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M PEGGY QUATTRO OF REGGAE REPORT MAGAZINE, TALKS ABOUT HER INTERVIEW WITH GARNET SILK!
By Howard Campbell— Top: Garnet Silk and his partner Lovlyn “Lovie” Banton and Fabian Smith– Bottom: Garnet Silk at home with his children (from left) Derron, Arrayma and Fabian on the day of the interview in February 1994. At right: Garnet Silk holding a baby while posing for picture with Reggae Report magazine’s M Peggy Quattro. (PHOTO COURTESY REGGAE REPORT MAGAZINE)— PEGGY Quattro did not know what to expect when she arrived in Kingston to interview reggae star Garnet Silk for her Reggae Report magazine in February 1994. The last time she saw the singer was five months earlier. He was being helped off the stage at a New York City nightclub, unable to complete a show due to what doctors later diagnosed as exhaustion. He had not performed in concert since. When Quattro showed up … Read entire article »
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GARNET SILK LEFT BEHIND A SPECIAL COLLECTION OF TUNES!
The Garnet Silk collections– The Jamaica Observer continues its 20-part series, 20 Days of Silk, which looks at the life of roots singer Garnet Silk. This month marks 20 years since his death. SHORTLY after his death on December 9, 1994, albums by singer Garnet Silk took the market by storm. In the 20 years since his passing, there have been a number of compilations released, mainly in the United States and Europe. Among the first to be released was Love Is The Answer which was produced by Steely and Clevie, the hottest producers in dancehall during the 1990s. Reggae Anthology: Music Is The Rod, was also distributed by VP. Other posthumous Silk albums released by that company are Journey, Give I Strength, Silky Mood and 100% Silk and Reggae Anthology — Music Is … Read entire article »
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GARNET SILK AND HIS FAITH IN RASTAFARI!
By Howard Campbell— Garnet Silk—- IF there was one thing Garnet Silk never tired of talking, it was Rastafari. His commitment to the faith was the focus of his lifestyle and music. Silk was introduced to Rastafarian movement by Yasus Afari, a dub poet from St Elizabeth, in the late 1980s. Back then, he (Silk) was a fledgling entertainer from Manchester known as Little Bimbo. “Yasus Afari teach Garnet an’ Tony Rebel ’bout the teachings of Rasta. He’s the one who came up with the name Christian Souljahs,” said Aaron Silk, Garnet Silk’s younger brother. “It was Yasus the dub poet, Rebel the deejay and Garnet the singer.” Aaron told the Sunday Observer last week that his brother’s career started as a deejay on Manchester sound systems like Destiny Outanational. Typical of the 1980s, some … Read entire article »
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AARON SILK REMEMBERS HIS BROTHER GARNET!
Aaron Silk—- AS the 20th anniversary of Garnet Silk’s death approaches, his brother Floyd Smith braces himself for a day that revives painful memories. Known in music circles as Aaron Silk, he told Splash this week that because Silk was such a strong force in his life, getting over the loss is tough, even two decades later. “Everytime yuh think ’bout how Garnet trod on, is like it jus’ happen. Yuh know when an incident like dat happen, yuh think time will heal the wounds. Fi some reason, dis one don’t feel dat way,” he said. Garnet Silk and his mother died in a fire at her home in Hatfield district, Manchester, on December 9, 1994. They perished in the one-bedroom house in which the singer was raised. Silk (given name Garnet Smith) was only … Read entire article »
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ANTHONY ROCHESTER, THE MAN BEHIND GARNET SILK’S HIT SONGS!
Anthony Rochester—- The Jamaica Observer continues its 20-part series, 20 Days of Silk, which looks at the life of roots singer Garnet Silk. Next month marks 20 years since his death. IN terms of mainstream acceptance, Garnet Silk had a brief career, but he produced a number of hit songs from 1992-94. Several of them he co-wrote with Anthony Rochester. Now 49, Rochester lives in Atlanta, Georgia, and is still involved in the music business as a writer and producer with artistes such as Kashief Lindo and Jahmali. He says Silk, whom he describes as a “brother from another mother”, was the most talented act he knew. “Our friendship was awesome. Garnet was my moral compass as I was for him,” Rochester told the Jamaica Observer. “He brought out the best in me, and … Read entire article »
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DONOVAN GERMAIN OF PENTHOUSE RECORDS, REMEMBERS GARNET SILK!
By Brian Bonitto— Garnet Silk and Donovan Germain—- MUSIC producer Donovan Germain believes every generation has a unique artist. For him, roots singer Garnet Silk was the standout of his contemporaries. “For the short time he was here, he created a tremendous impact on the music. His songs are still current today,” said Germain. Silk (given name Garnet Smith) was part of the roots revival that swept Jamaica during the 1990s. That movement also comprised poet Yasus Afari, deejay Tony Rebel, singers Everton Blender, Uton Green and deejay Kulcha Knox. Germain, principal of Penthouse Records, said the singer’s conviction to his faith helped make his music enduring. “They weren’t the run-of-the-mill songs. Garnet really believed in Rastafari and was commited to the faith. It came out in how he ate, how he carried himself and in his … Read entire article »
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TONY REBEL REMEMBERS HIS FRIEND GARNET SILK!
By Howard Campbell— Tony Rebel and Garnet Silk— THE Jamaican dancehall was mired in lewd and violent lyrics throughout the 1980s. That carried over into the 1990s until a group of Rastafarian artists from south-central parishes brought their message of consciousness to a music that had lost its way. Heading the group was dub poet Yasus Afari, deejay Tony Rebel and singer Garnet Silk. Singers Everton Blender and Uton Green, and deejay Kulcha Knox were also part of the crew. Rebel, Silk and Blender enjoyed the most mainstream success. Silk and Rebel were from Manchester and knew each other since the early 1980s when they performed on sound systems in that parish. Rebel told Splash that they quickly developed a bond — one that grew after both discovered Rastafari. “Dem time dey wi a search…wi read … Read entire article »
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GARNET SILK’S LAST PERFORMANCE!
By Howard Campbell— Garnet Silk (right) and Richie Stephens performing at the Mirage nightclub in St Andrew in December 1994. Silk died three days later. (Photo: Observer file) Today, the Jamaica Observer begins its daily 20-part series, 20 Days of Silk, which looks at the life of roots singer Garnet Silk. Next month marks 20 years since his death. ON December 9, 1994, singer Richie Stephens got that early-morning wake-up call most people fear. He remembers the knocking on the door of his St Andrew home as loud and ominous. “The knocking was so desperate I expected something bad. When I opened the door it was General Degree, he’s the one who gave mi the bad news,” Stephens told the Jamaica Observer. The ‘bad news’ was that singer Garnet Silk and his mother Etiga Gray … Read entire article »
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THE FAMILY REMEMBERS GARNET SILK!
By Simon Morgan— Top: L-R Anthony Cruz, Paula Cassanova, Joseph Bent, Kedar Palmer, Imana Scott, Rodney Gibson Bottom:The charred building tells the sorrowful story of what happened on the fateful night of December 9, 1994. Paula Cassanova, sister of singer Garnet Silk.— Next month marks 20 years since the death of roots singer Garnet Silk. Today, the Observer reflects on the incident that claimed the lives of himself and his mother. It leads into a 20-part series, 20 Days of Silk, starting November 14. HATFIELD Ward Park in Manchester is like many rural districts in Jamaica — several corner shops, construction sites and lush vegetation. Manchester is known for producing some of reggae’s finest acts. Among them are Tony Rebel, General Degree, Ce’cile, Ernie Ranglin and Luciano. But Hatfield Ward Park is best known as the … Read entire article »
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REVISITING GARNET SILK’S LEGACY, TWENTY YEARS AFTER HIS DEATH!
SILK… was part of a roots renaissance in the 1990s that also included his close friends Afari, deejay Tony Rebel and singer Everton Blender– IN exactly one month, it will be 20 years since the death of roots-reggae singer Garnet Silk. He and his mother died in an explosion at her Manchester home on December 9, 1994. To mark the milestone, the Jamaica Observer will revisit the influential vocalist’s achievements in a brief, but remarkable career which got off the ground in 1992 with his cover of Johnny Nash’s I Can See Clearly Now (done with dub poet Yasus Afari). Since his death at age 28, a number of compilation albums have been released. Most showcase the hit songs he recorded for various producers including Courtney Cole, Steely and Clevie, Donovan Germain, Bobby … Read entire article »
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