How Does Janet Kay meet Fatboy Slim inna Canadian Dub Conference

Back 2 Da Future – How Does Janet Kay meet Fatboy Slim inna Canadian Dub Conference?

I’ll tell ya! As we speak, there is a young lady of Guyanese parentage in Toronto, Canada by the name of Melanie Fiona who is making some tsunami sized waves in her home town as well as in the States as she is signed to Jay Z’s Roc Nation label. Formerly known as Syren Hall, she had an R’n’B/Lovers track called ‘Somebody Come Get Me’ that got a lot of love a couple summers back even finding itself on a VP compilation! What has got tongues wagging over this side of the pond is a track on her debut album, ‘The Bridge’, called ‘Sad Songs’. The cause of the wagging tongues is the choice of riddim. For just as Jasmine Sullivan recently had a massive hit with a Reggae backing track, or riddim as we know them, Melanie has done the same. But whilst Jasmine’s inspiration was discovered on a French released dub album, our Mel’s comes from West London in the shape of one queen of Lovers Rock otherwise known as Janet Kay.

Ms Kay who would later find veritable superstar status in Japan was bestowed her Lovers Rock crown by virtue of the fact that her 1979 hit, ‘Silly Games’, is the most successful bona fide pop hit of the Lovers Rock genre in its heyday. And it is this Dennis Bovell production that adorns Ms Fiona’s future hit. This however, is not the first time that ‘Silly Games’ has been revisited, just recently, there was much talk over a version of the track by blue-eyed Reggae hopeful, Bobby Kray, which also boasted Mr Bovell on production. But outside of the Janet Kay original, the most successful version came in the summer of 1990 with Lindy Layton who recorded her version in tandem with our highness. At that time Lindy was launching her solo career as she’d had a number 1 pop hit, ‘Dub Be Good To Me’ as the lead singer of a group called Beats International. Beats International was a loose collective of musicians created by one Norman Cook who had a habit of using different pseudonyms for different recordings as a superstar DJ. The one pseudonym that seems to have stuck over the years though is Fat Boy Slim.

And that is how Janet Kay meets Norman Cook Inna Canadian Dub Conference.

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On This Day.......

1997 – Freddie Mcgregor was holding off Goofy’s massive debut, ‘Fudgie’ from the top spot with his ‘Rumours’. Although Rumours isn’t one of Mr Mcgregor’s most memorable hits it was responsible for introducing the world to future Gentleman collaborator, Daddy Rings.

This week’s number one’s around the Reggae world.

‘Bad Man Don’t Cry’ – Shaggy – New Style, Birmingham, UK

‘Can’t Sleep’ – Romain Virgo – Jamaica Music Count Down (Reggae)

‘Come Over’ – Estelle & Sean Paul - RETV (Reggae), JA

‘Head Cyan’t Hot Suh’ – Prodigal Son - France

‘Last Man Standing’ – Vybz Kartel – Outaroad.com, JA

‘Long Road’ - Conadoor - Germany

‘Love Is Automatic’ – Marcia Griffiths Ft: Busy Signal - BBC 1xtra

‘Missing You Right Now’ – Da’ville – Virgin Islands

‘No Games’ – Serani - Choice FM, London (Pictured)

‘No Goodbye’ – Beres Hammond - South Florida, USA

‘So Blessed’ – Mavado – Jamaica Music Count Down (Dancehall)/RETV Danchall, JA

‘Sweep’ – Elephant Man - New York, USA

In De Charts

‘Flying Dagger (100 Stab)’ – Aidonia – Jamaica Music Count Down (Dancehall)/RETV (Dancehall), JA

On Air:

Fridays – 10pm -12 Midnight – Aston FM 89.1/www.astonfm.com with Chicken George

Saturdays – The Back 2 Da Future Show 7pm – 9pm – www.playvybz.com

Sundays – 10pm -12 Midnight – The Archive Selection on Choice FM as part of Natty B’s Reggae Top 20 Countdown

Mondays – 6pm – 9pm – Elayne Smith’s Music Industry Show on www.colourfulradio.com (Monthly) next one 13^th April

Live:

April

9^th – Nereus Joseph @ Dennis Brown Tribute, The Globe, Cardiff, Wales

11^th – Chi Ching Ching @ Stratford Rex, London, England

12^th – Chi Ching @ Brigstock Rooms, Thornton Heath, London, England

- Prezedent @ The Studio Club, Bedford, England (Pictured)

15^th - Chi Ching Ching @ Uptown Splurt, Cameos, London, UK

16^th – Nereus Joseph @ Nounte, France

22^nd – May 3^rd – Dennis Bovell in South Africa with Linton Kwesi Johnson & The Dub Band

23^rd - Chi Ching Ching @ Irie FM Roadshow, Falmouth, Jamaica

29^th – Chevelle Franklyn @ Eagles Christian Convention 2009, Johannesburg, South Africa

May

1^st – Prezedent & Chicken George with Paul Dawkins @ Memories By The Score, Heartlands Club, Birmingham, UK

2^nd – Lloyd Brown @ Deighton Centre, Huddersfield with Mike Anthony & Kofi

- Nereus Joseph & Prezedent @ African Language School Fundraiser, Spotty Dog Football Club, Forest Gate, Upton Lane, London, England

4^th – Chevelle Franklyn @ Oraclez Gospel Festival & Awards, Wembley Arena, London, UK

7^th – Prezedent @ Lovers Rock Lounge with Carroll Thompson & Barry Boom

8^th – Chevelle Franklyn @ Jesus House, Baltimore, USA

21^st - Prezedent & DJ Ice @ Funky2, @ The Prince Albert, Wolverhampton, England

24th - Babyboom @ Pier 1, Montego Bay, Jamaica

June

17^th – 28^th Dennis Bovell in Italy with Jean ‘Binta’ Breeze

July

25^th – Lloyd Brown @ Lovers Rock Gala, Brixton Academy

August

2^nd – Lloyd Brown @ Reggae Rising Festival, California, US

September

19^th – Lloyd Brown, Dennis ‘Matumbi’ Bovell, Sylvia Tella & Prezedent @ The Giants Of

Lovers Rock @ The O2 Indigo2, London, England