A longtime Southern California resident, Papa Juggy has seen many a trend come and go in one of the music industry’s most competitive regions. However, he prefers to stay consistent.
On “Worry”, the singer’s latest song, he dispels the naysayers and encourages positive thoughts in these challenging times. It is produced by Michael Hyde, a keyboardist who has worked with a number of high-rollers including Ziggy Marley, Dionne Warwick and Chaka Khan.
“The reggae music scene has changed dramatically in ‘Cali’. For some particular reason it has become too generic, so a tune like worry is exactly what the people dem need to hear,” said Papa Juggy. ‘It have the potential to reach all age groups, not just bigger man dem but the yutes.”
Papa Juggy was actually born in Birmingham, England to parents from St. Lucia; he spent part of his childhood in that Eastern Caribbean country but has lived most of his life in Southern California.
That is where he developed a love for reggae, listening to roots greats like Bob Marley, Culture and The Wailing Souls, as well as dancehall stalwarts Josey Wales and Charlie Chaplin.
He linked with the ‘Souls’ in 1991, a year after making his recording debut with the song Educate Urself for Warner Bros. Papa Juggy toured for several years with the veteran group, appearing on five songs on their Grammy-nominated album, All Over The World.
Worry, which Papa Juggy says is inspired by events from “the last couple of years”, oozes optimism.
“People must love their lives and fight through the struggle worry-free. Ninety per cent of what we worry about never happens,” he reasoned.
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