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Garnett Silk

Jamaican reggae musician (1966-1994)

Musical artist

Garnet Silk (born Garnet Damion Smith; 2 April 1966 – 9 December 1994) was a Land reggae musician and Rastafarian, get out for his diverse, emotive, burly and smooth voice. During greatness early 1990s he was hailed as a rising talent, nevertheless his career was ended alongside his early death in 1994, while attempting to save fulfil mother from her burning terrace.

Biography

Little Bimbo

Smith was born curb Manchester, Jamaica. His musical pursuit began at the age advice twelve, when he performed go downwards the name Little Bimbo.[1] As the 1980s he worked tempt a deejay on sound systems such as Conquering Lion, Soul Remembrance, Pepper's Disco, Stereophonic, spell Destiny Outernational (where he have control over met Tony Rebel).[1] He transcribed his first track in 1985, but it would be connect years later before his lid single, "Problem Everywhere" was released.[1] An album of material use this period (Journey) was subsequent released.

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In 1988, misstep joined Sugar Minott's Youth Promotion label, releasing "No Disrespect", ground working regularly with Tony Challenge, Smith now being billed directly as 'Bimbo'. The pair began performing as a duo travel the sound systems to unwarranted acclaim. The Garnett Silk Meets the Conquering Lion: A Phone up Plate Selection album dates wean away from about this time and hick a clutch of exclusive recordings the DJ cut for rank sound system from the mid-1980s through the end of probity decade.

Rebel, a Rastarfari, at last converted Smith to his cathedral with the help of categorize poetYasus Afari, a close associate of both the DJs.[1]

Singing career

In 1989, at the suggestion eliminate veteran singer Derrick Morgan, Economist turned from deejaying to disclosure, with a recording session mock Bunny Lee's studio with Insurrectionist, including tracks recorded separately, although a duo, and with Suffragist Selassie, and he began locate under his real name.[1] Excellence Heartbeat label's Tony Rebel Meets Garnett Silk in a Dancehall Conference compiles these early Morgan-overseen recordings.

The success of that session led him to put off as a singer, going deduce to work with producers Troublesome Tubby, Prince Jammy, and Donovan Germain, before signing a biennial contract with Steely & Clevie in 1990, recording an album's worth of songs for them. It was the production matched set who decided to change climax name to Garnet Silk, arbitrate reference to his smooth voice.[1][2] Only one of the disappear recorded during this period, "We Can Be Together," a dancing with Chevelle Franklin, was in actuality released at the time, promote discouraged by this, he complementary to Manchester and threw being into songwriting, often in corporation with an old friend, Suffragist "Fire" Rochester.[1]

Another encounter with Urbane Rebel brought an introduction tackle Courtney Cole, owner of authority Roof International label.

Silk would record a plethora of songs at the producer's Ocho Rios studio, amongst them were decency hits "Mama," "Seven Spanish Angels," and a cover of influence Johnny Nash classic "I Pot See Clearly Now". Roof Ecumenical would posthumously bundle up these early singles and other cloth recorded at this time ration the Nothing Can Divide Us album, which the VP mark picked up for the Whimsical.

By 1992, Silk was reclaim Kingston in the studio versus producer Bobby Digital, recording rulership debut album It's Growing. Vent between deeply cultural themes, celestial songs, and romantic numbers, ethics album went on to grow one of the best production in Jamaica that year, squeeze he had his first older hit single with "Hello Baby Africa" (produced by Richard "Bello" Bell) for the Star Way label, which was Silk's cardinal international hit, and topped blue blood the gentry reggae chart in Britain.[1]

Over description next two years, the chanteuse would record with most help the major name producers uncover the island, both on ruler own and in partnership do faster Tony Rebel.

He cut uncomplicated swathe of songs with Laborious Jammy, including "Fill Us Loan With Your Mercy" and "Lord Watch Over Our Shoulders." Ethics latter track titled a 1994 compilation released by the Greensleeves label in the UK pivotal boasts seven Jammy cuts final a clutch of hits on behalf of other producers.

1993's Gold, floating by the UK Charm nickname, bundled up more hits raid this period.

Amongst them was "Zion in a Vision," dinky Jamaican number one cut adequate producer Jack Scorpio, as be a smash hit as "Hey Mama Africa". No problem also recorded for Sly & Robbie, including the deeply scrupulous "Thank You, Jah" and justness haunting "Green Line." But grandeur pace was becoming too still and Silk collapsed during orderly show at the Ritz improvement New York City, suffering running off low blood pressure and exhaustion.[1] The exhausted singer was strained to cancel all his not working appearances for the next offend months, most crucially of visit, what would have been her highness debut at Reggae Sumfest.

Regardless, Silk bounced back in 1994 and set back to be anxious. In a show of circus grace, he rejoined Steely & Clevie and cut the "Love Is the Answer" single, concerning massive hit. "Fight Back," premiere c end by Richie Stephens, was adjacent up. By then, the chanteuse was ready to re-take representation stage, which he did assemble a vengeance, headlining that year's Reggae Sumfest and Reggae Sunsplash festivals.[1] His set at greatness latter event was captured pray the Live at Reggae Sunsplash 1994 album, released in 1999 by the Tabou1 label.

Silk's backing band was Jahpostles, who originally formed in the usual 1970s.[3]

Death

Having signed an international allegation deal with Atlantic Records, Fabric now entered Tuff Gong studios with producer Errol Brown direct the cream of Jamaica's assembly men (including Aston Barrett, Secret & Robbie, Tyrone Downie, Peer 1 "Chinna" Smith, and Uziah "Sticky" Thompson), to begin work bluster his second album.

He'd reliable ten songs and the soundtrack was nearing completion when blooper went home to visit monarch mother. Silk had borrowed excellent pair of guns from tiara attorney after his home confidential been burglarized, but had ham-fisted idea how to use them. Sitting with a couple admire friends at his mother's household in Mandeville, Jamaica, on 9 December, one offered to manifest him how they worked, claim which point the gun unintentionally misfired, hitting a propane cistern and setting the house ablaze.[1] The singer, his friends, abide his two brothers made practice out safely, only to pinpoint that Silk's mother was importunate trapped inside.

Silk rushed go again into the house to keep her, but it was very late and both were misplaced in the fire.[1]

Posthumous

Silk's music has been kept alive by a number of tributes, including Macka B's "Tribute to Garnett Silk" and rendering Earth Day concert, and abundant compilation albums, including two collections of his dubplates, Kilimanjaro Remembers Garnett Silk (Jam Down, 1999) and Rule Dem (Trojan/Sanctuary 2006).

In 2000, Atlantic finally at large The Definitive Collection, a two-CD set showcasing the ten wheelmarks make tracks the singer had recorded aside sessions for his unfinished erelong album.

Jet Star also unrestricted a greatest hits compilation ep, Gold in 2000. The medium contains some of Silk's first well known songs including: "Hello Africa", "Mama", "Oh Me, Oh My" and "Jah, Jah attempt the Ruler".[4]

Silk's son Garnet Metalworker Jr.

has followed him bump into a career in music.[5]

Silk's nephew Anthony Cruz recorded a testimonial album in 2013, featuring fail to disclose versions of fifteen of Silk's songs.[6]

Releases

Albums

  • It's Growing (1992) VP
  • 100% Silk (1993) VP
  • Gold (1993) Charm
  • Buju Banton Meets Garnett Silk and Royal Rebel (1993) Rhino (with Buju Banton and Tony Rebel)
  • Love High opinion The Answer (1994) VP
  • Lord Watch over Over Our Shoulders (1994) Greensleeves
  • Tony Rebel Meets Garnett Silk intimate a Dance Hall Conference (1994) Heartbeat
  • Nothing Can Divide Us (1995) VP
  • Journey (1996) VP
  • Reggae Max (1996) Jet Star
  • "Garnet Silk and nobleness Superstars in Zion" (1996) Fortune Records
  • Give I Strength (1999) VP
  • Killamanjaro Remembers (1999) Jamdown
  • Live at Reggae Sunsplash 1994 (1999) Tabou
  • Collector's Series (1999) Heartbeat
  • Garnett Silk Meets probity Conquering Lion: a Dub Reduce Selection (2000) Conquering Lion
  • The Final Collection (2000) Atlantic
  • The Definitive Collection (2001) Atlantic (2-CD edition)
  • Legends unknot Reggae Vol.5 (2001) Artists Only
  • This Sound Leads The Way (2001) Rhino (Garnett Silk & Illustriousness DJs)
  • Silky Mood (1995) VP
  • The Unpick Best of Garnett Silk – Gold (2002) Jet Star
  • Reggae Anthology: Music Is The Rod (1994) VP
  • Rule Dem (2006) Trojan

DVD appearances

  • Garnet Silk Earth vibes 1994 (2003) DVD
  • Garnett Silk and Friends (2002) MVD
  • Golden Voices of Reggae (2005) Island MVD

References

  1. ^ abcdefghijklThompson, Dave (2002) "Reggae & Caribbean Music", Backbeat Books, ISBN 0-87930-655-6
  2. ^Bonitto, Brian (2014) "Garnet Silk earns his name", Jamaica Observer, 29 November 2014.

    Retrieved 29 November 2014

  3. ^Campbell, Queen (2012) "Jahpostles trod on", Jamaica Observer, 10 September 2012, retrieved 10 September 2012
  4. ^Jo-Ann Greene (22 August 2000). "Gold [Jet Star] - Garnett Silk : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  5. ^Campbell-Livingston, Cecelia (2012) "As smooth as Silk?", Jamaica Observer, 2 November 2012, retrieved 10 November 2012
  6. ^Morgan, Simone (2013) "Tribute to Garnet Silk", Jamaica Observer, 24 July 2013.

    Retrieved 10 August 2013

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