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Post by admin on Jan 15, 2006 22:10:12 GMT
So which lady is running things right now?
Respect
Gordy
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Post by Nick Pace on Jan 16, 2006 0:32:57 GMT
um, christine miller ?
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Post by admin on Jan 16, 2006 0:39:39 GMT
Not heard of her, am I a bit behind on things?
Respect
Gordy
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Post by Nick Pace on Jan 16, 2006 3:32:23 GMT
maybe not your kinda thing G, UK roots singer (suprise suprise)
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Post by lankou2 on Jan 16, 2006 15:52:01 GMT
i'd say Marcia once and for all! other singers i also rate very high are Nadine Sutherland ( if only she were more consistent!), Sylvia Tella (would be interested in hearing what she does in Brazil) and the criminally underrated Leba Hibbert (if only she could step out of her father's protective career!). as for the DJ, i'd say Tanya Stephens for she is so versatile and a great person to talk to (same for Marcia and Leba, really!). another current artists who had what it took to break big was Chrissy D but now she turned to gospel!
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Post by vibemaster on Jan 26, 2006 18:57:42 GMT
heres my first post just been lurking for a while , got 2 female artists both not mentioned in the poll they would be queen omega even shanti dropped a dubplate of hers at last brixton rec and queen ifrica probably both done some weakness but got a few killers aswell
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Post by Freddy C on Jan 26, 2006 19:05:44 GMT
Sylvia Tella (would be interested in hearing what she does in Brazil) and the criminally underrated Leba Hibbert (if only she could step out of her father's protective career!). Was Leba in 54-46 who did some solo stuff and also backed up The Maytals? I think 54-46 were all daughters of Toots and I head a long time ago that one of the girls had passed away prematurely due to a heart attack. True? If you hear anything from Sylvia let me know! Wonder if she'll dabble in the Sao Paolo Drum'n'Bass scene?
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Post by lankou2 on Jan 26, 2006 23:04:51 GMT
yes, Leba is Toots 's daughter : 54/46 used to be a trio , but they went their separate ways when one of them died while giving birth.Leba did a lot of backing vocals on many big artists' stuff in the nineties, and her other sister Genieve teamed up with her husband as a well-known gospel duet. Leba has worked a lot with Sly & Robbie and also General Lee's HI Power label (NY), for whom she recorded several classy sides which sadly remained unnoticed. WOrk on an album with the Taxi Gang had started when Leba's husband - a cop -was killed during the unrest against the oil price some years back: another bad blow in her life! her career was on hold for a number of years. Now she has started recording again and has been in the Penthouse studios and with Sly & R once more.She also tours along her sister doing backing vocals for their dad : they are absolutely amazing but i just wish Toots allowed them to be a little bit more in the spotlight!Leba has also written tunes for some artists and his featured on her sister's most recent album.She is also a member of the trio called The Kingston Ladies, who released a very pleasant album in France last year.The other members are Pam Hall and Keisha Patterson, 2 other great vocalists, they really shone bright when i saw them : classy, vibrant and a little cheeky, they offered a fresh alternative to a lot of the macho posturing all too common in reggae.Their cover of My Number One is simply soooo cute! as for Sylvia Tella, well, i was given her contact in Brazil some time back so i'll try to interview her soonish if everything works fine.
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Post by semindecent2 on Jan 26, 2006 23:27:12 GMT
This is a classic Twinkle's production imo - super voice, lyrics and music!:Has anyone heard Aisha's latest lp? Mad Professor produced this time - what did she do, borrow Joseph Hill's sombrero??
Here's a link to sound samples,,,,some very horrible songs mixed in with a few goodies [Chitta Chatta, Coke is no Joke, plus an ok remake of Good Ambition] ---- gonna buy this lp when Aisha comes to town with the Mad Prof inna few weeks www.juno.co.uk/products/179695-02.htm
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Post by The Favorite on Jan 27, 2006 22:29:34 GMT
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Post by Freddy C on Jan 27, 2006 22:53:10 GMT
Leba has worked a lot with Sly & Robbie and also General Lee's HI Power label (NY), for whom she recorded several classy sides which sadly remained unnoticed..... .... as for Sylvia Tella, well, i was given her contact in Brazil some time back so i'll try to interview her soonish if everything works fine. Thanks a lot for the info., Lankou! I've searched online for info. on those solo Leba Hibbert singles but found nothing that doesn't refer to either Kinston Ladies or backing vocals. Do you have the details of any of them that you could post here. Much appreciated if possible. hopefully some Sylvia Tella news coming sometime too!
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Post by ahorn on Jan 28, 2006 8:20:31 GMT
Since Paulette Tajah was no option I had to vote for Fiona.
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Post by lankou2 on Jan 28, 2006 12:33:39 GMT
got a very good modern roots album in the mail yesterday by an artist who is apparently english, if i checked the credits correctly. she is called Empress Ayeola and has a very nice voice which reminds me of Doreen Schaffer, Pauline Black and Sylvia Tella (the latter's quieter moments). Very good music for 3/4 of the tunes, played by some Ruff Cutt guys.Part of the album recorded at Penthouse in JA;Some of the lyrics are rather spiritually stodgy, but well...nice surprise on the rather obscure Riverbank label. best "new " talent i've heard, along with Queen Ifrica and Queen Omega.
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Post by lankou2 on Jan 28, 2006 14:49:38 GMT
Freddy, if you are interested i can even try to locate the Kingston Ladies album for you.we would settle for a trade later.I'm a pal of the producer so i guess it's feasible (besides i also own a "raw mix" version of the album, not for sale, that one!). it was released on the french label called Passage Productions in november 2004.It contains mainly covers of big JA classics and some Pam Hall tunes.so those songs are sung from a female perspective which is funny, like on My Number One, where they are fussing and fighting over a guy! it was a very promising project and those who saw them live were charmed by those 3 ladies ' voices and great stage presence ( they only had had 3 days to rehearse before the tour started!), they opened for a Justin Hinds solo tour. His son was the drummer for both, along with several other musicians belonging to the Jamaica All Stars project and the guys who back Horace Andy live. unfortunately, less than one month later, the distributor went belly up and most of the copies were withdrawn from the shops. Hence, the people who wanted to discover the disc no longer could find it! that prevented them from getting better coverage in the mainstream press, but that quality recording would have deserved to get decent sales.Given the situation the producer, who had lost a lot of money on that album recorded in Ochi, didn't try to reach out for the foreign market.It's really sad for it is at once very authentic and showing a serious crossover potential. the Kingston Ladies : Ladies' Turn
Unite Lonely Days (once sung by Wayne Wonder for Penthouse, if i'm correct) King Majesty Train Is Coming Wisdom Number One Woman of the Ghetto (w/ Lady G) Still In Love Willow Tree Magic Can't Trust You Don't Stay Away
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Post by skitter on Jan 30, 2006 0:51:13 GMT
Marcia Griffiths is no singer, but mostly hype. Hortense Ellis, Phyllis Dillon, Judy Mowatt are all much better than Marcia.
Marcia Griffiths is variously soul gal, Rastawoman, Christian. She loved swanning around with Bob Andy, then Bob Marley, now she's a born again Bushite.
I can't think of one good record she's made; it's not often you can say that about a Studio One artist
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Post by ZarcyD on Jan 30, 2006 1:00:02 GMT
Feel like jumping and Tell me now!!!!!! C.D
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Post by ZarcyD on Jan 30, 2006 1:05:07 GMT
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face C.D
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Post by skitter on Jan 30, 2006 1:10:12 GMT
'Feel Like Jumping' is a horrid tune, stolen from Toots. 'Tell Me Now' is a nice tune. Shame about the singer though.
I hate the way Ms Griffiths sees herself as the Queen of reggae music. Phyllis Dillon was the best of 'em all.
Skitter
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Post by ZarcyD on Jan 30, 2006 1:13:29 GMT
It's not "a horrid tune" Penny you just don't like it. As for stolen I would have thought you might have heard of versioning C.D
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Post by skitter on Jan 30, 2006 1:18:52 GMT
'Feel Like Retching'
Skitter
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Post by ZarcyD on Jan 30, 2006 1:34:40 GMT
I think you'll find the Ethiopians recorded the rhythm first so does that make Toots a thief? C.D
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Post by skitter on Jan 30, 2006 13:16:45 GMT
The horn line was scatted by Toots even before the Ethiopians record, CD.
Skitter
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Post by ZarcyD on Jan 30, 2006 13:34:39 GMT
On what Penny ? C.D
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Post by skitter on Jan 30, 2006 13:39:34 GMT
Apparently, Toots used to scat it around the studio. Jackie Mittoo claimed to me that he wrote 'Feel Like Jumping' and took the horn line complete from Toots.
Skitter
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Post by ZarcyD on Jan 30, 2006 13:47:18 GMT
So "inspired by" hardly "stolen" and that's nothing to do with the melody of the song (so Jackie's a thief now?). C.D
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Post by mickh on Jan 30, 2006 14:05:52 GMT
queen omega..as half of te above have done nothing of note for years
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Post by skitter on Jan 30, 2006 14:07:44 GMT
I don't think musicians steal from one another in that respect, CD. Mittoo apparently built most of his tunes from conglomerates of other tunes. There is no aregument really. The thing is I don't much like any female reggae singer and Marcia Griffiths least of all. OK, 'Feel Like Jumping' ain't bad but MG swanning around like royalty is actually what gets me.
Skitter
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Post by ZarcyD on Jan 30, 2006 14:11:39 GMT
Ah so it's her character not her music, personally someones character doesn't bother me when listening to music. C.D
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Post by lankou2 on Jan 30, 2006 15:06:32 GMT
frankly, i wonder if you ever had the time to chat with Mrs Griffiths it's not because you don't like her that it's fair to charge her like that. lots of people think she is a great artist and so do I : besides, she does a lot of good things in her community and know to pay the due where they are due, it seems. soul gal, rasta woman, christian ? that description also fits Judy Mowatt perfectly i am afraid! as far as big egos are concerned, well, i've definitely seen much worse through the years and by far less popular artists. many people see her the queen of reggae but i don't think she crowned herself!
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