◄◄◄ Throwback Thursday! The Princess Gone ‘Rollin’ with Adrenalin!

The vibes are turned up (((LOUD))) in the studio right now, as I hold a reasoning with Roland McDermott of Born Rollin Productions! 

Some have heard the name because of the recent promotion of Iba Mahr.  Others know the name because of the amount of work Rollin has done with several artists.  Others still know the name because they want to know why the Princess Gone ‘rollin!’ 

The year was 2000 when Roland produced the riddim Adrenalin Rush (“Wine and Roses” by Anthony B, “When” by Junior Kelly featuring Igena and “Princess Gone” by Jah Mason).  The riddim, recorded live at Tuff Gong Studio’s in Kingston, featured the musicianship of Leroy ‘Horsemouth’ Wallace on Drums, Rohan Garden on Riddim Guitar, Strickland Stone (Dubtonic Kru) on Bass, Mikey Fletcher on Acoustic Guitar, Obeah on Keyboards as well as Christopher Birch on Keyboards.  The riddim was mixed by Shane C. Brown!  That was the beginning of history!  

Of the riddim Rollin says “I feel great about the success of the riddim and the Jah Mason song Princess Gone.  It didn’t hit in Jamaica at first, it actually hit in Barbados and Trinidad and overseas.  Within Jamaica, Irie FM was giving the riddim a lot of love.  Jocks like Ron Mushcette, Mighty Mike, Elise Kelly and Sunshine were playing it and giving it strength!” 

Of the single Princess Gone Rollin says “I had given the riddim to Jah Mason from before so he could vibes to the riddim.  It was a Sunday when he came to the studio to record.  As Sandy Davis said ‘red light,’ Jah Mason began to record, and the whole song, everything you hear, was recorded in one take and it was done on reel to reel – analog, not digital.  As soon as Jah Mason finished recording, he looked at us and said, that is a hit song.” 

That my friend was Roland McDermott’s first riddim he ever produced and the hits keep coming! 

Today, we throw it back with Roland McDermott and the chune “Princess Gone” performed by Jah Mason, taken from the album The Saga Bed produced by Roland!

 



HOTTT New Reggae! Busy Signal – Come Shock Out!

In Art, the Renaissance period is described as was a cultural movement that spanned the period roughly from the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the late middle ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe.

In Reggae and Dancehall we are in the Renaissance period right now.  Our ‘cultural movement’ is returning to its roots; the roots where our music and our culture was born and impacted the world.  With that being said, one of the artists at the forefront of the Renaissance period is Busy Signal. 

Since Busy has been home, he has been overwhelmed.  The love from fans and the love from his peers was enough to cause him to express thanks and gratitude for all the support.  It also caused him to express that he knows the power of God and the power of prayer, especially when you’re on the right side of the battle. 

Busy’s newest chune, brand new, just released from the studio today is “Come Shock Out.”  Taking fans back to the days of early Dancehall when DJ’s took the mic and a selector from ‘such and such’ sound mixed, Busy throws these lyrics:  “caw me say 1966 Selassie touch Jamaica / ah real argument dah one yah anno faker / every morning as mih rise me haffi read ah scripture / fih attack pagan like dih pear harbor….”  The emphasis is on the sound “AH” as if to be a bellow / cry / roar from Busy’s soul saying “ahhhhhhhhhhhh” they couldn’t keep me away! 

Musical Murdah! 

If you think the lyrics catch you, wait until you hear the riddim Shane C. Brown re-licked to make Busy’s chune come to life.  Double Murdah!

 

 

http://soundcloud.com/natashas-music-box/busy-signal-come-shock-out

 

 

The Return Riddim Produced by Shane C. Brown

The word ‘return’ has a lot of meaning in the physical and the spiritual, especially where Shane C. Brown is concerned.  In one way, the return marks the return of him as a producer embracing his Reggae Roots; mind you, Shane has always been a strong vocalist for Reggae.  The Return Riddim shows off how deep his return goes.  That’s one. 

The ‘return’ also marks Morgan Heritage coming back to centre stage as a group, and not as individual artists.  The ‘return’ also sees our star Busy Signal back on Jamaican soil … our artist has ‘returned’ back home.  This riddim is significant! 

Musically, Shane’s focus is on the horns as they play a prominent role in this production.  The horns are playing in unison as opposed to a Sax riff ‘here’ and a trumpet riff ‘there.’  This unison is a reflection of the unity the Reggae industry has taken about the music as a whole. 

Moving on, the artistic line up on this riddim is something to celebrate!  Assassin a.k.a. Agent Sasco with his deeply reflective lyrics, Exco Levi with his metaphor to us not being a cow therefore we cannot be ‘cowed’ down, Romain Virgo who will not forget where he’s coming from and Shereita whose ting ah ‘shot,’ not to mention Yami Bolo, whom we haven’t heard in a while, who will ‘crush the devil.’ 

Morgan Heritage, whose song named the riddim, announces the return of roots and culture, again, this being a reflection of the movement within the Reggae fraternity; and then there’s Busy! 

Busy Signal’s chune “Survival” is a testament to him as a soldier.  Busy has overcome obstacles many thought he wouldn’t or couldn’t.  He faced one of the greatest challenges and he survived.  Busy represents survival, and also represents the ‘return.’ 

P.S.  Busy is home!  Show him some love on Twitter, via email and via bbm.  Catch the links >>>

 

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