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NO “FINER” VOICE IN REGGAE MUSIC LIKE HORACE ANDY!

NO “FINER” VOICE IN REGGAE MUSIC LIKE HORACE ANDY!

By Roy Black— File A double disc signifies some of the success that Horace Andy has met with British group, Massive Attack.— Horace Andy belongs to a fraternity of singers that made Studio 1 the University of Ska and Rocksteady music during the 1960’s and early 1970’s. Entering the fray shortly after other stalwarts like Alton Ellis, Ken Boothe, Bob Andy, Delroy Wilson, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer, Slim Smith and Marcia Griffiths, he managed to uphold the tradition … Read entire article »

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PRODUCER GARFIELD “SAMPALUE” PHILLIPS, BRINGS A NEW VIBE TO KINGSTON 10!

 By Howard Campbell—  Garfield ‘Sampalue’ Phillips— SEATED in his van as workmen put the finishing touches on Kingston 10 Sports Bar And Grill, Garfield Phillips keeps the proverbial eagle eye on proceedings. He launches his latest venture (located at Hillview Avenue) on December 11 with a fish fry and dance featuring DJ Inferno. The dreadlocked Phillips is known in music circles as Sampalue, head of Diamond Rush Productions, the record label that announced Lady Saw’s emergence as a dancehall force during the late 1980’s. There are a number of sports bars in the Jamaican capital, but Phillips insists ‘Kingston 10’ will be different. “Wi need live entertainment in Kingston on a regular basis. It shouldn’t jus’ be a now an’ again thing,” he told Splash.Though his base is the dancehall, Phillips plans to appeal to a … Read entire article »

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