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Lovers Rock Gala Awards launched in 2008, aims to establish a unique annual multicultural reggae event which will attract a diverse international audience to it

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Company: New Name Music In  Association with Executive Decisions presents Event: The 2nd Lovers Rock Gala Awards 2009 Music: Reggae 25th July 2009 02 AcademyBrixton – London  2nd August  2009 02 AcademyBirmingham                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

The British Lovers Rock Gala Awards launched in 2008, aims to establish a unique annual multicultural reggae event which will attract a diverse international audience to its events.

The event will acknowledged and celebrate the achievements of icons of the global Reggae Lovers Rock music industry such as Castro Brown, The late Dennis Brown of Deb Music, 15-16&17, Me & You, Black Harmony, Caroll Thompson, Janet Kay, Lloyd Brown, Peter Hunnigale, Matumbi, Barry Biggs, Lorna Bennett, Susan Cadogan, Dawn Penn to name but a few.

Artist Line Up: Maxi Priest, Louisa Mark, Caron Wheeler, Trevor Walters, Susan Cadogan,  Lorna Bennet, Sugar Minott, Errol Dunkley, Dennis Bovell,  Sandra Cross, Vivian Jones, Winston Reedy, Paul Dawkins, Maffia & Fluxy, Michael Gordon, Kofi, Jimmy Lindsay, Jazzie B (soul 2 soul)

Hosted by  - Jazzie B -OBE (Soul II Soul)

He is considered to be one of the most influential urban music figures in Britain and has produced artists as diverse as the Fine Young Cannibals, Sinead O'Connor and Destiny's Child to name a few. His group Soul II Soul played stadium concerts for 30,000 people and collected two Grammys at the height of their fame in the late 80s and early 90s. The musician also hosts Jazzie B Saturdays on BBC Radio London 94.9 each week.

 Artistes Bios!

Caron Wheeler

Born in England in 1962, Wheeler was raised in Jamaica, her mother a singer with a Jamaican drama company and her father a bass player. Starting out as the lead singer of reggae bands Brown Sugar and Afrodiziac, Caron was working full time ina library. She eventually made it big by joining legendary British band Soul II Soul. After achieving fame with the band, and several club hits later, Caron left Soul II Soul in 1990 to concentrate on her solo career, which was soon secured by signing a contract with RCA Records. Her first solo album, ‘UK Blak’ was released in 1992 and charted pretty well with the help of the acclaimed single ‘Livin' In The Light’ and guest appearances from Loose End's Carl McIntosh. During this period Caron's powerful and versatile voice attracted artists such as Phil Collins, Erasure, and Elvis Costello, to want to work on individual projects with her. Later on she moved to USA for a chance for her to meet other producers like Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. As a matter of fact Jam and Lewis produced for Caron the song ‘I Adore You’, which made it to popular soundtrack album of ‘Mo' Money’. Other projects of her to mention are her cover version of Jimi Hendrix’s ‘The Wind Cries Mary’. In 1993 she released a sophomore album titled ‘Beach of The War Goddess’ but the set wasn't well received as her previous one.

Maxi Priest 

Max Alfred Elliott, 10 June 1962, Lewisham, London, England. Former carpenter Maxi Priest established himself as a hugely successful crossover reggae artist in the late 80s. Named by his mother after her fondness for Max Bygraves, Elliott took his new name upon his conversion to Rastafarianism (from Priest Levi, one of the figureheads of the 12 tribes of Israel). He made his initial music industry breakthrough by employing his artisan's skills in building Sound Systems. He went on to tour with Saxon International, the UK's premier reggae assembly, where he rubbed shoulders with Peter King, Papa Levi, Peter King, Smiley Culture and Asher Senator. He made his name and reputation as a "singing" DJ, vocalizing improvised observations over prime 70s roots music, but he soon progressed to a more soulful style that was captured by producer Paul Robinson (aka Barry Boom) on his debut, You're Safe. After recording this album, he began a run of hits in 1986 with "Strollin' On", "In The Springtime" and "Crazy Love".

In 1987, Priest gained a minor hit single with a cover version of Robert Palmer’s "Some Guys Have All The Luck". However, most successful was his 1988 cover version of Cat Stevens' "Wild World", though it owed more of a debt to the Jimmy Cliff reggae version. Further chart appearances followed with "Close To You", "Peace Throughout The World" and "Human Work Of Art". Bona Fide included contributions from, among others, Soul II Soul, a group undoubtedly influenced by Priest's mellow but evocative brand of Lovers Rock In 1996, Priest enjoyed a UK Top 20 hit with "That Girl", in combination with Shaggy

 Trevor Walters

Born 1961, London, England. Walters embarked on a musical career in reggae by adding his distinct soprano voice to the Ital group. He was also recruited to sing on releases by Santic, and contributed to the hit "Bloody Eyes". He later recorded as part of Youth And Youth, with whom he released "Try Love Again".

Prior to embarking on a solo career, Walters recorded the "Back Together Again" duet with Jean Adebambo, which gave an early indication of the potential of these two fine vocalists. This release was followed by the protest song, "They'll Never Get Away", which proved popular in the reggae charts.

In 1981 Walters wrote and recorded "Give Love A Try", which surpassed its predecessor by topping the reggae chart. In October 1981 he reached number 27 in the UK pop charts with "Love Me Tonight". It appeared that Walters was destined to be a one-hit-wonder in the annals of pop music, but he still attracted some derision from reggae aficionados because of his crossover success.

Nevertheless, he continued releasing material that maintained a respectable profile in the reggae chart, including "Handyman", "Comma Comma" and, in combination with Jah Bunny, "Lovers Medley". The singer returned to the UK pop charts in July 1984, reaching number 9 with his rendition of Lionel Richie's "Stuck On You".

He also covered Richie's "Penny Lover", which, although an exemplary effort riding on a gentle lovers rock rhythm, did not chart. His crossover success inspired Polydor Records to sign him for a cover version of Andrew Gold's "Never Let Her Slip Away".

Sugar Minott

After working as a selector on the Sound of Silence Keystone sound system, and then his own Gathering of Youth system, he began his singing career as part of The African Brothers in 1969, along with Tony Tuff and Derrick Howard. The group released several singles in the first half of the 1970s on labels such as Micron and their own Ital label, and were an early example of the Rastafari movement's influence on the Jamaican music scene, taking a clear lead from The Abyssinians. After recording "Mysterious Nature" for producer Rupe Edwards, the group recorded 1974's "No Cup No Broke" for Studio One, breaking up shortly after. Minott then teamed up with the producer Clement "Coxsone" Dodd, as studio apprentice at Dodd's Studio One, working as a singer, guitarist and percussionist, and soon began recording his own singles. Minott developed a talent for writing new songs to fit over existing rhythms (which at the time was common when singers performed live, but rare in the studio), often proving more popular than the original songs, pioneering an approach that would be central to the emerging dancehall style.

After a number of moderately successful hits for Studio One, such as "Vanity", "Hang On Natty", "Mr. DC", and "Jah Jah Children", his debut LP Live Loving made his name and increased his popularity, and is regarded as pioneering the dancehall style that would dominate the early 1980s. It was followed in 1979 with a second album, Showcase, which included his singles that had been omitted from the first album.

The Bittersweet album followed, and then the third album of 1979, Ghetto-ology, which saw a return to roots reggae. Roots Lovers (1980) saw a move towards lovers rock, which was a UK hit. He became a bigger star in the UK than in Jamaica, his self-produced "Hard Time Pressure" being a major UK reggae hit in 1980, leading Minott to relocate to the UK, where he became a focus for UK reggae.

Singles such as "Run Come", "Not for Sale", "African Girl", "Lovers Rock", "In a Dis Ya Time", "Africa" and "Make It with You" (with Carroll Thompson) were hits in the years that followed. "Good Thing Going" (a cover of a Michael Jackson song) was picked up for distribution by RCA and reached Number 4 in the UK Singles Chart in March 1981, leading to an album of the same name. The Herbman Hustling album saw a return to dancehall and roots reggae.

Errol Dunkley

Dunkley's recording career began in 1965, when he was fourteen, with "Gypsy" (a duet with Roy Shirley) for Linden Pottinger's Gaydisc label, "My Queen" (with Junior English) for Prince Buster, and "Love Me Forever" on the Rio label. Between 1967 and 1968 he recorded several singles for Joe Gibbs including "Please Stop Your Lying" (1967) and "Love Brother" (1968), before switching to Coxsone Dodd in 1969.

In the early 1970s, together with Gregory Isaacs he formed the African Museum record label, although Isaacs soon took sole control of the label, while Dunkley formed a new label, Silver Ring. In 1972 he teamed up with producer Jimmy Radway for two of his most popular singles, "Keep The Pressure On" and "Black Cinderella". The same year saw the release of Dunkley's Sonia Pottinger produced debut album, Presenting Errol Dunkley, which included the track "A Little Way Different".

Dunkley continued to record throughout the 1970s and towards the end of the decade his popularity in the UK grew, resulting in a breakthrough UK Singles Chart hit in 1979 with "OK Fred", a cover version of a John Holt-penned song, which reached number 11. He also avoided the one-hit wonder tag, by securing a minor chart placing with the 1980 follow-up release "Sit Down And Cry".

Susan Cadogan

Cadogan is the daughter of singer Lola Cadogan, who released several 78rpm singles of devotional music during the 1950s. She spent several years of her childhood in Belize, where her family had moved, before returning to Jamaica. She trained and qualified as a librarian, taking a job in the library of the University of the West Indies at Mona.  Her talents as a singer led to her recording her first single, "Love My Life" for Jamaican Broadcasting DJ Jerry Lewis, who was the boyfriend of one of Cadogan's school friends. Lee "Scratch" Perry was in the recording studio at the time, and was impressed by Cadogan's voice enough to record an album's worth of material with her, also renaming her Susan.

One of her first recordings for Perry, a cover of Millie Jackson's soul hit, "Hurts So Good" (featuring bassist Boris Gardiner and the Zap Pow horns), was released to little effect in Jamaica on Perry's new 'Perries' record label, but was released in the UK by Dennis Harris's DIP International label, and topped the UK Reggae Chart. Magnet Records picked up the single and it went on to reach the top 5 of the UK Singles Chart, with Cadogan flying to London to promote the single, including a television appearance on Top of the Pops. Cadogan then signed directly to Magnet, who issued the official follow-up, the Pete Waterman produced "Love Me Baby", which reached number 22 in July 1975 but was her last UK hitPerry, meanwhile, arranged with the Birmingham based label Black Wax to release an unofficial follow-up - a remixed version of "Love My Life". Other singles were released on Klik and Lucky in an attempt to cash in, but none of these charted.

Two mid 1970s albums, Doing It Her Way and Hurt So Good were released by Magnet and Trojan Records respectively, though with disappointing sales.

Cadogan returned to her library job, but resurfaced as a recording artist in 1982, having a string of hits in Jamaica including covers of "Tracks of My Tears" and "Piece of My Heart", and 1983's "(You Know How To Make Me) Feel So Good" - a duet with Rudy Thomas. After returning again to her library job for most of the 1980s, she returned with the Mad Professor produced album Soulful Reggae in 1992. A further album, Chemistry of Love followed in 1995.

Cadogan caught the music bug once more in 2001, and she performed live at the Heineken Startime Series event in Kingston. More recently, Cadogan has toured together with Glen Adams and The Slackers.

Lorna Bennet

b. 1954, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies. Bennett began her musical career singing in nightclubs. Prior to Geoffrey Chung's personal involvement in promoting Sharon Forrester, he recommended that Bennett should embark on a recording career. Inspired by her performance at the Epiphany nightclub, they recorded a version of "Morning Has Broken". The single failed to generate a hit but impressed producer Harry J., who in 1972 commissioned Chung to record Bennett's rendition of "Breakfast In Bed". The song was an instant success throughout the West Indies and made a significant impression with both the US and UK audiences. The single appeared through the Island Records-affiliated Blue Mountain label, initially pressed with "Remember When" on the b-side, followed by the DJ version, "Skank In Bed", by Scotty, on later pressings. Prior to Bennett's achievement, no female performer had topped the Jamaican chart in five years. Her follow-up was a version of the Dixie Cups' "Chapel Of Love", which successfully emulated her previous hit by reaching number 1. In 1976 Harry J. licensed "Run Johnny" and "Reverend Lee" to Trojan Records, although neither single was able to recapture past glories. Bennett also recorded her own composition, "Other Woman". Inspired by his earlier success with "Breakfast In Bed", Harry J. recorded Sheila Hylton's version of the song, which entered the UK pop chart in 1979. In 1988 UB40 recorded their own version with Chrissie Hynde, which provided the alliance with a Top 10 hit. By this time Bennett had left the music business to study at university and has since pursued a successful career as a lawyer.

 

Dennis Bovell

Dennis Bovell (born 1953, Saint Peter, Barbados, West Indies is a reggae guitarist & record producer. He was a member of the British reggae band Matumbi, and released dub-reggae records under his own name as well as the pseudonym 'Blackbeard'.

Bovell also worked as an engineer at Dip Records, the precursor to the Lovers Rock label, and he was a key figure in the early days of the lovers rock genre. He is also known for attempting to fuse disco rhythms with reggae, most notably with the hit song "Silly Games" by Janet Kay.

Bovell moved to England with his family at the age of twelve. He has produced albums by a wide variety of artists including I –Roy, The Thompson Twins, Sharon Shannon, The Slits, Orange Juice and Madnes, and. He has collaborated with poet Linton Kwesi Johnson, for much of his working life.

Bovell also co-wrote and co-produced the majority of material by British reggae singer Bobby Kray.

 

Louisa Mark

Louisa 'Markswoman' Mark was voted top female reggae vocalist of 1978 ahead of Marcia Griffith. Her sweet vocal style and updated rock steady rhythms have made her a Queen of Lovers Rock.

The fledgling singer cut her first record at the age of 15 for Sound System operator Lloyd Coxone, 'Caught you in a lie', proved a huge hit amongst the reggae-listening audience, a heartfelt cry of misplaced trust, then followed by another monster success entitled 'All My Loving'. Despite popularity, Louisa quit recording for over 18 months because of contractual desputes.

She was then linked up with house producer, and A&R manager for Trojan records Clem Bushay, veteran of the UK reggae scene, cutting her next hit 'Keep it Like This'. Again the song was well received but poor promotion proved disillusioning and despite the terms of her one year contract she declined to record further.

Once free from Trojan Louisa Mark music began to take off in a big way, her rendition of Michael Jackson's 'Even Though You're Gone' released on the producer's Bushay's label selling strongly in the summer.

Then followed up with a monster '6, Six Street' penned by Joe Charles, Clem Buushay and The In Crowd, which hit the number one spot in practically the first week of release.

Michael  Gordon

Michael Gordon was born in London England. At the age of 4 years old he was taken to Jamaica where he was raised in the Parish of St Mary, until the age of 14, when he returned to London England. He attended secondary school in South London until the age of 16 years old.

With a passion for Reggae music he was influenced by the likes of John Holt, Ken Booth, Dennis Brown and Bob Marley and Soul singers like Marvin Gaye, Al Green, Freeda Payne & Gladys Knight to name a few. Michael began practicing and experimenting with his voice to some of his favourite recordings.

In 1976 Michael reluctantly joined a local band, which soon became well known as the INVESTIGATORS. Lacking musical experience, Michael was encouraged by band member Colin Burton the Guitarist, to front the band as lead vocalist.

This was the start of something wonderful for Michael Gordon. The band went on to record Lovers Rock gems such as “TURN OUT THE LIGHTS” “BABY I’M YOURS” "LOVE IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT" "SUMMERTIME BLUES" (to name a few) on their own inner-city recording label. In 1985 the band split and Michael was signed to UK based Fashion Records in early 1986, working with the likes of Drummy Zeb and Tony Gadd from Aswad.

This collaboration spawned hit tracks such as “MAGIC FEELING” and “LOVE IS IN THE AIR” which subsequently lead to his debut solo album “FEELINGS OF LOVE”. This went to No.1 in the Reggae album charts. In 1988 Michael’s contract ended with Fashion records.

Sweet Freedom Music

Michael started his own recording label called SWEET FREEDOM RECORDS/MUSIC PUBLISHING. The company released the INVESTIGATORS Greatest Hits album in June 1991 and within a week it reached No.1 in the Reggae album charts. This was a fantastic success for the lable as the album remained at No.1 in the Reggae album charts for 14 weeks.

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Sandra Cross

A native of South London, Sandra Cross is the only girl among seven brothers. She started singing in the Pentecostal Church and led the choir when she was nine. At 14, she recorded with a friend as Love & Unity. The recording was the first prize for winning a talent show with a song Sandra wrote entitled "I Adore You." Released on Studio 76 Records, it was #1 on Britain's reggae chart for four straight weeks in 1979; They followed with three top five-hits: "I Just Don't Care," "I Can't Let You Go," and "Put It On," before splitting up the team.

 

After the breakup she wanted to solo but met The Mad Professor, a producer, who owned Ariwa Records. He chose Sandra for and all girls' band called The Wild Bunch whose lone album entered the reggae top 20 chart in 1984; they toured Europe for a year before disbanding. Sandra's first solo release was a remake of the Stylistics ' "Country Living," aced British Chart for 10 straight weeks in 1985. Her second solo attempt "You're Lying" nested at the top spot four weeks, Ariwa released her debut solo album Country Living in 1986.

 

She won the British Reggae Awards for the Best Female Singer six consecutive years from 1985 to 1991. Other awards include, the Radio London Entertainment Celebrity Award in 1986. In 1989 she snagged 'The Voice' Newspaper Music Awards as Best Reggae Female Artist, and won the Chicago Radio Awards for the Highest Selling Record in 1990. Ariwa released six albums on Sandra including The Wild Bunch LP; in 1992 she recorded Lovers Interlude, on Teichiku Records. In 1996, she recorded the first reggae/jazz album, Just A Dream, on Pioneer Records, a Japanese label like Teichiku. Sandra's latest recordings have appeared on SCM Records, an acronym for Sandra Cross Music.
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 Kofi

British reggae singer Kofi first worked with the trio Brown Sugar (with Pauline Catlin and Soul II Soul vocalist Caron Wheeler). Her first solo single was "Place in the Sun." Later she released an album on Mad Professor's Ariwa Records, Black...With Sugar. "Proud of Mandela," a remake of a song from her debut, reached the top of the reggae charts in 1990.

 Maffia & Fluxy

The  North London Heywood Brothers,  Leroy ' Mafia ' &  Dave 'Fluxy' continue to form the mainstay of  reggae music production in the UK and around the world. They  have not stopped landing us with hits for more than 2 decades!  

How it all started
It was 1977, Mafia says, 'It all started  when I was 15,  I loved reggae music, it was the time of the big sound systems, I just had to be around the music, I must have shown promise then, as  my mother bought me a £5 guitar  which I got off through a school friend'.

Straight away, Mafia formed a band with school friends, Christopher Matthias and Errol Rowe.  Mafia, inspired by singer, Bunny Lee, was confident, telling his friends 'I'm going to be a big producer one day!' Needless to say they all laughed. Mafia's older brother, Dingle, encouraged the band to practice and they did whenever they could.

Meanwhile, younger brother, Fluxy loved the playing the turntables his uncle Ivan with the Wizard HiFi sound system. When the drummer, Chris, got called away to play for a band, Mafia told Fluxy.  'Well looks like you have to learn this drumming ‘ting now!  And for a while Fluxy's home made kit of a stereo speaker box for a snare drum, a bicycle lamp for a hi-hat an a odd shape microphone for a kick drum held the beat for them. ......

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Mafia & Fluxy Music - Credit where it’s due......
In this limited space it would be difficult to list all the artists they have worked with but here's just a few that you may recognize:

 Luciano, Anthony B, Maxi Priest, Kofi,  Sylivia Tella, , Sugar Minott,  Gregory Isaacs , Ambelique,  Al Campbell John Holt, Winston Reedy, Jimmy Riley, Everton Blender George Nooks, Brinsley Forde , Don Campbell, Santana , Richie Davis,  Marie Claire, Troublesome,  Robbie Valentine,  Danny Red , Carroll Thompson, Paulette Tajah,  Nerious Joseph and  so many more.....

Paul Dawkins

Laurel (Paul Dawkins, October 1962, London, England) and Hardy (b. Anthony Robinson, April 1962, London, England). Before entering the reggae scene in 1978 the duo tried their luck at performing soul but found the DJ style more absorbing. The pair followed the sound systems of the day, such as Neville King, Moa Ambassa and Sufferer. They began performing with a young girl known as the Virgin Mary, while they were known as Reverend T and Pope Paul. Following in the combination style of Clint Eastwood And General Saint, Yellowman And Fathead, and Michigan And Smiley they became known as the Holy Two. Located in Battersea, London, it was not long before their debut single appeared on the locally-based Fashion Records label, and they became known as Laurel And Hardy. Emulating Stan and Ollie, they would appear in bowler hats, bow ties, white gloves and suits, to the delight of the audience. The release of "You're Nicked" surfaced on a 10-inch disc, a popular fad at the time, and the success of the single brought them to the attention of CBS Records. The signing led to a tour of universities supporting the funk fusion group Pigbag. Following the rave reviews on campus another tour of universities was arranged, using a band as opposed to backing tapes, and supported by the dub poet Benjamin Zephaniah. The pair were also featured in the national press and appeared on Saturday morning television shows promoting the release of "Clunk Click' in 1983. However, major label contracts frequently prompted the demise of reggae performers" careers, and the duo was no exception. Following the second release, "Lots Of Loving And She's Gone", Laurel And Hardy returned to an independent label and recorded with Papa Face. Sadly, the duo's credibility was already low and they were unable to recapture the popularity that they had previously enjoyed. Other outings followed, notably "Dangerous Shoes", but they were unable to maintain a high profile in the reggae chart. During a quiet spell they set up their own recording studio and worked in the background, although an appearance on the television series Black On Black was met with enthusiasm.

 Winston Reedy

Winston Reedy is renowned as one the most successful and popular UK based Reggae singers. His first foray into music making came when he joined popular local band X-Press as their lead singer. The group came to prominence after backing Ginger Williams on her recording of 'I Can't Resist Your Tenderness', a massive hit in UK West Indian circles.

Shortly after this, he joined forces as lead vocalist with one of the UK's top reggae bands The Cimarons. The band made a trip to Jamaica in 1975 to record an album called, On The Rock, issuing a version of Bob Marley's 'Talking Blues'. After signing a deal with Polydor, the Group then released an album entitled 'Maka' and made further inroads on the local scene.

The Cimarons were regarded as one of the UK's leading reggae acts and toured Europe, the Middle East, Far East, Japan and the West Indies. This created the opportunity for Winston to work with some of the industry's top names, including Jimmy Cliff, Bob Marley, Dennis Brown, The Pioneers and Paul McCartney. This resulted in Winston appearing in the video of Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder's collaborative 'Ebony And Ivory', a worldwide hit.

By 1982 Winston embarked on a solo career. His first solo single after leaving The Cimarons was 'Daughter Of Zion', which immediately soared to the top of the Black Echoes reggae chart. This was followed by a string of top selling singles, including 'Paradise In Your Eyes', 'Moi Emma Oh' and, 'Dim The Light', which topped the Black Echoes reggae chart for nine weeks and remains one of the most popular UK reggae hits of all. As a result of all this activity, Winston was voted Best British Male Vocalist by the listeners of BBC Radio London for three consecutive years, 1982, 1983, 1984.

This success in turn led to Winston being invited to tour alongside UB40 and following on from this signed a contract with the group's recording label Dep International. An album for the label called 'cross over' yielded another number one single in 'Baby Love'. His last tour with the group was also the setting for a video called 'Winston Reedy Live' which was later broadcast on the programme Cutting Edge, courtesy of US MTV.

In more recent years Winston has continued to record and perform on a regular basis. In 2001 a single entitled 'She's The One' issued by Jet Star, made some impact and he now includes the song in his stage acts by popular demand.

In 2005 Winston released an album on his own recording label, 'Cherry & Ree'. The Album is called Love Thing and includes some of his biggest hits. He released a further album in 2006 called Tough Love where tracks like the very popular Talking Blues and Dim The Light remix can be found.

Vivian Jones

The very talented Vivian Jones is a sophisticated singer with a warm and soulful voice, who's been charting big in England for almost two decades now. He records mainly in England, although he sometimes goes to Jamaica to work with the island's top producers. Vivian Jones has the ability to turn his talents to both matters of the heart and reality material which makes him equally at home with love songs and conscious vibrations.

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