Ital Sunday dinner with the squad by the ocean.
Last natural food restaurant open in Port Antonio on a Sunday, and their last plates of food.
Tomorrow I am going to likely mix my Dennis Brown cover with Uncle Mike, the man behind Shaggy’s Boombastic that is hosting me here.
Then I meet up with the mento musicians to feel out some material for a tour next Fall.
…and a swim. Gotta get that swim in the bay of Errol Flynn Marina.
Ras Isachar found our poster on the streets of Port Antonio. Then on our search for natural food Lenni I-Music swooped us up in his trusty white van.
Chill Sunday. I swam from the marina to the island and back, had a few smoothies.
…and had one of my favorite Mento musicians to the studio I am staying to pitch me on joining his group for a nationwide tour.
Postcards from Jam Rock.
Runnin’ game in East Jamaica. There weren’t ready for a man willing to do knee slides on cement and sing from the soundboard to get the party started.
Jamaica may have daggering, but I have collected my bag of tricks since the Clinton era.
Even the dancehall dudes commended the energy level.
It’s good to go to these markets like Arkansas, New Orleans, and Jamaica and throw down.
Throw Down was tossed around as a genre for The Staxx Brothers. I am ready to throw down anywhere there are good musicians and some real music fans.
…and the covers of Toots and Dennis Brown went over. I have a lot of work to do to be the musician I want to be live, in rehearsal, and in the studio. But performing?
Just give me a good band and I got this.
– Musician and writer Davin Michael Stedman has many ventures, such as the AMAZING blog, 100milesofmusic.com. Davin’s new song has become a global earworm and Caribbean dancehall hit. Listen here on Reggaeville: DAVIN MICHAEL STEDMAN & ANTHONY RED ROSE – FREE YOUR MIND FEAT. SLY & ROBBIE WITH LENKY MARSDEN. The video is now available on Youtube: Tuff Gong Television. His single with British band Sherlock Soul is available here.
