CHART BEAT
HIGHLIGHTS OF 2002 |
Kevin Jackson
Saturday, December 28, 2002
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Calibe breaks ground
Singer Calibe Thompson got some overdue attention on local radio this year with her Natty Dread single, produced by Sly and Robbie. Since the song took off, her career has made fast moves.
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A few months ago she joined ace deejay Beenie Man on his "Tropical Storm" tour of North America. Then she performed with him on a number of high-profile American television shows including Soul Train.
"I am just thankful for the way in which things have been progressing. I just completed a demo of seven songs, which my administration company (Royalty Network) will be shopping to a major label," Calibe told Chart Beat.
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While on tour with Beenie Man, Calibe recorded tracks with some American producers. Among the tracks she did are Come Cross produced by Nottz from the Teamstaz (known for his work on Busta Rhymes' Pass the Covessior Pt 1); Watch You Dealing and All Night.
She also recorded On To War for Los Angeles-based producers Big Yacht Entertainment; Love Me For a Day for New York's Coalition of America (who worked on Busta Rhymes' Put Up Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See; and Days in June and Loving You for Baby Payl and Mike Risko, who also work out of New York.
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| Wayne Marshall |
Calibe says the new doors opened largely because of the Royalty Network. "Frank Liwall at the Royalty Network has a lot of producers and artistes and he hooked me up," she said. "He is trying to put a package together to see if we can get a deal shopped."
Prior to her foray into music, Calibe attended Immaculate Conception High School and Campion College. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Architecture at the University of Technology.
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After working for 18 months as an interior designer, she gave it up to go full-time into music. "I ended up at the CME (Caribbean Music Expo) this year and that's where I met Mr Liwall. Sly and Robbie hooked up with Beenie Man and everything started to come into place after that."
Riddim Driven runs on Diesel
The latest in the Riddim Driven rhythm compilation albums from VP Records, are the Diesel and Golden Bathtub. Produced by Peter Jackson for Rattler Records, the Diesel rhythm is the follow-up to his X5 rhythm.
Featured on the Diesel compilation are Chicken Head by Bounty Killer and Angel Doolas; Five Minutes by Anthony Cruz, Oh Donna by Mr Vegas, Topping by Ward 21; Show Yuh Hands by Cobra; Wosen by Vybez Cartel; and Outcry by LMS and Morgan Heritage.
The Golden Bathtub was produced by the Shocking Vibes label, and it includes songs by Mr Easy, Nesbeth, Kirk Davis, Mr G, Hawkeye, Silver Cat, Mega Banton, Mr Vegas, Alozade, Tanto Metro and Devonte, Shadu and Patchy, Kip Rich and Delly Ranks and Kananga.
Check Marshall's Masterpiece
This year has been a good one for singer Wayne Marshall. Not only has he been giving a good account of himself at live events, but he has been making strides on various reggae charts locally and overseas.
His latest hit single is Check Yourself on the Masterpiece rhythm. The song was produced by Stephen "Lenky" Marsden, who produced Marshall's recent chart hit, Overcome on the Diwali beat.
Check Yourself is in the Top 10 on reggae charts in Miami and Atlanta. Party Time, produced by Preston Onfroy and Weed Smoke featuring Elephant Man on the Massive B label, were Marshall's other chart hits this year. Marshall's combination, New Millennium, with Vybez Cartel hit local charts a few weeks ago.
Pat's the Choice
Former Techniques lead singer, Pat Kelly, has the number one song this week on the Choice FM Top 20 chart in London, with What Can I Do which replaced Morgan Heritage's She's Still Loving Me from the number one spot.
Kelly is best known for solo hits from the rock steady era including Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye, Since You're Gone and a remake of Dark End of The Street.
FLASHBACK
The number one song in Jamaica on December 28, 1970 was Yester Me, Yester You, Yesterday by Stevie Wonder. That song got as far as number five on the Billboard R&B chart, and number seven on the Hot 100 Singles Pop chart.
Email comments to k.Jackson@cwjamaica.com
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