Cocoa Tea's Tune In re-released by Greensleeves Records

Cocoa Tea's 1994 album, Tune In has been re-released by Greensleeves Records. The younger generation of music lovers who thought that Cocoa Tea's finest hour came with the most recent chart-topper Tek Weh You Gal, had better think again.

Cocoa Tea has been churning out hits since the 1980s. The prolific singer has been responsible for a number of dancehall anthems including I Lost My Sonia, She Loves Me Now, Good Life (my favourite Cocoa Tea song), Hot Sweet Cocoa Tea, Too Young (with Buju Banton) and Zeeks.

Tune In, which was produced by Phillip 'Fattis' Burrell for Exterminator Records, was among Greensleeves' biggest sellers when it was first released 13 years ago. The disc contains 15 tracks, including the title track, Mek Dem A Gwaan So, Love Me Truly, Don't You Burn, Over The Years, Cyaan Touch Dis, Sinner Burning (with Charlie Chaplin), Hot Sweet Cocoa Tea, Eighteen And Over, Criminality, Heads Of Government, Good Life, She Loves Me Now and Too Young.
Incidentally, from the aforementioned tracks, only Too Young, Good Life and She Loves Me Now were chart-toppers.

Cocoa Tea fans who missed out on capturing this disc when it was first released and newer fans who have longed for escape into Cocoa Tea's melodic charm should start filling out subscriptions to Tune In.

One Love International distributes new single from Ginjah and others

Singer Ginjah, who has been climbing the charts of late with the charming Music Alone single, has a follow-up track out titled My Dear Princess. The tasty track is available courtesy of distributor One Love International along with a string of other new releases.

The list of new releases includes El Numero Uno by Tsahai and Chuckle Berry, My Everything by Teri Lindsay, Hail The King by Tinga Stewart and Ras Myhrdak, African Queen/She Hol' On by Edi Fitzroy and Johnny Ringo, and Hey You by Latty Guzang.

The Caribbean and Elevator rhythms are also available at One Love. The singles have been released on the Irie Vibrations label.

Hit List doubles up with China Wall and Face Off, while Lenky and Shane Brown issue new singles

Over at All Access distribution, deejay Hit List, who scored big last year with Nah Give Up and Please Stop the Killing, doubles up with China Wall and Face Off. Both singles have been released on the Fouta Records imprint.

Producers Steven 'Lenky' Marsden and Shane Brown have new projects that are being distributed by All Access.
Marsden has the Venus rhythm on his Forty Forty label, while Brown has the Chaos rhythm on his Juke Boxx imprint.

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