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Gospel reggae is a genre of music that originated in Jamaica, mixing reggae rhythms with Christian-themed lyrics. Several reggae artists, many of whom were previously part of the Rastafari movement , have converted to Christianity and adopted gospel reggae as their primary style.
Carlene Davis (born c. 1953) is a Jamaican gospel and reggae singer active since the 1970s. Successful since the early 1980s as a reggae artist, she survived cancer in the mid-1990s, after which she dedicated her career to gospel music.
He was released from his Virgin contract in 1991, returning to Jamaica, where he became a dancehall act. Tucker also had international success (especially in Australia in 1991) with a reggae cover of the 1980 Benny Mardones hit "Into the Night". Junior Tucker's version was called "16 (Into The Night)".
Tommy Cowan CD (born Thomas Lincoln Cowan, 6 April 1946, Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica) is a producer and singer, initially working in reggae but later concentrating on gospel, who has been involved in the music business since the 1960s. [1] [2] He is also an ordained Gospel minister and a justice of the peace.
Pages in category "Jamaican gospel singers" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Tommy Cowan; D.
She toured as backing singer with Jimmy Cliff in the late 1970s and early 1980s; [1] In 1991, she became a devout Christian and gave up secular music to concentrate on gospel music. [1] [3] After becoming ill in London, she was diagnosed with leukaemia in February 2014. [1] She returned to reggae with performances in Brazil with Lloyd Parks. [4]
Primarily known for love songs and cover versions of pop and R&B songs, in the 1990s he mixed gospel themes with other topics on his albums, and released the totally gospel Who is This Man in 1999 and He's Got the Power in 2003. [1] [8] [9]
After collaborations in 2000 with deejays Papa San ("Touch From You") and Lieutenant Stitchie ("Mr. Lover" - a charting hit in the US [4]), she released her first gospel album, Joy, in 2001, toured internationally, and won (in 2002) 5 Caribbean Gospel Reggae Marlin Awards. [5] Her gospel music was controversial with some for combining dancehall ...