Stingray 45 Disco presents General Levi
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Stingray 45 Disco presents General Leviveranstaltet von Club Douala in Ravensburg Datum: 13.05.2006 Uhrzeit: 22:00 Uhr Eintritt: keine Angabe |
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Beschreibung: General Levi (UK) As Ragga music finally made it into the mainstream in 1993 with Chaka Demus & Pliers, Shaggy, Shabba Ranks and many more storming the UK national charts, it was left to just one home-grown DJ to fly the flag for British Ragga music. A north-west London youth, LEVY began his career DJing as GENERAL LEVY, working his way through Vigilante, Java and Robbo Ranx's Tipatone sound systems. London born, Paul Levy is the younger of two brothers. Growing up, Paul constantly listened to his elder brother's records and audiotape collections. Recordings by great reggae artists like Dennis Brown, Tenor Saw, Little John, Johnnie Osborne, Nitty Gritty, Frankie Paul, Barrington Levy, Berries Hammond, Wayne Wonder, Freddie McGregor, Yamie Bolo, Pinchers, Courtney Melody, Chuck Turner, and the omnipresent Bob Marley. When he wasn't listening to records, he was immersed in live sound system-sound clash tapes. This was the beginning of LEVY'S musical journey. When DJing became an integral part of the reggae fraternity, Levy was already listening to the like Saxon, Kilamanjaro, Coxsone, Peter Metro of Metromedia, the legendary `Eek A Mouse' and `Major Worries'. Levy knew he had discovered his destiny...as he started to enter local competitions and to his amazement found that he could connect directly with the crowd and left them wanting more. This elevated him to the notoriety to the likes of Vigilante, Java and Robbo Ranx's Tipatone sound systems. Whilst on the road with the sound system, this is where he truly learnt his craft as an M.C, prompting local producer Lloydie Crucial to give him his first record release. This was shortly followed by Robbo Ranx's who recorded the track The New Cockatoo on his label Muzik Street, which went out on in 1988. These records had local success and were pumped by local pirate stations, Traffic Jam, Fresh FM, People's FM and Irie FM. Now bubbling on the U.K Ragga underground scene, he swiftly made a move to South London's Fashion Records. Gussie P, Fashion's in house producer, recorded and produced his debut album where he shared the honours with Jamaican superstar Capelton. On the album entitled `Double Trouble' culminated in a showcase of his diverse multi talent on the shores of Jamaica. Levy now found he flying the UK flag across Europe and the West Indies. He was now able to boost his income by recording numerous dub plate specials across the world. The singles released on the Fashion Records following the album Double Trouble were; World of Girls, The Wig, Original Length and Strength and a collaboration with Jamaican artist Cutty Ranks called `What Dem Ah Watch We Fa' followed by `Champagne Body' produced by Jamaican producer Bunny lie lie. He completed his first solo album in 1992 at the youthful the age of nineteen. In drafted in production duo Sly and Robbie, who recorded most of the track's on the album `Grudge Me', including Guidance and Heat. The album Wickeder General launched him as the UK's number one Ragga DJ. It was awarded Best British Reggae Album and also won Best British Reggae Single for Heat in 1992. Levy was also voted the Best British Reggae MC the same year. He then signed a two single deal to the UKs Hip Hop label Justice Records, run by Tim Westwood. Dem No Wicked and Dem No Bad were the tracks released. This was Levy's first experience of working outside the reggae world, a refreshing challenge as he now shared the stage with top Hip Hop artists and exposed him to a brand new audience. Pete Tong, then A&R Manager of London Records licenced the album Wickeder General, which was then repackaged and remarketed with added bonus tracks. This led to Levy signing a new album deal with London Records. His first release was a cover of The Toots And The Maytals track `Monkey Man'. The track was produced by the now infamous Shaggy producer `Sting' Whilst working on his album for London Records he decided to co-write and experiment with alternative musical styles. During this time, he was approached by a young up and coming jungle producer named Marlon Heart a.k.a M-Beat, to collaborate on a track. Titled `Incredible' the track was released on the underground and went on to be one of the most influential tracks on the flourishing jungle scene. Once again London Records seized the opportunity, to licence, remix and repackage the track, thus helping the track and Levy gain national chart success. The notoriety that Levy received from the M-Beat collaboration was truly incredible, taking Levy to an international audience, and established him as a force to be reckoned with. After this Levy completed the album for London Records which was entltitled 90's Flava, Whilst working on this album, Levy collaborated with fellow Ragga MC Top Cat on the album Rumble In The Jungle' which took him on a tour of the Far East. In 1996 Levy joined the label Renk Records, M-Beat's former label who were initially responsible for the track Incredible. This took him to Tuff Gong studio in Jamaica, once again working with Sly and Robbie. Jamaican producer Gitzy and M-Beat worked on the New Breed album, which was licensed to Trojan Records. In 1997 Levy took the opportunity to tour the European circuit with the likes of Chaka Demus and Pliers, Buju Banton and Brigadier Gerry. This also gave him the opportunity to take a break from recording and to concentrate on writing new material whilst on the road. After a bout of musical experiments with different genres of music, Levy went back to doing what he loves the most, `straight up dance hall music'. This took him to Ajang stable where he worked alongside new producer Jermaine Ford (son of Brimsley Ford, member of legendary British reggae band Aswad) bringing a fresh sound into the market place, he recorded tracks such as Draw The Brakes, The Style, The Koo, and Taliban Slam. At this stage in his career Levy's status was confirmed as a credible artist. Not only did he appeal to the mainstream, but could also satisfy underground Ragga fans. Levy has always shown enthusiasm to partake in experimental collaborations, having crossed different genres with the likes of Heatwave, Desmond Decker, Aswad, Jamilia, Space Police, Da Rude, Apache Indian, Italy's 99 Posse, Shola Ama, Greeks rapper B.D Fox Moore, Richard Blackwood, Jamaican dance hall songstress Nicky Burt, and Trinidadian calypso legend Gypsy. Whist working on his latest album Levy teamed with Asian superstar Bally Jag Pal and DJ Zesus and recorded Shake What Ya Mamma Gave Ya, a Ragga and Bangra fusion club smash. This track added to Levy's portfolio, which again affirmed him as the UK's most versatile M.C. prompting East West Records to sign the project. STRICTLY REGGAE AND DANCEHALL MUSIC ALL NIGHT LONG!!! Make it a date, and don´t be late!!! Main Floor: General Levi (UK) live on stage! Rollin Tone Soundsystem (Konstanz) Stingray 45 Disco 2nd Floor: DJ Farmer |
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