Shaggy brings
Reggae singer, Yohan Marley. Ronald Wayne
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songs, driven by traditional
Rastafarian rhythms.
“Nyahbinghi is Jamaican
music, an’ I want to bring a
new instrumentation to these
songs. Wi keep it musical but
with a different vibe,” Fraser
recently told the Jamaica
Observer.
Destine Media said the story
of reggae music will be incomplete
without the mention of
Dean Fraser.
Known for his mastery of
the saxophone, the Kingstonborn,
multitalented Fraser has
contributed to “tons of reggae
recordings” since the mid-70s,
Destine Media said.
“He is looking to continue in
the trend in his latest project,
as he delivers true Rastafarian
music to lovers of reggae across
the globe,” it said, stating that
the Christmas album offers
“lovers of good music an
amazing end to the seemingly
tumultuous 2020.”
Destine Media said some
songs on the project that have
gotten the “binghi” treatment
include “When a Child is Born,”
“Christmas A Cum (Mi Waa
Mi Llama),” “Long Time Ago,”
“Santa Ketch Up Inna Mango
Tree,” “Merry Christmas” and
“Felice Navidad.”
Other songs on the album
are “Little Donkey,” “Virgin
Mary,” “First Noel,” “Angles We
Have Heard on High,” “What
Child Is This,” “I See Joyful
Silence,” “We Three Kings” and
“Drumma Boy,” Destine Media
said.
“I wouldn’t say Christmas is
my favorite time of di year; only
thing I love about Christmas is
di songs,” it quoted Fraser as
saying. “They are well-written
and worth listening to.”
Destine Media said Fraser
worked with other “amazing
minds” on the project, such
as percussionists Congo Billy,
Hector Lewis and the “late,
great Denver ‘Feluke’ Smith.”
Other acts featured on different
songs on the album include
bassist Mikey Fletcher, guitarists
Dario Morgan and Lamont
Savory, keyboardist Andrew
Marsh, and flutist Zoe McIntyre,
Destine Media said.
with “Oh Carolina,” “Boombastic,”
“In The Summertime,”
“It Wasn’t Me” and
“Angel.”
Shaggy enlisted in the
United States Marine Corps in
1988 and obtained the military
occupational specialty
(MOS) of 0811 (Field Artillery
Cannon Crewman).
ICS said he served with a
Field Artillery Battery in the
10th Marine Regiment during
the Persian Gulf War.
“The highest rank he
achieved was lance corporal,
although he was reduced in
rank twice,” ICS said. “Shaggy
perfected his signature singing
voice while he was in the
Marine Corps.”
ICS said Shaggy, who took
his stage name from the character
Shaggy, from the TV
show Scooby-Doo.
It said Shaggy decided to
pursue his music career, with
his first hit in 1993, “Oh Carolina”
— a dancehall re-make
of a ska hit by the Folkes
Brothers, which appeared in
the film “Sliver.”
The same year, Shaggy
appeared on Kenny Dope’s hip
hop album The Unreleased
Project, ICS said.
It said Shaggy worked with
producers such as Sting International,
Don One, Lloyd “Spiderman”
Campbell, Robert
Livingston and Frankie Cutlass
on a remix from his maxisingle
title “Nice and Lovely”.
ICS said Shaggy had
“further big hits, including
‘Boombastic’ in 1995, the
theme tune of a popular Levi’s
commercial.”
Shaggy also sang with Maxi
Priest on his Top 20 hit from
1996, “That Girl.”
In May 2009, ICS said Shaggy
performed at the closing
ceremony of the 2009 IPL
tournament.
He also performed at the
opening ceremony of the
inaugural Champions League
Twenty20 in the same month,
held in Bangalore, India.
In August 2009, he performed
live at the Ottawa
Reggae Festival in Ottawa,
Ontario, Canada, ICS said.
“Here, he revealed plans for
a new single, ‘Fading Away’,
which featured Kevin Rudolf
and Lil Jon,” ICS said.
He later cancelled this
release in favor of “Fly High,”
a track featuring Gary Pine,
which was released on Dec. 5,
ICS said.
Shaggy was also invited to
perform at the Festival Creole,
a festival held every year
from Nov. 28 to Dec. 6 in
Mauritius.
In November 2018, Shaggy
featured on the title track of
Olly Murs’ sixth album “You
Know I Know.”
In May 2019, he released
the album “Wah Gwaan?” ICS
said.
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condos tower over Biscayne
Bay,” it added. “This shows the
fantastic talent of Yohan Marley,
uniquely blending pop and
reggae, a feature that is not so
frequently well executed in the
industry at the moment.
Yohan said the song came
to him late one night, as
he looked out at Downtown
Miami and the Brickell
area.
“The lights, the water, the
people, the energy, the culture,
I was soaking it all in
on a balcony high above,
and the inspiration came,”
he said. “Always a joy to
make music with my brother,
Joseph, the first of many
I’m releasing to the world.”
Destine Media said Yohan
and Jo Mersa were born to
Stephen “Ragga” Marley,
the younger of Bob and Rita
Marley’s sons.
“The brothers have established
themselves as a
unique part of the next generation
of the reggae royal
family with their collaboration
in 2016, titled ‘Burn
it Down’ doing remarkably
well in different parts of the
globe,” Destine Media said.
The single is available at
http://bit.ly/brickell-yohanmarley
single-pos.
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