Entries tagged with "VP Records"

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REACTION TO BUSY SIGNAL’S ARREST AND WHAT NOW FOR “REGGAE MUSIC AGAIN?”

May 23rd, 2012 | Add a Comment

BY KEVIN JACKSON—— DANCEHALL deejay Busy Signal’s album Reggae Music Again was released less than two months ago with high expectations. But with his arrest on Monday by Federal agents and possible extradition to the United States, how will the album fare? BUSY SIGNAL… released Reggae Music Again on April 10 Busy Signal recently returned to Jamaica following a series of promotional shows in Europe. He has built up a solid following there through songs like One More Night, Night … Read entire article »

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AFTER MORE THAN 30 YEARS IN THE VAULT – HISTORIC REGGAE RECORDINGS ARE BROUGHT TO LIFE!

May 19th, 2012 | Add a Comment

By Janice Brown—– For the past several months, reggae producer Clive Chin and The Kennel chief engineer Billy “Prince Polo” Szeflinski have been working to digitize, catalog, embellish and mix hundreds of hours of previously unreleased recordings by some of the biggest stars of the golden age of ska and reggae. As The Kennel reports on its blog, the archive consists of hundreds of hours of reggae music recorded from 1968-1978 by Clive Chin and his father, Vincent “Randy” Chin, at the legendary Studio 17 … Read entire article »

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SINGING MELODY RELEASES HIS LATEST ALBUM!

January 18th, 2012 | Add a Comment

Wednesday, January 18, 2012 – //// – THE two years spent by singer Singing Melody to record his latest album has certainly paid off. The artist — best known as one member of the quartet LUST — launched his sixth studio album, They Call Me Mr Melody, last Friday at the weekly live music jam session Plug ‘N Play at the Wyndham Kingston Hotel in front of an extremely receptive audience. Singing Melody voicing one of his hits. … Read entire article »

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STRICTLY THE BEST 45 (CD REVIEW)

December 29th, 2011 | Add a Comment

TITLE: STRICTLY THE BEST 45 ARTIST: VARIOUS ARTISTS LABEL: VP RATINGS:**1/2 Of the two volumes of Strictly The Best (44 & 45) that are released simultaneously, the dance hall set is usually the least favorable for critics, due mainly to the explicit lyrics of some the material included. This selection of songs is much better than previous volumes, maybe Chris Chin is finally hearing the cries of the pens, or perhaps he has no other choice because this series … Read entire article »

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STRICTLY the BEST #44- CD Review

December 15th, 2011 | 1 Comment

Title: Strictly The Best 44 Artist: Various Artists Label: VP Records Rating: **1/2 The days when “Strictly The Best” were really strictly the best have long passed. For the past 10 years or so, one of VP Records’ stellar compilations, has taken a turn of being just another Reggae compilation! The selections have become weak and in-consistence, as if no care or thought are given when selecting the tracks. With access to just about all the hit songs … Read entire article »

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