? Though the deejay now dons attire more fitting for his newfound fame, he hasn’t yet found it necessary to get his missing teeth replaced. And apparently, he’s in no hurry to do so.
“Every day me eat dumpling and banana and yam same way, so my teet’ is not a problem right now,” he says. “I’m gonna get mi teet fixed, but I’m on tour, so I can’t think about that right now.
“Me can’t mek dem go in my mouth and kill up my mouth like dem ah plant food in the ground! Right now me ah tell you di truth – you know how much that would set back my career? I’ll get it done but not right now.”
So what is the future for this fast-rising star?
“Let me tell you… I’m gonna step likkle further and beat them bad,” he laughs. “If you’ve been following my career, you’ll have seen that dem [the media] have blasted me nuff.
“They said I wouldn’t get a visa or a passport because I’m a mad man. They said I couldn’t do Sting because nobody would want to hear me at Sting. And they said if I did do Sting, Ninja Man woulda mash me up.
“Dem say a whole heap ah tings about me, but as long as Father God is behind me, nothing can stop me, no matter what people say.”
Anthony Moses Davis was born in the Water house district of Kingston in 1973. He was involved in the music industry from a young age, starting toasting at the age of five, and was encouraged by his uncle Sydney Knowles, who played drums for Jimmy Cliff.He won the Tastee Talent contest in 1981.and Radio DJ Barry G introduced him to local sound system operators, who helped to establish the popularity of the young deejay, who became known as Beenie Man. He recorded his debut single, "Too Fancy", with record producer Henry "Junjo" Lawes in 1981, with Lawes also including him on the 1983 album Juno Presents Two Big Sounds alongside established stars such as Dillinger, Fathead, and Ringo. His debut album, The Invincible Beenie Man: The Ten Year Old DJ Wonder was produced by Bunny Lee and released in 1983,his first hit single following the same year with the Winston Holness-produced "Over the Sea". In 1984 Beenie Man recorded some material with Barrington Levy (released ten years later), but his music career was put on hold while he finished school, and spent time travelling to the United Kingdom, United States, and Canada. 10 year old Beenie Man - Try Some Hustling
Beenie Man continued performing and honed his craft beside the then dominant dancehall figures including Ninjaman,Admiral Bailey and Shabba Ranks. He found his artistic home at the Shocking Vibes studio where he continued to record singles with only moderate success in the early 1990s. His career gained momentum after a performance at the Reggae Sunsplash festival in 1992, and a rivalry with Bounty Killer began the following year after Beenie Man was accused of stealing Bounty Killer's style and catch phrases. The rivalry was captured on the 1994 album Guns Out, with the two artists settling the feud with a soundclash. Beenie Man had his first number one single in Jamaica in 1993 with "Matie" (Produced by Ephraim Barrett,Donovan and Dave Mills on the Shelly Power Records label) and he won the DJ of the Year Award the same year, the first of eight consecutive awards.
BEENIE MAN LIVE ON LEES UNLIMITED 1984
Partially as a result of prodding from his producers,Sly and Robbie, with whom he recordedcover versionsofBob Marley's "Crazy Baldhead" and "No Woman No Cry" in 1994, the latter a Jamaican chart-topper, Beenie Man converted to theRastafari movement, as did several of his contemporaries at the time, although in 2005 he stated "I have not converted. I was baptised an Ethiopian Orthodox and at the age of 10 I became a Judah Coptic."In 1994, he was signed byIsland Recordsand released the critically acclaimed albumBlessed, which established his reputation internationally.In 1995 he toured the UK and joined up again with Barrington Levy to record an updatedjungleversion of Levy's "Under Mi Sensi".
In 1995, Beenie Man collaborated with Dennis Brown and Triston Palma to release Three Against War and Mad Cobra and Lieutenant Stitchie on Mad Cobra Meets Lt. Stitchie & Beenie Man. He also collaborated with Lady Saw on "Healing", Sanchez on "Refugee", and Michael Prophet on "Gun 'n' Bass", further establishing his reputation. He took another step up the ladder in 1996, releasing the seminal Maestro, produced by Patrick Roberts and shot him to UK fame. During the period from the mid to late 1990s, Beenie Man dominated the Jamaican charts to the extent that he perhaps had a good claim to the crown of "Dancehall King", a title only bestowed previously on Yellowman in the early 1980s. Beenie Man's first real break into the United States came in 1997. He heard an instrumental rhythm by an unknown producer named Jeremy Harding, and demanded to add his voice to the rhythm. So this was the birth of his first international hit; he recorded "Who Am I" and the single quickly went Gold. It opened the doors for the world to see a new reggae star in the pages of Newsweek and other major media outlets. The same year, Beenie Man topped the Jamaican singles chart with seven different singles. Beenie Man appeared as himself in the 1997 filmDancehall Queen.
BEENIE MAN AH RUN TUNE
In 1998, Beenie Man headlined Reggae Sunsplash and signed to Virgin Records to release albums in the United States. His first American offering was The Doctor(1998). During the late 1990s, Beenie Man began his conquest of America with the hits, "Romie", "Who Am I", and "Girls Dem Sugar", which featured American R&Bsinger, Mýa. During this time he received an impressive number of international music awards including a MOBO Award for Best International Reggae Act in 1998,] while remaining at the top of the local charts. In 2000, Beenie Man released Art & Life, which featured Arturo Sandoval and Wyclef Jean (The Fugees), for which received aGrammy Award for Best Reggae Album. In the same year he co-produced (with Wyclef Jean) the debut album by actor Steven Seagal. Beenie Man, like many dancehall artists, is outspoken on a number of social issues, as exemplified by songs such as "Steve Biko" and "Murderer".
In 2002, he had a sizeable hit with a duet with Janet Jackson called "Feel It Boy", but his biggest break in America came in early 2004 with the release of a remix of "Dude", featuring guest vocals by fellow Jamaican Ms. Thing as well as rhymes by Shawnna. He thus cemented his fan base on both sides of the Atlantic.
He had hits in the UK in 1998 with "Who am I" (#10), in 2003 with "Street Life" (#13) and "Feel It Boy" (UK #9), a duet with Janet Jackson, and in 2004 with "Dude" (#7) and "King of the Dancehall" (#14).
He was also a judge for the 6th annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists' careers.
In April 2008 it was announced that Beenie Man was to co-write and star in the film Kingston.[15] In October 2010 Beenie Man came out with the EP I'm Drinking Rum and Red Bull, which included four songs, "Im drinking Rum and Red Bull", "I'm Okay", and two versions of "Stack and Pile". He later released the full album on 28 February 2011. "Im Drinking Rum and Red Bull" features Future Fambo. In September 2008 Beenie Man was cleared of charges of tax evasion.
In April 2009, Beenie Man signed with Brookland Entertainment, a new record label formed by Eric Nicks and The Trackmasters, in preparation to release his new albumThe Legend Returns, the music video for the release of his new single "Gimme Gimme" being shot in Canada on 18 April 2009. The song "Let's Go" was released on theOverproof Riddim compilation album in 2011.
In 2014 Beenie Man and long-term rival Bounty Killer put aside their differences and recorded a single together, "Legendary"
