Tenna Star - Wine Of Violence Live & Direct at YouTube

Tenna Star - Wine Of Violence Live & Direct at YouTube



Tenna Star was born in Kingston Jamaica to a family of nine children and grew up in the Red Hills Road area where he spent most of his life. His singing career and everything he has done in the music business he owes all to his Mother who is the backbone for everything. His early stages of development as a singer came from his mother who he heard singing all the time.



The work of God was taught and sang daily in his house; His first band was a gospel group which was formed by his mother, called the Tenns brothers, which consisted of Tenna Star, his older brother and his younger brother Mark Tenn, who is also a prominent force in the music business. After leaving high school, Tenna began doing odd jobs here and there, mainly graphic designing which he was good at, but singing was always in his blood and at every opportunity he got he would sing.



Tenna’s earliest experience in the dance hall was singing on numerous soundsystems like Crystal sound, Rambo International, Playmate sound, Small Axe sound and Kilimanjaro to name but a few, as well as singing alongside artists like Red Dragon, Flourgon, Daddy Lizard, Sanchez, Buju Banton, Terry Ganzie, Courtney Melody, Mr Vegas and Quench Aid. Tenna started performing on various stage shows around the island. His first song was recorded on the Powermatic label [Danny Brownie studios] called ‘Close to you’, he then went on to record for various record labels like Sir Guy label, New Name records, GG records where he teamed up with Norrisman [DJ], but Kilimanjaro studios [Dub Store] became his home base where he gained great respect and popularity.



Tenna Star then came to England in 1994, and upon his arrival wasted no time in gaining instant recognition and fame in Birmingham and the London area. His talent was quickly discovered by a lot of record producers like Stingray Records where he recorded “Blessed Be”, which gained great popularity for him in the UK a duet with Judge Dread. He went on to record “African Princess” for producer Murray Man which was a big hit in Europe, where he toured with Murray Man in Switzerland and Sweden.



Tenna Star has worked with most of the great names within the music industry, such as the likes of Freddie McGregor, Marcia Griffiths, Garnett Silk, Luciano, Bounty Killer, Beenie Man and Sir John Holt, where he supported him on his UK tour, and recently toured with Beres Hammond.



Tenna is one of the UK’s finest vocalists in reggae today and is a firm believer in the Almighty with his commitment to Rastafarian.



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Freddie McGregor - Exclusive Interview at StingRay Records

Freddie Mcgregor - Exclusive Interview at #StingRay Records

Freddie McGregor is one of reggae's most durable and soulful singers, with an incredibly steady career that started all the way back in the '60s, when he was just seven years old. Since then, he's spanned nearly every stylistic shift in Jamaica music, from ska and rocksteady to Rastafarian roots reggae to lovers rock (his particular specialty) to dabblings in dancehall, ragga, and dub. Not just a singer, he wrote some of his own material, and grew into an accomplished producer as well. McGregor's heyday was the early '80s, when he released several high-quality albums and reached the peak of his popularity in Jamaica and England. However, he remained a strong presence on the reggae scene well into the new millennium.

McGregor was born in Clarendon, Jamaica on June 27, 1956. At age seven, he started singing backup for a local ska harmony duo called the Clarendonians (naturally, with the nickname of Little Freddie McGregor). The Clarendonians recorded for producer @Clement "Coxsone" Dodd's legendary Studio One label for a time, and when they split in the mid-'60s, McGregor teamed up with ex-member Ernest "Fitzroy" Wilson to form a new duo, Freddie and Fitzroy. They recorded several single sides, including "Why Did You Do It" and "Do Good and Good Will Follow You." McGregor stayed at Studio One for much of the '70s, working as a session drummer and backup singer while developing his own vocal style, which owed much to smooth, Philadelphia-style soul. He sang lead for groups like Generation Gap and Soul Syndicate, and also recorded off and on as a solo act during the '70s, though always in the singles medium. During this period, he began writing some of his own material, including songs like "Go Away Pretty Woman," "Tomorrow Is Like Today," and "What Difference Does It Make."

In 1975, McGregor converted to Rastafarianism, which had a profound impact on his music. Still with Studio One and working with Earl "Chinna" Smith, he recorded the classics "Rastaman Camp" and "I Am a Rasta" right off the bat, and followed them with a string of singles that substantially raised his profile in Jamaica: "Mark of the Beast," "Sergeant Brown," "Jogging," "Natural Collie," "Zion Chant," "Walls of Jericho," "Africa Here I Come," "Come Now Sister," and "Bobby Bobylon" among them. He issued his first album, Mr. McGregor, in 1977, under the auspices of producer Niney the Observer. Returning to Studio One, he offered his first LP for the label in 1980 with the classic Bobby Bobylon, which featured a mixture of new material and reworkings of older singles. The album was a smash hit in Jamaica, establishing McGregor as a budding star, and revitalizing Coxsone Dodd's production career. Around the same time, he started producing and arranging for other artists, most notably on Judy Mowatt's solo debut, Black Woman; he also worked with Johnny Osbourne and Jennifer Lara.

In 1981, McGregor scored a huge hit single with "Big Ship," which catapulted him to the front rank of reggae stars in the immediate post-Marley era, along with Dennis Emmanuel Brown and Official Gregory Isaacs. His next LP arrived in 1982, also titled Big Ship, and featured production by Linval Thompson and musical backing by the Roots Radics. It too was highly successful, both creatively and commercially. Signing with Ras for 1983's Come On Over, McGregor extended his creative hot streak to an international audience, making a name for himself in the U.K. and U.S. His 1984 follow-up Across the Border was a slightly poppier effort that contained his hit reggae cover of "Guantanamera." Continuing in this crossover vein, in hopes of surviving amid the dancehall revolution, McGregor released All in the Same Boat in 1986; it produced a major hit in "Push Come to Shove," which became his first U.K. chart entry. He sparked the interest of Polydor Records, and found further U.K. success with "That Girl" and a cover of the Main Ingredient "Just Don't Want to Be Lonely," which made the U.K. Top Ten in 1987.

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Shiv - I Got You

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#Sovereign sound was formed in Luton in 1984 by my friend Llarley & cousin Lloyd. I joined the sound in 1989 as a selector/maintenance man. In 1990 I started to select the sound,picking up experience as I went along, playing with sounds such as Sir Coxson, Saxon Sound, Unity Sound, Java & Love Injection, making a name for the sound as we went along. I then started voicing dub plates in the early part of that year,although Sovereign were voicing dubs frm 1984. I started to play with big international sounds such as Stone Love, Gemini, Body Guard, Killamanjaro and King Addis, taking the sound to another level. Sovereign also put on shows with Dennis Brown, Sanchez, Beres Hammond & Shabba Ranks to name a few, aswell as holding down a residence at London's hottest nightclub "Trends." In 1999, the club that Sovereign was residence at "Flex Nitespot" in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, came up For Sale, it was the begining of big things to come, my wife Newley & I decided to buy the club, we then changed the name to "Penthouse Nightclub". The year 2000 was a big year for Sovereign, by then I had taken over Sovereign sound & was playing the sound by myself, playing on dances as well as keeping my own promotions which i named "Dancehall eXperience". By 2003 Sovereign started to get a lot of work in Europe playing in France, Italy, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland & Sweden, touring with the sounds Bass Odyssey, Black Kat, Metro Media, Tony Matterhorn & Mighty Crown & holding my own. I continued to keep shows under my promotion name "Dancehall eXperience" with artists such as Beenie Man, Bounty Killa Sean Paul, Wayne Wonder etc... Sovereign Sound has also played in Canada, Florida, Miami, Jamaica, Barbados, Antigua, Trinidad & toured all over Europe & have just finished touring Gambia in October 2007. Sovereign Sound is one of the hardest working sounds in the UK playing out at least three times a week & travelling regually to Ireland & Wales. Sovereign has won many trophys for juggling as well as sound clashing. Sovereign Sound is still one of the hardest working sounds in the UK, with its own unique style, playing a wide selection of music, not to mention the deep dub plate box which includes Garnet Silk & Nitty Gritty as well as D. Brown & many, many others. - DJ SKULLY.



#Lexus Superior

Thank full to the Lord forever still Superior is not only a Sound, but a Very powerful Dancehall Sound System with *23 Years in the business..... Superior Represents  [Wash DC / Jamaica / London]... its ah ever growing journey..... We started out wid a sound name Red X in Washington dc  back in 1993   Then 3 years Later we thought lets build a Sound wid one hell off a Sound System And went off to Jamaica from USA to look a solid dub link.   We found the Legend Johnny Ringo r.i.p and when we returned Lexus Superior was born wid our first Bounty Killer dub "Rahtied Gun" pon di taxi riddim     from that day on we decided to build the sound world wide And loved like Stonelove. But also as powerful as our home town Clarendon sound Bodyguard  and as dangerous as Kilimanjaro and deadly as Bass Odyssey all in one unit.  Then it became a strong force to reckon with.. with very Loyal members.

One thing we aim to do is entertainment, Superior is a well defined Clash sound with quality dubplates to bring entertainment to any dancehall  we also never disrespect the artists works,  i would say find a good dub link and dont jump around plenty fake imitation artist are out there.

Superior also has one hell of a Sound System, you can ask Andrew Fresh Kid his been to  America and played on the Big Bad Superior Sound System as well as Fire Links Mavado whole heap more

Large up to all Lexus Superior Squadies! from start to finish to who come and gone...



Weve play wid the likes the of the infamous Bodyguard sound our Realist inspiration from our home town Maypen Clarendon  And the Great Kilimanjaro another Inspiration , and Played with Stone Love in Portugal and in Jamaica BASS ODYSSEY and King Addies Intl in NYC,,,

 A big thank you to All the Superior Supporters boom spread the word This is a very power full sound! with Powerful supporters Lexus wi seh  ---Big Up Lexus Superior Trinidad  the Soca/

Reggae Movement --And Gully Superior holding it down in the Washington Dc area ---also our newest member ready to Conquer Europe Biggau Dihitmaker Mclaughlin



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Clapper Priest VS UK Principal - Exclusive Clash Live & Direct at YouTube

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UK Dancehall MC Clapper Priest grew up in a household with young Jamaican parents in Dalston, as a result was introduced at a young age to the spirit of Jamaica with regular house parties and blues dances.

Started to obsessively collect rare and soul, funk and reggae records, early disco 45’s, CDs from an early age until in 1981 at the age of 20, he launched himself as a energetic, illuminating MC on the London sound system reggae scene. His reputation began to rise and in 1985 started to associate himself with the Paddington Terror Sound System working with the likes of Sweetie Irie and Joe 90.

By the mid to late 80s, Clapper’s career was moving skyward, becoming the MC and percussionist for Dalston-based reggae band One Style MDV, performing many shows around the UK and becoming active in the Rock Against Racism campaign. During this time they supported many huge reggae acts including Burning Spear, Gregory Isaac and Winston Reedy, to name a few and in 1988 toured with Joe Strummer for his Rock Against the Rich Tour. During this time Clapper Priest recorded his début single Rasta Far Out produced by Horace Truebridge, a futuristic journey looking back at things from a Rasta perspective.

In late 80s, Clapper Priest left the band to pursue a solo career which culminated in a number of musical projects in collaboration with the first black reggae pirate radio station in London, Ladbroke Grove-based DBC (Dread Broadcasting Corporation). Here he worked closely with the massively renowned DJ Lepke and Ranking Miss P, releasing the single Who Am I.

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 my vocals to give a different flavour to reggae.

Then in the late 70’s - 80’s my friends in Lee Green created a sound called Enforcer which was a Party Sound but we had vibes. Since then Principal have worked on sounds like Gemini UK, Virgo, Stereo Classic, Prince Melody and various other sounds to many to mention. Now since 1989 Principal joined a band called the Worries were Principal was in my element performing live on a stage the concept of the worries was an idea my friend Winston aka Serpy with Animal aka Leroy the band was born the transition wasn’t easy because being on a sound system a lot of work needed to be done.

UK Principal had a chart topper in Europe on Jah Shaka record label word is Jah went straight in at No 5 in 2010 and the tune is still selling now. The moment UK Principal working with rainbow sounds co-producing this Album Rainbow Sounds meets Principal, also working with Roots Hi-tek in producing an album and also working with Young Warrior to produce an album release date to be confirm. Also had a new release Hola Meditation produced by Luca B C.E.O of Rainbow Sounds released on the Jah Militant Label

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Clapper Priest VS UK Principal - Exclusive Clash Live & Direct at YouTube

Clapper Priest VS UK Principal - Exclusive Clash

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UK Dancehall MC Clapper Priest grew up in a household with young Jamaican parents in Dalston, as a result was introduced at a young age to the spirit of Jamaica with regular house parties and blues dances.

Started to obsessively collect rare and soul, funk and reggae records, early disco 45’s, CDs from an early age until in 1981 at the age of 20, he launched himself as a energetic, illuminating MC on the London sound system reggae scene. His reputation began to rise and in 1985 started to associate himself with the Paddington Terror Sound System working with the likes of Sweetie Irie and Joe 90.

By the mid to late 80s, Clapper’s career was moving skyward, becoming the MC and percussionist for Dalston-based reggae band One Style MDV, performing many shows around the UK and becoming active in the Rock Against Racism campaign. During this time they supported many huge reggae acts including Burning Spear, Gregory Isaac and Winston Reedy, to name a few and in 1988 toured with Joe Strummer for his Rock Against the Rich Tour. During this time Clapper Priest recorded his début single Rasta Far Out produced by Horace Truebridge, a futuristic journey looking back at things from a Rasta perspective.

In late 80s, Clapper Priest left the band to pursue a solo career which culminated in a number of musical projects in collaboration with the first black reggae pirate radio station in London, Ladbroke Grove-based DBC (Dread Broadcasting Corporation). Here he worked closely with the massively renowned DJ Lepke and Ranking Miss P, releasing the single Who Am I.

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 my vocals to give a different flavour to reggae.

Then in the late 70’s - 80’s my friends in Lee Green created a sound called Enforcer which was a Party Sound but we had vibes. Since then Principal have worked on sounds like Gemini UK, Virgo, Stereo Classic, Prince Melody and various other sounds to many to mention. Now since 1989 Principal joined a band called the Worries were Principal was in my element performing live on a stage the concept of the worries was an idea my friend Winston aka Serpy with Animal aka Leroy the band was born the transition wasn’t easy because being on a sound system a lot of work needed to be done.

UK Principal had a chart topper in Europe on Jah Shaka record label word is Jah went straight in at No 5 in 2010 and the tune is still selling now. The moment UK Principal working with rainbow sounds co-producing this Album Rainbow Sounds meets Principal, also working with Roots Hi-tek in producing an album and also working with Young Warrior to produce an album release date to be confirm. Also had a new release Hola Meditation produced by Luca B C.E.O of Rainbow Sounds released on the Jah Militant Label

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Christopher Ellis - Let Him Try Live & Direct at YouTube

Christopher Ellis - Let Him Try Live & Direct at YouTube



CHRISTOPHER LAMOUR ELLIS was born the youngest male progeny to “The Godfather of Jamaican Rocksteady”, the late ALTON ELLIS.  Talented in his own right, the soulful 28 year-old Roots Reggae, R&B crooner has been astounding audiences with his incredibly natural, smooth vocal stylings since the age of 11. The Jamaica Gleaner notes, “His look and sound closely mirror those of his dad, he has beyond a doubt inherited the soulful vocals of his father.”



Born on March 12, 1982 in London , England , CHRISTOPHER ELLIS frequently performed with his legendary father on world tours, leaving lasting impressions on international audiences across the globe, including in the territories of : Jamaica, New York City , Italy , Germany , London, Spain and Canada , to name but a few.  But, it wasn’t until the fledgling songbird was about 14 years old that he started to realize how groundbreaking his father’s legacy was, what his father meant to the country of Jamaica and the enormous influence that his father had on the development of the reggae and dancehall music genres.



Christopher humbly comments, “I feel privileged to have this great man as my father, to be involved with and learn from such a great man is completely an honour for me.” The talented singer-songwriter looks at the time that he spent touring with his famous father as a period of learning.  Christopher reminisces, “For me, singing with my father was more like schooling; it prepared me immensely for my own career.”  During his learning curve years, Ellis found himself perfecting his song writing talents and passion for music by performing regularly at venues such as the Jazz Café near his home in London, England.



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Bunny Lye Lye - Cool Dem Down Live & Direct at YouTube

Bunny Lye Lye - Cool Dem Down Live & Direct at YouTube

After a 37 years career, Bunny Lie Lie aka Bunny Lye Lye still singing the Lover Rock Reggae/Soul/Dub, 
Old & Brand New Hits like in his New 2015 Album called 
“21st CENTURY ROCK IT” which is coming soon. 
The History of Reggae is Here!

The famous Reggae Artist Bunny Lie Lie, born in Kingston, Jamaica; where he grew up in this capital and started to sing at the age of 12 years old, in Spanish Town.
His first song was recorded in Joe Gibbs’s Studio, called “Got To Be Sure”.

Bunny then went on to enter into 
the Recording Business, where he successfully started with a very 
popular song in 1978, called “Miss Popular”. 
(Joe Gibbs Recording Studio)
Astonishingly the song was re-released in England under the title of “Sympathy” by Lord Koos Sound System via Clint Eastwood, brother of the deejay Trinity.

Bunny then progressively sang alongside reggae veterans like Horace Andy, U Brown and Jah Stitch on Kingston’s Champion Sound at the time called Brave Man. 

Through regular exposure and consistency in his performances, 
Bunny naturally earned his reputation as a “Top Class Artist”,
which gave him the opportunity to audition with Mr. Buggy Nose 
himself, in a special event called “New Talent”.

The talent contest automatically earned Bunny the reputation he 
was longing for as the performer he is.

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JNR INT. Different from the rest, is the No.1 up coming sound in the UK.

Born in Jamaica JNR, started as a youth at school playing and DJ'ing on local sounds. After gaining crucial experience playing sound in Greenwich farm he moved to the UK and settled in SE London. From the 90's JNR started to clash other UK sounds, the first international clash was in montserrat, where he defeated Exterminator & Fresh supreme.

JNR has continued to play around  the world in festivals, Juggling and clashing, including returning to Jamaica and growing in reputation.

now JNR face the biggest ever challenge by taking the best sounds as the wild card.

since that JNR has received the DIA award 2007 & 8 and also holds the title's for foreign invasion 2011 and London rumble 2013 and still going strong.



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