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Cool
Evenings 2
This is an excellent compilation of songs to keep you
in that
mellow mood. Well known melodies, with touches of Jamma's cool
relaxed improvisation sets
the scene
for a fantastic musical journey.
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Reggae
Pan Christmas
This is an excellent new
exciting style of music for the Christmas season. Jamma teams up
with top reggae producer Barry Stewart from Greenbeat music to
put out some solid arrangements of well-known Christmas Carols:
This has proved to be a very popular album with people of all
ages, and brings that rich warm Caribbean feeling into your
homes again & again.
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Bumcy Party Pack CD & DVD/Video
This is just what you
need to keep the party going, and this is strictly up-tempo.
Bumcy Party the song has proved to be a hit in the Caribbean,
USA, UK, as well as many other countries like Japan, Australia.
The DVD has also been broadcasted on many TV stations worldwide.
The CD features The
Harlem Syncopaters Steel Orchestra from Laventille Trinidad (70
players) One of the leading Steel Orchestra in the country
performance one of Jamma’s compositions and arrangement “Dancing
Pan Dan” brings out the true spirit of Trinidad on a CD.
The DVD also includes an interview with the man himself D Mighty
Jamma, talking about Carnival, with a guided tour round
Birmingham International Carnival.
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The
Sun
A gem in any one’s record collection. This albums captures the true
mood of the Caribbean, traditional folk songs like Yellow Bird,
Jamaica farewell, mixed with great standards i.e.: For the Good
time’s, He’ll will have to go, is a great balances of songs to enjoy
at any time, driving, relaxing, family reunion’s you name it, The
Sun will certainly bring a nice ambiance to the occasion.
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Relaxing Nights
1
The title says it all,
yes this is a nice cool mellow album to put your feet up to and
relax. Many people have
requested a lot of the selection of songs on this album, so you
will defiantly be able to sing along to all the memorable
classics, and enjoy many Relaxing Nights with Jamma on Steelpans.
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Treasured Moments
This is a collaboration Of The Mighty Jamma & World Renowned panist,
Yohan Popwell. Yohan is a highly accomplished pan player from the
Trinidad All Stars Steel Orchestra, who visited England on tour in
the early 80’s. This visit opened the door for the two young panists
to meet. They both are professionals in different parts of the
world,. Recently, after meeting back in England they felt it was
time for the two Steelpan Masters to record this album, Treasured
Moments Memorable favorites on Steelpans.
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Pan
In Flight / Barcelona
This is a masterpiece,
bringing together artist from India, South Africa, Trinidad,
Barbados, and Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Jamaica, Grenada, and
England to produce a new original Sound.The album is certainly a
melting pot of virtuoso at the highest level of music in their
respective fields performing to the unmistakable sound of the
Mighty Jamma’s compositions The album features Richard Baily one
of the Top Drummers in the world, and Panorama drummer for Phase
II steel orchestra, adds his excellent groves & Magic to the
arrangements. Also featured is Black Voices one of the Leading
vocal groups in the UK, performs a rendition of Jam-it.
Many of the tracks on
this album Jamma composed on his visit to Spain in the early
90’s hence the Barcelona flamenco influences in the Music.
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Dancing Pan
Dan EP
This CD leans more on
the vocal side of Jamma’s song writing skills, and his ability
to deliver his songs. With Tracks like Dancing (official anthem
of the UK Carnivals Y2K) you are sure to be on your feet.
The album has the track
entitled “Ignorance” a powerful social commentary song about
some of the obstacles. Jamma & many other pan players, has had to
rise above. This Song was also a big hit in Trinidad, and in the
UK was voted winning song in the Nottinghill Carnival Calypso
Competition in 2001 Winning Jamma the title of UK Calypso
Monarch 2001.
The album also features
top Reggae “DJ UC Milo “ Rapping, millennium Jam with Pan.
This EP is not available
on cassettes.
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Christmas
Carols on the Steelpans
This album is the perfect Christmas gift for any member of the
family. It brings to life those well-known traditional Christmas
songs. The perfect album for a sing-along Christmas session. This
album is a great production that explores the sensation that is
Steelpan. Produced and made in the Caribbean Island of Trinidad &
Tobago, the home of the Steelpan, gives the listener the chance to
enjoy the playing of world renowned panist Yohan Popwell & UK’S no 1
Steelpan soloist Mighty Jamma.
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Mom's Song
Reggae Pan Gospel
This is a beautiful album with a selection of popular religious
songs done to a spiced up Reggae beat, with the smooth Steelpan
sounds singing the melodies of songs many of us grew up with, and
can recall our mother’s and grandmother’s used to sing. Mom’s Songs
is the perfect gift for Mothers andGrandmothers, as well as for any
member of the family.
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Relaxing Nights 2
Relaxing Nights II has been recorded due to the success and feed
back from Relaxing Nights 1; we saw the need to bring out part 2. An
album full of well known standards arranged in a way to guarantee,
hours of pleasurable relaxing music to calm the soul.Many people
have commended on playing the album over and over again, with all
the tracks sounding as fresh & new: as if they were hearing the
music for the first time.Great improvisation and playing skills
executed again by Jamma.This album has an exclusive recording of
Jamma’s Caribbean Jazz band playing Round Midnight, recorded live at
the Birmingham international Jazz Festival 1993.Jamma’s love for
Jazz, Classical music, Calypso, Reggae, Rumba, and Cha Cha Cha
is defiantly the mix to keep you on a positive vibe during those
Relaxing Nights.
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Cool Evenings
Cool Evenings is a
selection of well known ballads. In this album the sound of the
Steelpan simply steels your heart and soul. In a moment of
musical transformation you are transported to a place of
imagination- deep as the sea, and as high as the universe.
Jamma’s distinctive ability to play melodies interspersed with
intricate improvised music, guides the listener through a
magical melodious experience.
This album has an exclusive recording of Jamma’s Caribbean Jazz
band playing Blussett recorded live at the Birmingham
international Jazz Festival 1993.The album will defiantly cruise
you through those cool evenings.
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Reggae Pan Classics
The album
is a great fusion of Caribbean Cultures: Trinidad meets Jamaica,
a fusion of the Steelpan sound on top of Reggae music, with
touches of Jazz rifts, make’s this music a new vibration of
cross over music that appeals to all generations and races.
Reggae Pan Classics is a album can be comfortably at any
occasion, ideal for barbeques, and party’s, as well as for
chilling & relaxing.
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