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Caribbean L 24 ife, Aug. 2–8, 2019 BQ
VP Records to celebrate 40
yrs with yearlong activities
By Tangerine Clarke
VP Records, the world’s largest reggae
music company, has started a yearlong
calendar of activities in celebration of
its 40th Year Anniversary.
In addition to its co-sponsorship of
the 2nd Annual Spirit of the Caribbean
Festival (JCAL) on Aug. 3, at the Jamaica
Performance Center, and Grace Annual
Jerk Festival, on Aug. 25 at Roy Wilkins
Park, Merrick & Baisley blvds., Queens,
music group, will feature a variety of
music and cultural events, products,
historical exhibits and experiences,
in Jamaica, across the US, Toronto,
Canada and London.
“VP is integral to the history of
reggae and dancehall music,” said
company president Randy Chin Jr.”
“We take this responsibility seriously,
and we are using our 40th anniversary
to celebrate the music’s rich heritage as
we steward the genre into the future.”
“A major focus for the anniversary
is highlighting the company’s
commitment to the development,
promotion, and globalization of
Jamaican music.”
Marketing Caribbean culture and
island lifestyle through music, events
and merchandise, VP Records has been
at the heart of reggae, dancehall and
Soca for 40 years.
From Dennis Brown, Barrington
Levy and Freddie McGregor to Sean
Paul, Beenie Man, Lady Saw and Tarrus
Riley, VP Records has become home
to some of the biggest acts in reggae
music.
The label’s current roster includes
Alborosie, Jah Cure, Raging Fyah,
Gyptian, Beres Hammond, Queen Ifrica,
Ikaya, Jah9, Fay-Ann Lyons, Christopher
Martin, Maxi Priest, Busy Signal, Spice,
Romain Virgo and Spiritual.
Founding partner of VP Records,
Patricia Chin, who guided the record
label to a resounding success, with
late husband, Vincent Chin (Vincent &
Patricia VP) over the years, imparted
her wisdom for success to new artistes.
She encouraged businesses to
“surround yourself with dedicated and
passionate people,” “love what you do
and do what you love” while embracing
change and sharing in success.”
There is no doubt, these words
have moulded the gentle Chin, and
helped her to achieve the extraordinary
levels she has reached as head of the
Caribbean-American owned music
giant, VP Records.
VP Records turns 40 this year, and its
stellar accomplishments speak for itself,
as could be seen by the myriad of artistes
it has represented, its contributions,
promotions, charitable offerings, and
fan base, that has generated millions of
dollars over the many years, through
unprecedented amounts of recordings.
The international brand has received
many accolades because of its brilliant
Patricia Chin, co-founder of V.P.
Records. Christina Santucci
success and marketing strategies that
have made the label the largest and
most famous that came from humble
beginnings in Jamaica.
According to many news sources,
VP Records was launched in the late
50s by two Jamaicans Vincent ‘Randy’
Chin and Patricia Chin, of Chinese
ancestry, who used their initiative to
sell used jukebox singles from behind
the counter of Randy’s Record Store in
Kingston.
The success of the label was due
in part to big names such as Bob
Marley, Gregory Isaacs, Peter Tosh
Augustus Pablo, and many others with
extraordinary talent, that the Chins
helped to mould into superstars.
With drive and ambition to succeed
despite odds, the Chins immigrated to
the United States in the 70s with a small
amount of money to their name, but
with big dreams that were fulfilled in
another Jamaica, Jamaica, Queens.
The couple worked diligently to
build the brand that, developed into a
powerhouse music entity, throughout
the world.
Chin once told Rototom Sunsplash,
“I am blessed to be alive to see artists
from 50 years ago, after selling used
records from our tiny record store,”
noting, how much Reggae music had
touched the world.
“So many people like Reggae music,
all the fans that supported the music
and love the music. You have to feel the
music. When we started, it was for the
love of people. They needed to do their
thing in comfort, and make music.”
He is gone (husband Vincent Chin)
but he is laughing where he is now,
because he has seen, so many artists
pass through and become successful.
Their success is my success, said
Patricia Chin, during an interview with
Rototom Sunsplash.
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