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Sizzla
Emerging in the latter half of the 90's, Sizzla quickly
became one of the leaders in the modern dancehall movement. The success of Praise Ye Jah in 1997, secured a strong following
which placed him at the top with Reggae greats like Buju Banton and Capleton. He released Black Woman, & Child that same
year, and the self-titled single become a reggae anthem, lasting almost one decade. It was within this era that he helped
lead dancehall back to the musical and spiritual influences of roots reggae, favoring organic productions with heavy Rastafarian
teachings and beliefs.
Sizzla has released over 40 albums which include a string of very successful albums, crossing
different genres of Reggae. In 1999, Be I Strong was released and Bobo Shanti in 2001, which was spiritually driven and had
strong hip hop influence, and in 2002 Da Real Thing was definitely the Reggae album of the year, showing a softer, mellow,
and romantic material.
Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder is a much-beloved American icon and an
indisputable genius not only of R&B but popular music in general. Blind virtually since birth, Wonder's heightened awareness
of sound helped him create vibrant, colorful music teeming with life and ambition. Nearly everything he recorded bore the
stamp of his sunny, joyous positivity; even when he addressed serious racial, social, and spiritual issues (which he did quite
often in his prime), or sang about heartbreak and romantic uncertainty, an underlying sense of optimism and hope always seemed
to emerge.
His far-reaching influence was felt in the neo-soul
movement that came to prominence in the late '90s, and he also remained a composer of choice for jazz artists looking to incorporate
harmonically sophisticated pop/R&B tunes into their repertoires. That only scratches the surface of Wonder's impact on
contemporary popular music, which is why he was inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in 1989, and remains a living
legend regardless of whatever else he does.
Steel Pulse
Steel Pulse were formed in 1975 in Birmingham, England,
specifically the ghetto area of Handsworth. The founding members were schoolmates David Hinds (the primary songwriter as well
as the lead singer and guitarist), Basil Gabbidon (guitar), and Ronnie "Stepper" McQueen (bass). All of them came from poor
West Indian immigrant families.
Steel Pulse were one of Britain's greatest reggae bands,
rivaled only by Aswad in terms of creative and commercial success. Generally a protest-minded Rastafarian outfit, Steel Pulse
started out playing authentic roots reggae. Their 1978 debut, Handsworth Revolution, is still regarded by many critics
as a landmark and a high point of British reggae. As the '80s wore on, slick synthesizers and elements of dance and urban
R&B gradually crept into their sound, even as their subject matter stayed on the militant side.
From
1985 to 1995 Earth Wind & Fire produced over 25 Albums. The lastest
CD, African Holocaust.
Peter Tosh
Singer, musician, composer, and rebel Peter Tosh cut
a swathe through the Jamaican musical scene, both as a founding member of the Wailers and as a solo artist. In 1975, Tosh
signed to the Columbia label in the U.S., and began work on his first solo album. Sessions were held in Kingston at Treasure
Isle studio, Miami, and even in Tulsa, OK. A number of the tracks were new versions of old songs, including "Burial" and "Ketchy
Shuby." The resulting album, Legalize It, arrived in 1976 to acclaim both at home and abroad. With interest running high,
Tosh set off on tour, accompanied by a band comprised of the Sly & Robbie rhythm section, keyboardists Earl "Wire" Lindo
and Errol "Tarzan" Nelson, and guitarists Donald Kinsey and American Al Anderson. Sony/Legacy's Live & Dangerous album
captured one of the band's steaming shows in Boston during this tour. Other solo albums that Peter Tosh released were
Equal Rights and WANTED: Dead or Alive.
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Wu-Tang Clan
Emerging in 1993, when Dr. Dre's G-funk had overtaken
the hip-hop world, the Staten Island, NY-based Wu-Tang Clan proved to be the most revolutionary rap group of the mid-'90s
-- and only partially because of their music. Turning the standard concept of a hip-hop crew inside out, the Wu-Tang Clan
were assembled as a loose congregation of nine MCs, almost as a support group. Instead of releasing one album after another,
the Clan were designed to overtake the record industry in as profitable a fashion as possible -- the idea was to establish
the Wu-Tang as a force with their debut album and then spin off into as many side projects as possible. In the process, the
members would all become individual stars as well as receive individual royalty checks.
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