On Tuesday, 30 October, the Jamaica Gleaner published an interview with reggae singer Glen Washington referencing a Grammy nomination. While his Masterpiece album is currently one of the reggae albums available for consideration by Grammy voters, Glen Washington made the following statement to clarify that  albums have not yet reached the nomination stage:

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Masterpiece has received love from around the globe including a coveted ‘highly recommended’ nod from the CD Hot List which noted, “His energy and the quality of his songwriting haven’t flagged a bit. Highly recommended to all collections with an interest in reggae”.

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LYRICS

No sense in running
Cause I just can’t get away, no

Oh I just can’t deny
Even though I try
Got to have you by my side
Oh I just can’t deny
Love has come on by
Let’s just take it for a ride

Funny how I used to say settling was not for me
I rather to be free
Sometimes coffee sometimes tea
And though how I use to wonder why any one man would tie himself down with one woman
And never dis the program
Hearts are not made of stone
So I’ve had a change a of heart ready to give all that I’ve got to you
And even though friends are asking if I’m just masking I tell them that it’s really true

Chorus
Oh I just can’t deny
Even though I try
Got to have you by my side
Oh I just can’t deny
Love has come on by
Let’s just take it for a ride

Never in my wildest thoughts
I think you’d ever you steal my heart
But now you’ve found a place where before I never thought there was a space
I thought the single life was really for me
But now I don’t want to run around
I want to be with someone who’s loving me

Chorus
Oh, I just can’t deny
Even though I try
Got to have you by my side
Oh I just can’t deny
Love has come on by
Let’s just take it for a ride

There’s no sense in running
I just can’t get away
Cause there’s no escape from love
No sense in running
I just can’t get away from love

And anyone who disagrees with me
Has never felts loves electricity
And how it makes you tingle at the knees
And anyone who disagrees with me
Doesn’t know about loves ability
It’s no longer puzzling to me
Hearts are not made of stone
So I’ve had a change a of heart ready to give all that I’ve got to you
And even though friends are asking if I’m just masking I tell them that its really true

Chorus
Oh I just can’t deny
Even though I try
Got to have you by my side
Oh I just can’t deny
Love has come on by
Let’s take it for a ride
Oh I just can’t deny
Even though I try
Got to have you by my side
Oh I just can’t deny
Love has come on by
Let’s take it for a ride

There’s no sense in running
I just can’t get away
There is no escape from love
There’s no sense in running
I just can’t get away
There is no escape from love

I know that it’s over.
That I can’t believe we’re through.
They say that time’s a healer.
Yeah.
And I’m better without you.

It’s gonna take time I know,
But I’ll get over you.

Look in my life.
Look in my heart.
I have seen them fall apart.
Now I’m ready to rise again.
Just look in my hopes.
Look at my dreams building
bridges from these scenes.
Now, I’m ready to rise again.

Caught up in my thinking.
Yeah.
Like a prisoner in my mind.
You pose so many questions.
But, the truth was hard to find.

I better think twice I know
that I’ll get over you.

Look in my life.
Look in my heart.
I have seen them fall apart.
Now I’m ready to rise again.
Just look in my hopes.
Look in my dreams building
bridges from these scenes.
Now, I’m ready to rise again.

Much time has passed between us.
Mmm.
Do you still think of me at all?
My world of broken promises.
Now, you won’t catch me when I fall.

Look in my life.
Look in my heart.
I have seen them fall apart.
Now I’m ready to rise again.
Just look in my hopes.
Look at my dreams building
bridges from these scenes.
Now, I’m ready to rise again.

Track List

01.  Just Can’t Deny
02.  Heaven Sent – Dat Feelin’
03.  You’re My Everything
04.  Neva Gonna Give Up
05.  Kurfew
06.  It’s Time
07.  We’ve Got The Formula
08.  Settling Down
09.  Solutions
10.  Thinking Bout You
11.  Love Is Blind
12.  What Kinda Man
13.  Bed Of Roses
14.  Don’t Give up
15.  Land We Love: Jamaica

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Taddy P “is helping to define a progressive new sound for reggae, a style that incorporates outside influences but maintains an authentic Jamaican foundation,” says Tomas Palermo (Forward Ever).

Taddy P has emerged as one of the most creative musicians, writers and producers out of Jamaica. His diverse life experiences manifest themselves in his music, combining roots reggae riddims and a compelling message with bluesy melodies, rock overdubs and a consistent soulful vibe.  Taddy P is set to widen his fan base with the release of his second, album, “Gimme Di Bass” which features collaborations with some of reggae’s biggest, vocal artists: Tanya Stephens, Maxi Priest, Bunny Rugs of Third World, the only Diamond-awarded dancehall artist and 2-time Reggae Grammy winner Shaggy, Red, Fox & Chevaughn, Rik Rok, and Dean Stephens of Chalice; stalwart of the Jamaican, music scene Mackie Conscious, and NY-based DJ Beniton, as well as a group of fresh, new up and comers.

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Taddy P – Gimmie Di Bass – Bass Inna Yu Face 2011 release date Aug 23, 2011 by MangoSeedMusic

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Bassist/producer Taddy P links with soulful Evin Lake for an all-Jamaican version of the all-American hit from Teddy Prendergrass…

“Taddy takes Teddy’s soul hit, blends an arrangement that has a lovers rock flavor and creates a new track that sounds like it was meant to be.” – Rasta Music

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Preview – “All Comes Back To One” Nate Mars dubstep remix

Soul of the Lion

“The master has come back: Jahdan Blakkamoore’s widely-salivated-over heater “All Comes Back To One” is here again to incite a much needed spring thaw through a slew of excellent remixes.” /hillary kaylor (rcrdlbl.com) read more

Lustre Kings Productions and LionDub International proudly present the first remix EP taken from Jahdan Blakkamoore’s new album, Babylon Nightmare. Featuring remix versions of the hit single, “All Comes Back To One”, the All Comes Back To One – Remix EP adds a fresh, exciting chapter to one of the most widely acclaimed reggae albums in recent times (Fader, OkPlayer, All Music Guide, Montreal Mirror) with remixes from Nate Mars (Buzzrock Warrior), Potential Badboy, LionDub, Nick Fantastic and Ticklah (EasyStar) who bring forward an inspired mix of energetic genres—dubstep, drum & bass, one drop, nu-soul.

The Nate Mars’ (Concentric Circles/Buzzrock Warrior) produced massive dubstep remix is sure to make any club pulse with its ethereal rhythm. The Drum & Bass version delivered by Potential Badboy and LionDub feels epic and soulful, while putting you in a trance with its horns splashes and fast paced drum fills. A straight up one-drop, modern roots composition blares through the speakers from long time collaborator Nick Fantastic and his new personae with Jimmy McGerald on The BoBos version, gunning straight for Caribbean music fans everywhere. The surprise attack comes through viscerally and gracefully from Ticklah (Easy Star) with his kette drum driven, heavy vibe track accented with rich chord changes and lush analog synths. Jahdan’s haunting voice and deft lyrics fill the space on each of these progressive productions while the producers respectfully add to Jahdan’s sublime performance, creating a unique and moving piece of modern music. Indeed, modern but deep-rooted; vibrant but gritty, these tracks have both feet firmly planted on the city streets while taking you around the world and even reach for the stars.

Connect:

Jahdan Blakkamoore facebook : web : twitter

Lustre Kings facebook : web

LionDub facebook : web : twitter

Ticklah: facebook

Potential Badboy facebook

Nate Mars facebook : twitter

Nick Fantastic facebook

I Grade Records is pleased to introduce, Black Gold, the debut solo album by Toussaint. Most well known as the former lead singer of the Stax Records and Blue Note recording group Soulive, Toussaint is poised to bring forth his unforgettable blend of soul and roots to the world. Black Gold embodies a unique combination of the American soul of Toussaint’s upbringing and the African-Caribbean roots he has gravitated towards. His compelling storytelling and seamless vocal range (as heard on the standout tracks “Roots In A Modern Time”, “Unforgettable”, “Black Gold”) are a perfect match for the cutting-edge, soul-tinged roots grooves assembled by Virgin Islands-based I Grade Records (Midnite, Dezarie, Pressure, Niyorah). Black Gold is available  digitally on August 10 through Zojak Worldwide, and distributed physically through VIROOTS.COM, Ernie B’s Reggae and VP Records starting August 24.

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I Grade Records is pleased to introduce, Black Gold, the debut solo album by Toussaint. Most well known as the former lead singer of the Stax Records and Blue Note recording group Soulive, Toussaint is poised to bring forth his unforgettable blend of soul and roots to the world. Black Gold embodies a unique combination of the American soul of Toussaint’s upbringing and the African-Caribbean roots he has gravitated towards. His compelling storytelling and seamless vocal range (as heard on the standout tracks “Roots In A Modern Time”, “Unforgettable”, “Black Gold”) are a perfect match for the cutting-edge, soul-tinged roots grooves assembled by Virgin Islands-based I Grade Records (Midnite, Dezarie, Pressure, Niyorah). Black Gold is available  digitally on August 10 through Zojak Worldwide, and distributed physically through VIROOTS.COM, Ernie B’s Reggae and VP Records starting August 24.

Tracklisting

1. Nobody Knows

2. This Song

3. Roots In A Modern Time

4. Be You

5. Sunshine In Morning

6. Hello My Beautiful

7. Black Gold

8. Look Up

9. Conquering Cocaine

10. Rise and Dall featuring Jahdan Blakkamoore

11. Marching

12. Patient

13. Unforgettable

14. Changing

15. Rain Again

About Toussaint:

Toussaint has spent his entire life at the musical crossroads, always breaking new ground along the way. The son of a Baptist preacher and gospel singer, Toussaint nurtured his craft in the church at a young age before finding his own voice in the compelling lyrics and artistic independence of the hip-hop group Red Pill, the funk reggae oufit The China Band, the rock and soul of the Trama Unit, more recently Buru Style and most notably during the two years he spent as lead singer with legendary Stax Records and Blue Note recording group, Soulive.

About Zion High Kings Production team:

In 2003, three noted producers, Laurent (Tippy I) Alfred of I Grade Records, Moon (aka Digital Ancient) of Lustre Kings and Jah David of Zion High Productions, first came together to collaborate. Dean Pond joined the team and the collective struck gold with Duane Stephenson’s “Hard Times” and “Flying High” by Jahdan Blakkamoore. Once again, Zion I Kings’ work on Toussaint’s “Roots In A Modern Time” sets a new standard for modern day roots music.

Vocalist Tanya Stephens goes toe to toe the with her bassy producer, Taddy P, as he channels heavy roots and blues on the bass guitar.

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