Home-grown sounds of calypso and soca filled the ears of Ras Jammy as a youngster in Arima, northern Trinidad and Tobago. But the Suns Of Dub co-founder discovered other genres from an unlikel.
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A disciple of roots-reggae, Donovan Joseph came into the music business during the 1970s when that sound was red-hot. He has never turned his back on it.
In February, Positive, a song by the vete.
On June 3, Cumbancha releases the album Mista Savona Presents Havana Meets Kingston Part 2 featuring an all-star lineup of musicians from Cuba and Jamaica. An epic set of 15 tracks, Havana Meets Kingston Part 2 unites the deep roots grooves of reggae, dancehall and rocksteady with the scorching soul of Cuban son, timba and salsa.
Backed by an all-star band that includes Cuban trumpeter Julito Padrón (Irakere) along with Jamaican legends Sly Dunbar on drums, the late Robbie Shakespeare on bass and the late Winston “Bopee” Bowen on guitar, “The Human Chain” is a powerful and uplifting rocksteady roots anthem about the looming threats to humanity.