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Grace Jones set to release ‘Hurricane’ - first studio album in 20 years (Band Weblogs)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:12:43 GMT

... perfection. The album was produced by Ivor Guest and Grace herself and includes performances from Sly and Robbie and Brian Eno . Grace this week, on signing to Wall Of Sound and the new record; simply said ‘Grrrrrrr’. The London show also saw Jones premiere for the very first time four new tracks for the forthcoming LP, including the much cited “Corporate Cannibal” , a thunderous, epic emotionally...

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Matisyahu takes first trip to reggaeland (Nice Up)

Fri, 30 May 2008 14:08:39 GMT

Jewish reggae artiste Matisyahu takes his first trip to reggaelandBasil Walters, Observer staff reporterFriday, May 30, 2008California-based Jewish reggae artiste Matisyahu (left) took a break from his studio time for a photo-op with (from left) Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare and his producer, David Kahne.It has dawned, albeit late for some persons, that reggae music is a mature, multifaceted,...

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Wilfred Limonious: Crude Boy! (uncarved.org blog)

Fri, 16 May 2008 19:56:13 GMT

I managed to pick this wicked LP up for a mere fiver in an all too rare trip to an actual record shop last week. Which shop? Ha! I’m not telling you that, are you mental? Anyway - it's outstanding mid-80s business, George Phang production, Sly and Robbie, Willi Lindo, all crew doing-over hard versions of [...]

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Lady Saw interview at the JA Observer (Nice Up)

Fri, 16 May 2008 13:08:48 GMT

... working on a new album with a slew of reggae/dancehall's most respected producers. Among them are Sly and Robbie, Jazzy T, Scatta, Baby G, Ward 21 and of course, her personal producer, John John."I will also be doing some of the production myself," she disclosed.Quite pleased with the progress of the project so far, Lady Saw highlighted a few of the tracks on the yet-untitled album. "Belvedere...

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Horace Andy interview at United Reggae (Nice Up)

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:35:05 GMT

... for so long. I think it was ahead of its time.”He continued:“I did an album last year. It featured Sly and Robbie and all these old artists from the 70s. And if I’m honest, I don't really like the album! I’m not against the older musicians– they're my kind of age. But a lot of these musicians are still producing the sounds they produced 30 years ago. I think people need to move on.”In fairness,...

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One-point Bulletin (The New Yorker - Arts and Culture)

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

... Jamaican Guy,” feature one of pop’s best but least-known house bands: the Jamaican rhythm section Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare, along with the French-African keyboardist Wally Badarou and the British guitarist Barry Reynolds. This is pop at its most gorgeously muddled—most of these songs could be called disco, funk, or reggae—and its particular sparkle and bounce has never been duplicated....

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Courtney John the Mayor has had a phenomenal run in the last year. (Nice Up)

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:21:50 GMT

His album, ‘Sometimes’, released on his own Fi Wi Music label, peaked at the number one position on Jamaica’s national charts, the Jamaica Music Countdown, while simultaneously one of the singles from the album, the Sly and Robbie-produced Baby Tonight occupied the pole position on the reggae singles charts.

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Smoking Section: Walter Becker, Rufus Wainwright, The Last Shadow Puppets (Music News)

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:40:35 GMT

... Becker tells the Smoking Section. “Everything from Lee Perry to the Wailers , ‘Style’ Scott, Sly and Robbie , ‘Flabba’ Holt. Those rhythm sections are the ultimate, and I’m a rhythm guy.” Becker lays down some mean bass lines (backed by a crack band of Steely vets) on rock-steady tracks, and busts out awesome phrases such as “lachrymose musings,” “puke-streaked tunic” and “Kundalini now!”...

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The musical mosaic of African reggae star,and UN Peace Messenger Alpha Blondy (Nice Up)

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:36:18 GMT

... new album brings African reggae together with Jamaican reggae by bringing Tyrone Downie as well as Sly and Robbie together.Alpha Blondy: [Downie] and I always wanted to work together, but we never had the opportunity to do so. But luckily, this time, we were able to come together on this project. Downie made the link with Sly and Robbie. Nobody can play reggae better than Sly and...

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Maxi Priest to join UB40 (Nice Up)

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:46:58 GMT

... December.He had top ten hits with Wild World in 1988 and Close To You in 1990.He has worked with Sly & Robbie, Roberta Flack, Shaggy, Shabba Ranks, Joe & Dennis Brown.Meanwhile, Ali Campbell is currently based in London where he is rehearsing a new band for probably the most important gig of his career, a showcase for his second solo album, Running Free, at the Royal Albert Hall."We've got...

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Big five record producers (Nice Up)

Sun, 02 Mar 2008 14:48:32 GMT

... We have selected Donovan Germain, Gussie Clarke, Lloyd 'King Jamey' James, Bobby Digital and Sly and Robbie.Donovan Germain Donovan Germain's entry into the music business came via distribution, when he opened a record shop in New York and began producing roots reggae in 1972. He created several labels like Rub-a-Dub, Reggae, Revolutionary Sounds or Germain Records . He obtained some hits...

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'Royal' Riley rules in reggae -- (Trinidad Express)

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 04:40:04 GMT

... would be bigger and better next year", saw artistes like Buju Banton, Elephant Man, Jah Cure, Sly and Robbie, Shaggy and Ravon, industry veteran Ernie Ranglin who also received an award, Grace Jones and many more. One Caribbean Media Ltd secured the exclusive broadcast rights for the event.

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World music classics #22 (Jahsonic)

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 18:58:14 GMT

“Funky Nassau” (1971) Beginning of the End “Funky Nassau” was a proto-disco composition released in 1971 by Bahamian group The Beginning of the End. “Funky Nassau” is now also a music compilation of Sly and Robbie’s Compass Point Studios mixes for compositions by Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club and Grace Jones, as well as lesser known [...]

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Blog of the Day 3: Tales of old second hand vinyl… and other stuff (uncarved.org blog)

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:59:12 GMT

expletive undeleted Well, he needed a gentle nudge after me bigging up his accounts of seeing Crass and Jah Shaka in the early 80s, but Mr Smith3000 has returned to form with some great posts including: Checking Stone Love in JA, The Butthole Surfers in fine conversational form circa Locust Abortion Technician, Sly and Robbie.

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Howie B. (DLD)

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:53:45 GMT

One of the most respected electronic composers of the '90s, Howie B is a sonic polymath whose production work with U2, Bjork, Tricky, Brian Eno, Sinead O'Connor, Sly and Robbie and Everything but the Girl has made him an ace hired gun often called upon to give pop stars credit in the dance world. By the mid 80s he was part of Soul II Soul's 'weekend posse' and reinforced the connection with...

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Half Pint offers ride on the "No Stress Express" (Nice Up)

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:09:11 GMT

... Maness from Long Beach All Stars, Bad Boy, featuring Sizzla, Children of His Majesty, featuring Sly and Robbie and Mind Over Matter.The latter, Half Pint told the Observer, is his personal favourite. "It's produced by Pete from High Rise studio and it really reflects on the power of the mind. Give it a listen," he urged.Half Pint's manager, Loyal Haylett, told the Observer that he is very...

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Robbie and the Blockheads? (black country grammar)

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:36:00 GMT

News has broken today that former Take That member (and all round dickhead) Robbie Williams has been recording with Blockhead/Disco Expert Chaz Jankel. Williams has had some interesting producers over the last few years, including Mark Ronson, Soul Mekanik and has sampled the likes of Sly and Robbie. It's a bit of a pity that with that kind of pedigree, some of his output has been so...

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Don Letts: Culture Clash (Dread Meets Punk Rockers) (CD Reviews by C60Crew)

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 12:44:00 GMT

... to other reggae/dub artists such as Linton Kwesi Johnson, Yabby U, I Roy, Bob Marley, Big Youth, Sly and Robbie, Mad Professor and Lee "Scratch" Perry. This is a great resource if you've always wanted to know more about Jamaican-based music (ie. nyabinghi, dub, rock steady, dancehall, reggae) and hadn't known where to start. Just read this book, jot down people and album titles and search...

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Veterans dominate Grammy nominations (Nice Up)

Sun, 09 Dec 2007 15:56:49 GMT

Howard Campbell, Gleaner WriterSly and Robbie - File Sly and Robbie - File FOUR previous winners of the Best Reggae Album Grammy Award have been nominated for the 2008 category, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) announced Thursday.The nominees are Burning Spear for The Burning Spear Experience; Stephen Marley for Mind Control; Lee 'Scratch' Perry with The End...

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Monty Alexander, Ini Kamoze, come for Rebel Salute 14th anniversary (Nice Up)

Sun, 02 Dec 2007 05:45:23 GMT

... Ohio-based Telarc Records, the company for which he also recorded the album, Monty Meets Sly and Robbie.Rebel Salute 2K8, will also mark another advent of Ini Kamoze, who before his reincarnation as a hip hop reggae lyrical gangster in the mid 90s, scored a major hit with Here Comes the Hotstepper for which he achieved Billboard's Number 1 spot. He also did some palatable stuff in the 1980s...

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