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MAGAZINE #19 - May 2012 Christopher Ellis Peter Hunnigale I-WAYNE HOLLIE COOK PRINCE FATTY HORSEMAN HARD BREAKA JESSE ROYAL BROTHER CULTURE TARRUS RILEY DEAN FRASER ROOTZ UNDERGROUND MARLEY MOVIE PREMIERE Sly Dunbar “When I see the red light I go for it. I take chances” EDITORIAL by Erik Magni SUMMARY 1/ NEWS 88 2/ INTERVIEWS • Hollie Cook, Prince Fatty and Horseman at St Pancras Station 14 • Christopher Ellis 18 • Jesse Royal 24 • Peter Hunnigale 26 I-Wayne Reveals his Top • Hard Breaka 34 Tunes • Sly Dunbar 38 • Brother Culture 54 90 3/ REVIEWS 102 The children are coming 108 • Skarra Mucci - Return Of The Raggamuffin 60 It must be hard growing up with a world-renowned mother or father. Being in the • The Dualers - Prince Buster Shakedown 61 • Listen to the Music: Caltone’s Jamaican 45’s 1966-69 62 spotlight from an early age and when reaching adulthood you’re predestined the • Cool Runnings 63 same career path. Kind of like the royal families around the world. • Nazarenes - Meditation 64 • Lloyd de Meza - Back To Eden 65 Bankie Banx and The Dune The nearest you come royalty in reggae is the Marley’s. Several of Bob and Rita’s • Marley Movie 66 Preserve... Just CooL! children – along with kids from Bob’s affairs – started early in the music business • Prince Fatty Presents Hollie Cook in Dub 68 and have had successful careers, especially Damian, Ziggy and Stephen. • Romain Virgo - The System 69 • Rootstep by Zacharri and Roommate 70 There are however several kids of famous reggae singers that have came forward • Anthony B - Freedom Fighter 71 in recent years. I’m talking about Jimmy Riley’s son Omar, better known as Tarrus, Derrick Morgan’s daughter Ventrice, aka Queen Ifrica, or Denroy Morgan’s children 4/ REPORTS in Morgan Heritage. • Tarrus Riley and Dean Fraser in Paris 72 One of the latest additions to the list is London-born Christopher Ellis, the young- • Rootz Underground in San Francisco 74 est son of the late and great Alton Ellis. United Reggae’s Angus Taylor has met him • Marley Movie Premiere in Kingston 76 and learned firsthand about the road from his extraordinary childhood to his star • Tarrus Riley in Antwerp 78 studded present. And interestingly enough he is working with Stephen Marley on • Western Consciousness 2012 80 his upcoming EP and album. • Reggae Splash Tour 84 Original cover photo by Wonder Knack - Editorial photo by Brian G. Elliot United Reggae Magazine #19 - May 2012 Want to read United Reggae as a paper magazine? Now you can... All the articles in this magazine were previously published online on http://unitedreggae.com. In addition to the latest United Reggae news, views and videos online each month you can now enjoy a This magazine is free for download at http://unitedreggae.com/magazine/. Not for resale. free pdf version packed with most of United Reggae content from the last month. United Reggae. All Rights Reserved. Any reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited. bie, Burning Spear and Aswad. Johnny Hudson, Head of Marketing at Trojan Records stated: “The themed monthly releases are just one of a number of exciting initiatives we are rolling out Lloyd Brevett of The to mark the 50th anniversary of Jamai- can Independence this year. Trojan Skatalites Has Died Records and its artists have played a by Erik Magni significant part in the history and cul- tural influence of Jamaican music, and Lloyd Brevett – bass player and co- so we’re incredibly excited to be asso- founder of the highly influential ska ciated with this landmark event. We’re group the Skatalites – died on May also looking forward to announcing 3rd at the age of 80 after being treated several other exciting partnerships for for a stroke and seizures. He helped to this year soon too.” For more informa- define and refine ska music and has tion and to purchase any of these titles played on countless of immortal ska, visit the Trojan Records website www. rocksteady and reggae tunes, among trojanrecords.com them Eastern Standard Time and Guns of Navarone, the latter versioned in the 10 Deadly Shots Vol. late 70’s by The Specials. The original Skatalites only existed for about 18 2 by 10 Ft. Ganja months between 1963 and 1965, but Plant were essential in popularizing the gen- by Erik Magni re, which included elements of R&B, jazz, calypso and Cuban music. U.S. reggae band 10 Ft. Ganja Plant has dropped several mainly instrumental The only remaining original member of roots reggae albums on the ROIR label the 48 year old Skatalites is now alto since they were signed in 2001. saxophonist Lester Sterling. Trojan Records To Ska’, 40 massive Ska hits from the The latest set is ‘10 Deadly Shots Vol. early to mid-sixties. ‘Treasure Isle Pre- 2’ and its main instrument is organ, The Universoul Re- Celebrate 50 Years of sents Rock Steady’, highlighting what while the first version focused on the Jamaican Independ- many to believe to be some of the fin- guitar. And to master the organ, 10 Ft. bel by Chaddy Roy- est Rock Steady recordings ever, from Ganja Plant has invited Roger Rivas of al ence a label that was at the cutting edge of The Aggrolites. by Erik Magni by Karl Pearson this musical revolution with an array of talented vocal acts, backed by the ‘10 Deadly Shots Vol. 2’ is currently U.S. based singer Chaddy Royal album This year on the 6th August it will be legendary Tommy McCook & the Su- available on CD and digital download. debuted last year with ‘The Awaken- fifty years since Jamaica gained inde- personics band. Then there’s ‘Treasure ing’, a collaboration with South Afri- pendence from Great Britain and to Isle Presents Original Reggae’ a col- can producer Bereket Tafari. But prior help celebrate this fact Trojan Records lection of the label’s output from 1968 to that set Chaddy Royal had recorded will mark the anniversary with a series to 1973 and finally a limited 7” single Stress Free and Warriaz together with of rare and classic releases, themed on featuring two previously unissued Ska French producer Little Judah. These a different reggae artist or label each sides, Easter Bonnet by Roland Al- two tracks are now brought back to month. Lee “Scratch” Perry actually phonso and Duke Reid’s Band flipped life together with nine other songs for kicked things off back in March with with Feeling of Love by Stranger Cole Chaddy Royal’s second album titled three releases including a lost album and Ken Boothe. May will see six ti- ‘The Universoul Rebel’, currently avail- from Candie McKenzie, George Faith’s tles themed under ‘Classic Island Re- able for digital download on the usual ‘Super Eight (aka To Be A Lover)’ and cords Artists’ including Toots and the platforms. LLOYD BREVETT The Full Experience ‘Young, Gifted Maytals ‘Pressure Drop’, Black Uhuru and Broke’. This month (April) will see ‘Guess Who’s Coming / Best Of’ and four releases from the famous Treas- Steel Pulse ‘Prodigal Sons’, as well as ure Isle label: ‘Treasure Isle Presents ‘Best Of’ collections from Sly & Rob- Warm My Soul by the rasta man Courtney John, for exam- to produce an emotional response be- ple. We met out in Jamaica and later I cause that’s what I appreciate in other Blundetto sent him some demos without giving people’s music. I prefer my instrumen- Babylon City by Cli- by Erik Magni him any particular instructions. He tals to conjure up passion, melancho- nark didn’t let me down,” explains Blundet- lia or love rather than get everyone on by Erik Magni Blundetto is French radio DJ Max Guig- to in a press release. ‘Warm My Soul’ the dance floor,” he says. ‘Warm My et’s musical alias. He has worked at was recorded together with several ex- Soul’ collects eleven jazzy tunes and is Radio Nova in Paris since 1998 and has perienced musicians and is a melting available now as digital download. Bermuda born singer Clinark – who now put out his second album titled pot of latin-soul, reggae-dancehall and dropped a Michael Jackson tribute ‘Warm My Soul’, a set where he has jazz-funk with an additional, cinematic album two years ago – sends out a invited several guest artists, among feel to it. And everything was recorded message for the youth with his latest them reggae singers Courtney John in Blundetto’s home studio, something single Babylon City, voiced on House and Jahdan Blakkamoore. “I only invite that has affected his sound. “I always of Riddim’s Crisis riddim. Clinark now people I admire, and so my policy is a listen to and record music at a sensible lives in Edmonton, North London, and bit wait-and-see with some people to volume, and I like sounds that caress saw firsthand the devastation last see where they go with my track, like the front of the brain bulb gently. I try year’s riots had on his local commu- nity and nearby Tottenham. “I had the oned Jamaican deejay Buju Banton. Crisis Riddim sent to me by Sam Gilly “I’ve grown so much as a producer, at the House of Riddim several months song writer and vocalist. Overall, my ago and I just had the chorus, ‘can’t experience from touring and working you see what a gwan in Babylon City,’ with India Arie, watching John Legend as I watched the riots unfold on the TV perform every night, touring with dif- last summer, I immediately thought of ferent artists, working with the differ- this song,” explains Clinark in a press ent producers on this album and get- release, and continues: ting a chance to work with my brother Peetah one-on-one writing songs, has “When I passed through the affected brought me to a whole other level,” areas, seeing that whole buildings had says Gramps Morgan in a press re- to be torn down I was shocked.