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Oh Carolina" is a 1958 song by the Folkes Brothers, produced by Prince Buster and released in 1960, after which it became an early ska hit. It was covered by many various artists, including Shaggy in 1993.
Jamaican reggae musician Shaggy made his UK chart debut this year with "Oh Carolina", which spent two weeks at number-one. Trinidadian-German Eurodance artist Haddaway achieved two top 10 singles in 1993, including his signature song, "What is Love", which lasted nine weeks in the top 10, peaking at number two.
Shaggy decided to pursue his music career and his first hit in 1993, "Oh Carolina", was a dancehall re-make of a ska hit by the Folkes Brothers, which appeared in the film Sliver. [1] The same year, Shaggy appeared on Kenny Dope 's hip hop album The Unreleased Project .
That’s evident from the opening track and title song, a cheerfully irreverent reworking of a classic spiritual. Producer Sting International frames Shaggy’s lighthearted rapping with fat, squishy beats and unexpected samples--like a 'Carmen' aria on 'Bedroom Bounty Hunter' and the 'Peter Gunn' theme on 'Oh Carolina'." [3]
The main release of the single "Habibi (I Need Your Love)" has the vocal collaborations of the Jamaican reggae singer and deejay Shaggy (Orville Richard Burrell), the Swedish singer of Congolese and Swedish origins Mohombi (Mohombi Nzasi Moupondo), as well as co-writers and performers the Australian-Lebanese singer Faydee (Fady Fatrouni) and Romanian Costi Ioniță.
The Folkes Brothers are a Jamaican group, composed of John Folkes (the lead singer), Mico Folkes, and Eric Joseph ("Junior") Folkes, and are the originators of the hit single "Oh Carolina". [ 1 ] History
44/876 is a collaborative album by English musician Sting and Jamaican musician Shaggy, also the thirteenth solo studio album.It was released on 20 April 2018 by A&M Records, Interscope Records and Cherrytree Records.
In 2000, Shaggy released the album Hot Shot, which was certified 6× Platinum in the United States. The album featured the singles " It Wasn't Me " and " Angel ", the latter of which was built around two song samples – Merrilee Rush 's 1968 hit " Angel of the Morning " (which was remade in 1981 by Juice Newton ), and The Steve Miller Band 's ...