Jamaica 60 Icons: Gregory Isaacs, General Trees, Muta, Peter Metro, Judy Mowatt.

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Another video in my Jamaica 60th year of Independence celebration series, celebrating reggae dancehall icons, Gregory Isaacs, General Trees, Judy Mowatt, Mutabaruka, and Peter Metro, The wonderful thing about these performances is that you are seeing them when they were young and vibrantly fresh.
Judith Veronica Mowatt, OD (born 1952) is a Jamaican reggae artist. As well to being a solo artist, from 1974 she was also a member of the I Threes, the trio of backing vocalists for Bob Marley & The Wailers. Mowatt was born in Gordon Town, St. Andrew Parish, Jamaica. At the age of 13, she became a member of a dance troupe that toured Jamaica and other islands in the Caribbean. Her initial ambition was to become a registered nurse. Her earliest musical influences were Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Curtis Mayfield, Dionne Warwick, Bob Marley, Marcia Griffiths, The Staple Singers, and The Soulettes. A coincidental meeting with two teenage girls who were earlier in her dance troupe led to the formation of the Gaylettes, in 1967.
In 1974, Mowatt got her big break by joining Bob Marley's backing vocal trio the "I Threes". Her Black Woman album (Ashandan, 1979) came out the same year as I Three member Marcia Griffiths's album at Studio One. It is considered by many critics to be the greatest reggae album by a female artist. It was also the first reggae album recorded by a woman acting as her own producer.
She became the first female singer nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of reggae music when her Working Wonders album was nominated in 1985.
Formerly a member of the Rastafari movement, in the late 1990s she converted to Christianity and now sings Gospel music.
In 1999 the Jamaican government made her an Officer of the Order of Distinction for "services to music".
Allan Hope (born 1952), better known as Mutabaruka, is a Jamaican Rastafari dub poet, musician, actor, educator, and talk-show host, who developed two of Jamaica's most popular radio programmes, The Cutting Edge and Steppin' Razor. His name comes from the Rwandan language and translates as "one who is always victorious". His themes include politics, culture, Black liberation, social oppression, discrimination, poverty, racism, sexism, and religion.
Mutabaruka was born and raised in Rae Town, Kingston, Jamaica, in a household with his father, mother, and two sisters. When he was eight years old his father died. Mutabaruka attended the Kingston Technical High School, where he trained in electronics for four years, going on to work for the Jamaican Telephone Company until eventually quitting in 1971.
Raised as a Roman Catholic he began examining and immersing himself in the Rastafari movement. He stopped combing his hair and started growing dreadlocks, changing to an ital diet, and even stopped wearing shoes as he became a Rastafari. He adopted the name Mutabaruka, a term from the Rwandan language, Kinyarwanda, meaning "one who is always victorious".
Mutabaruka left Kingston in 1971, relocating to the Potosi Hills, where he lived with his wife and two children in a house that he built himself. He was among the new wave of Jamaican poets that emerged in the early 1970s.
In 1977 he began performing live, backed by his band, Truth. He had a hit record in Jamaica the following year with "Outcry", backed by Cedric Brooks' the Light of Saba. He became known internationally after his performance at Reggae Sunsplash in 1981, the first of several performances at the festival. His 1983 release Check It was released on Chicago blues label Alligator Records, and further increased his popularity. He went on to record collaborations with both Gregory Isaacs and Dennis Brown, on "Hard Road to Travel" and "Great Kings of Africa" respectively. He continued to record and perform, and in the mid-1990s began presenting a late-night talk show on radio station Irie FM called The Cutting Edge and quickly became one of Jamaica's most sought-after and controversial radio personalities.
In 2007 he taught African-American studies at Merritt College in California. He has lectured and performed at many establishments in Jamaica and the United States.
In August 2011 Mutabaruka spoke at the First Jamaica Poetry Festival in honour of Marcus Garvey and Louise Bennett. On the final day of the Rastafari Studies Conference, professors of the West Indies described Mutabaruka as an icon. His outspoken statements on theology and the oppressive roles played by religious institutions have generated much controversy.
Although he is a non-smoker, Mutabaraku has campaigned for the decriminalization of cannabis.
In 2016, the government of Jamaica awarded Mutabaruka the Order of Distinction, Commander Class (one of the highest distinctions in the country), in recognition of his cultural contributions.

[@rasta4ever1]

Back to the good old days

[@LeoOReggio]

Indeed. Thank you for liking and subscribing. Stay safe.

[@Queensway7941]

Gregory is the best out of every singer out deh!

[@josephsaroce4991]

DADDY ALWAYS BRINGS THE GOODIES!!

[@LeoOReggio]

Indeed. Thanks for liking and subscribing. Stay safe.

[@iyahras2918]

General trees a great great Dj In his prime nuh Dj could touch him , only papa san could give him run for his money . legendary dj

[@cameronos]

Gregory, Metro, and Trees, the real pioneers!

[@cindygreen852]

THE GREATEST SONG WRITER AND COMPOSER JAMAICA EVER SEE ...COOL RULER

[@Graymond4368]

Trees mi dj

[@kennedybeatoneafricaphiri7501]

Thanks for the upload... Gregory Isaacs still lives on....from Zambia 🇿🇲

[@LeoOReggio]

Thanks for watching. Respect for the people of Zambia. Stay safe.

[@theresasmith2898]

⚘️ lovely to hear the main man ❤️ x🙏

[@davidortiz2693]

Respect!!!

[@coolruler6820]

Old gold,,,,,nimeferahi kumuona GI katika ubora wake,,,,,Rest in Zion Fada

[@IslandVibesShow]

FANTASTIC.. Deadly BAND too..

[@paulhamilton3956]

That’s Ryddim Kings Band on stage with Gregory Isaacs and General Trees Bass- Dr. Paul Drums- Owen Dalhouse Keyboards- Obeah Keyboards/Lead Guitar-Bully Guitar- Stretch Horns- Bobby Ellis/Barrington Bailey

[@MickeyKodak]

What a great time it was...

[@surfnOB]

Big Daddy-bless up! This really makes me miss the Cool Ruler terribly. Never missed a show when he came to NYC area or SF from 1985 on. Even timed my honeymoon around a show in Westmoreland. Thank you for these vids, all of them.

[@LeoOReggio]

My pleasure, Surfn415. Stay safe.

[@keithbrown6990]

Jah bless

[@nuttah512]

Gregory😍 Both sound and visuals very clear 👍 Much appreciated sir, always happy to find another upload.

[@LeoOReggio]

Thank you kindly, Gregory. Stay safe.

[@LadyDee-rg9ee]

Thanks for the upload. Truly brought back some fun memories.

[@LeoOReggio]

Glad you enjoyed it, Dee Stay safe.

[@kevinisaacs6930]

🔥❤🌟

[@shabanyusuf8828]

Onenderfull artribution %

[@optimusprime9721]

Love de vibes.. Nice video, nice quality.. De cool ruler nuh easy mun.. Big up Pon dis ya one.. 🙏

[@LeoOReggio]

Give thanks for the shout out.

[@dom_2691]

🔥🔥🔥Gregory Isaacs🙏Legendary 💚💛❤

[@dom_2691]

@@SabiArtStory777 Thanks Sabine, yes! you will have a big part of my cake because you are nice 🍰🍾🥂😍 🌞🦁😊

[@dom_2691]

@@SabiArtStory777 It's a fresh raspberry cake, if I have to bring you some, I could eat it before I get to your house haha, there's at least 350Km away 😅😘✌🦁

[@dom_2691]

@@SabiArtStory777 Yes you told me once but I don't remember since 🤔 He came by your house Haile Selassie 👑? in the 50s or 60s surely not?

[@dom_2691]

@@SabiArtStory777 Hi Sabine, Yes I understand, it's honorable such a visit wow🙏🦁✌

[@dom_2691]

@@SabiArtStory777 It's the same for me, I'm not a fan of the monarchy, I'm a rebel 🤣 🦁💥✌😎

[@lauranicholls9421]

Thanks for sharing. Llewelyn. First class performances. One f the best. I really enjoyed it. Blessings to you......❤️💛💚❤️

[@LeoOReggio]

My pleasure, Laura.

[@karen6181]

Hi Leo hoping you are well n your family n loved ones , it's the No1 Gregory nutter, sorry meant...superfan, long story as to why not been able to enjoy your channel these last month's... But I'm back nmy son Reggie nmyself doing ok , bless Leo to you ,your loved ones , n alll the world,United in a one love amongst all of us,with a good pure heart 💖,we can only hope 💜🙏🇬🇧🤗

[@LeoOReggio]

So nice to hear from you and happy to know you and Reggie are well. Stay positive. By the way, one of my nicknames is Reggie.😃

[@bubuj3803]

🙏🏼🔥🔥🔥💣💣💣💥💥💥

[@wczim7751]

Great concert. Which band was this?

[@LeoOReggio]

Which one of the concerts?

[@paulhamilton3956]

Ryddim Kings Band

[@welitonhill437]

Auge do reggae internacional. Jha Rastafary

[@tonypassos5941]

Cool thanks, so it was 1988?

[@LeoOReggio]

1987

[@cameronos]

Leo, when you filmed these, did you have a direct soundboard mix going into the camera? (such like the Gregory clip) They sound really good, even in mono. I know they were most likely recorded on cassettes, but were they any vinyl records assorting from live sessions like these? Do let me know. Thanks!

[@LeoOReggio]

Cameron, most of the recordings were line fed from the sound board, especially for the stage shows. However, some of what I post are b r rolls, e.g. the General Trees clip which is the wild sound from the stage monitor. I have lost many of my masters and other tapes. So I just share what I find as I go along. I am not understanding the question about vinyls.

[@cameronos]

​@@LeoOReggio Do you still have any tapes (audio tapes, that is, cassette or reel tape) from these eras of shows? To make it simpler also, my vinyl question is that, were, if any, these soundboard recordings put onto vinyl, like a live album is?

[@menelikswyer]

Hey, do you have any clips from reggae sting?

[@LeoOReggio]

Unfortunately no. I never produced any video for that series of stage shows, only worked on one as a video director. However, there are quite a few Sting clips on KZbin.

[@atinamayieka6145]

Hello , what's the song playing 37:30 ?

[@LeoOReggio]

The name is Mini Bus by General Trees. A historic song and video. The first music video to win an award in Jamaica and the #1 song for many many weeks in 1985. The music video is in my Video Library.

[@atinamayieka6145]

@@LeoOReggio .. thank you !

[@Queensway7941]

Why did Gregory sound like he lost his voice in the video?

[@Queensway7941]

what happened at 8:22?

[@LeoOReggio]

Didn't see anything unusual.

[@Queensway7941]

@@LeoOReggio did Gregory almost fall?

[@LeoOReggio]

@@Queensway7941 I don't think so. He has this style of dipping whenever he is singing.

[@Queensway7941]

@@LeoOReggio dipping?

[@LeoOReggio]

@@Queensway7941 I use the word dipping to indicate how he dances as he sings. He kind of goes down briefly and repeatedly as he moves on the stage.

[@gringoheineken3851]

i fast forwarded over cool ruler and judy to hear two legends in dancehall