Entries tagged with "Fitzroy Francis"

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PALAS RELEASES NEW ALBUM “HELP EDUCATE THE YOUTH” TO RAISE FUNDS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS!

April 26th, 2017 | Add a Comment

“Help Educate the Youth” PALAS Riddim Vol. 1 (Various Artists) We are very proud to announce the release of “Help Educate the Youth”PALAS Riddim Vol. 1. The 18-track reggae … Read entire article »

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“IT WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL YEAR FOR MIGHTYFUL 13 RECORDS” SAYS PRODUCER FITZROY FRANCIS!

December 13th, 2016 | Add a Comment

Fitzroy Francis.— WHILE attending Kingston College in the early 1980’s, Fitzroy Francis got acquainted with the growing music scene in his Waterhouse community. A protege of Black Uhuru founder Duckie Simpson, Francis learned the ropes working with that group and Junior Reid, another Waterhouse talent. Five years ago, Francis launched Mightyful13 Records in New York City. The label had its best year in 2016 with two number one songs — Hugh English’s Hey Jude and Kween Of The Morning Star by Jesse Jendah. “I would describe it as a very successful year for Mightyful13 Records especially as a producer and manager for singer Hugh English and Jesse Jendah. It’s always a great feeling as an independent label to achieve two number one songs because it demonstrates the discipline and commitment required to achieve your goals,” … Read entire article »

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JESSE JENDAH PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE LADIES WITH NEW SINGLE!

July 12th, 2016 | Add a Comment

Jesse Jendah— Nothing gets the dance floor jumping in summertime than a lovers rock song. Jesse Jendah has been in the music business long enough to know that. The singjay, known for hard-hitting roots tracks like Sip Cup, Leonard Howell, Rothschild Crash Bank, Weed Free and Reparation just to name a few, pays tribute to the ladies on Kween Of The Morning Star, a song produced by Infinity Records, a California-based company. Jendah, who is managed by Fitzroy Francis of Mightyful13 Records, said given the spiteful treatment women have received over the years from certain dancehall elements, Kween Of The Morning Star is appropriate. “A love song (is needed) at this time because the Empresses and Kweens have been stereotyped in the most derogatory names,” said the artist who is also the author of the Rasta … Read entire article »

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“HEY JUDE” IS DOING IT FOR SINGER HUGH ENGLISH!

April 29th, 2016 | Add a Comment

Hugh English— RIDING high on the positive reception to his version of The Beatles classic 1968 song Hey Jude, singer Hugh English is confident 2016 is a watershed for his career. Hey Jude entered Broadcast/Journalist Clinton Lindsay’s New York Foundation Radio Network chart in New York and South Florida late last year. Its acoustic version, featuring veteran session guitarist Earl ‘Chinna’ Smith, re-entered that table recently, where it currently sits in the No.24 position. English told Splash that the song’s success transcends the charts. He sees it as part of a musical rebirth in his native Trench Town. “My dream is to see 30 or 40 musician walk down the streets a Trench Town ‘cause respect ever due to musician inna Trench Town, nuh matter the crime an’ politics,” he said. The dreadlocked English is … Read entire article »

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MIGHTYFUL13 RECORDS BENEFITS FROM DEAL WITH VPAL DISTRIBUTION!

February 9th, 2016 | Add a Comment

Fitzroy Francis (left) and Zanadu—- Having worked with a number of artists as manager since the 1980’s, Fitzroy Francis knows how critical it is to secure proper distribution. Four years ago, he launched Mightyful13 Records in New York City. Immediately, he established a distribution deal with VPAL, an affiliate of VP Records. Francis said the bond has worked wonders for his fledgling company. It allows his artists to tap into the parent company’s extensive network. “The deal with VPAL is very beneficial to the label in many ways because it enhance the building of the brand Mightyful13 Records worldwide. With VP as a renowned label for reggae, it surely boosts the artist’s profile by placing their name on the digital network and also makes the products available in places it would never be,” Francis … Read entire article »

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PRODUCER FITZROY FRANCIS LEADS THE WAY AT MIGHTYFUL 13 RECORDS!

January 13th, 2016 | Add a Comment

Roots act Andrew Bees (left) and Mightyful13 Records’ principal, Fitzroy Francis.— WHEN Fitzroy Francis started his record label just over four years ago, he wanted to revisit the songs he heard artists like Black Uhuru and Junior Reid made in their native Waterhouse. Francis is the man behind Mightyful13 Records, which works with mainly roots acts such as Andrew Bees and Hugh English. The latter’s cover of The Beatles’ Hey Jude is the fledgling company’s latest release. According to Francis, though he was weaned on roots-reggae, he embraces all facets of the music. “I was there when the music change in the mid-’80s during the computerise age so I am very much aware of diversity. The concept behind Mightyful13 Records is to reconfigure the missing link of our ancestors’ original musical form,” he told … Read entire article »

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HERE COMES SINGER HUGH ENGLISH!

December 15th, 2015 | Add a Comment

Jamaican Ras Tafari recording artist Donovan Hugh English, popularly known as “Hugh English” was born on November 12th, 1965, in Trench Town, Kingston 12. He grew up in the musical community of Waterhouse, Kingston 11 with his aunt. While growing up in Waterhouse, he met a lot of friends such as singer Andrew Bees (lead singer of Reggae’s first Grammy winning Black Uhuru), the late Wayne “Sleng Teng”Smith, Hugh Mundell, singers Junior Reid, Half Pint, King Everald, and “Dub Inventor” the late great King Tubbys, just to name a few. He then migrated back to his original community Trench Town to pursue music,and started his professional career in 2012 with the recording of various singles like “Sufferation”, and “Muss Buss” on his own Trench Town International Music label. He had also worked with … Read entire article »

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OUT OF DESPAIR COMES “36 BULLETS!”

May 18th, 2012 | Add a Comment

By Cecelia Campbell-Livingston—- AFTER being off the radar for a few years, conscious singer Chrisinti has returned with the song, 36 Bullets. And no, it is not a gun tune. CHRISINTI… woke up with $36 in my pocket and a million bills to pay “I woke up one morning with $36 in my pocket and a million bills to pay,” said the artist. Although despairing about his financial situation, Christinti says he never lost faith. His precarious position was the … Read entire article »

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