Livingstone Richardson is the creative force behind Reggae Vision. His roots are in St. Kitts and Anguilla were he learned calypso and soca music. He goes by many names. In St. Kitts and the US he is know as "Gillie", tracing back to his days playing football (West Indian style, that's soccer in USA) and cricket on St. Kitts' national teams. Everyone in Anguilla knows "Cornflakes" by his songs, wit and humor. Small Island Rasta is his fourth recording. His first album was recorded in Jamaica in 1989 with Neville Hinds of Byron Lee. His album "Livingstone" was recorded in 1992 in the U.S., followed by his band Reggae Vision's first CD Reggae Believer in 1996. Gillie was born in the Caribbean on Lambert's estate, Middle Island, St. Kitts and at age nineteen moved to his parents' Island home of Anguilla. He learned calypso and soca music and he became a Calypso King in Anguilla, winning the Carnival calypso competition. He emceed many acts who were touring the Caribbean, including Third Word.
Product Description
Reggae Vision's Small Island Rasta gives you a wonderful mixture of roots reggae and calypso music with a little jazz influence thrown in to the mix here and there for good measure. These 18 songs not only put you in a West Indian mood, they reach deep inside. The words reveal the soul not only of a Small Island Rasta, but of all of us.
Come Down rocks with a reggae beat; Small Island Blue beautifully evokes a Caribbean mood with an instrumental piece; Tiny Island may be speaking to a tourist or to an island man far from home; All Around the World unites us; Crazy House is where we live; U Never Listen to Mama is an anthem to maternal advise heard but not listened to; One More Try is powerful, life is to try, trying means exactly that; Time Will Heal is reggae poetry; Save the Land from greed and development; Role Model warns against false values; Ice Cream and Jello is a sweet treat; and Eyes of a Child asks how does a child see our chaotic adult world and reminds that if we regard the world with a child's innocence and love then we can begin to overcome the pain, fear and confusion in the world. Do we still look with child's eyes? This song is inspired by Gillie's love for his daughters, in whom he sees promising musical talent and the future of the world.
Small Island Rasta,Reggae Vision
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ASIN: B00004W5ZU Release Date: 2000-07-14 |
Tracks:
- Come Down
- All around the World
- One More Try
- Crazy House
- Special Request
- U Never Listen to Mama
- Time Will Heal
- Ice Cream and Jello
- Small Island Blue
- Eyes of a Child
- Role Model
- Save the Land
- Down in de Islands
- Fighting for a change
- Tiny Island
- Down Town
- Light It Up
- Dancing Mood
Album Description
Reggae Vision's Small Island Rasta gives you a wonderful mixture of roots reggae and calypso music with a little jazz influence thrown in to the mix here and there for good measure. These 18 songs not only put you in a West Indian mood, they reach deep inside. The words reveal the soul not only of a Small Island Rasta, but of all of us.Come Down rocks with a reggae beat; Small Island Blue beautifully evokes a Caribbean mood with an instrumental piece; Tiny Island may be speaking to a tourist or to an island man far from home; All Around the World unites us; Crazy House is where we live; U Never Listen to Mama is an anthem to maternal advise heard but not listened to; One More Try is powerful, life is to try, trying means exactly that; Time Will Heal is reggae poetry; Save the Land from greed and development; Role Model warns against false values; Ice Cream and Jello is a sweet treat; and Eyes of a Child asks how does a child see our chaotic adult world and reminds that if we regard the world with a child's innocence and love then we can begin to overcome the pain, fear and confusion in the world. Do we still look with child's eyes? This song is inspired by Gillie's love for his daughters, in whom he sees promising musical talent and the future of the world.
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smoothe heartfelt reggae.......2000-10-15
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