by Howard Campbell
SOUTH FLORIDA – The legacy of roots singer Cocoa Tea, who died on March 11, shall be acknowledged throughout a candlelight celebration at Okalee Village (2552 North State Highway 7 in Hollywood) on March 29.
To honor his 53-year career, the occasion consists of a number of sound programs. These programs helped launch the Rastafarian artist in Jamaica within the late Nineteen Seventies.
Bodyguard, one of many sound programs scheduled to play at Okalee Village, is from Clarendon parish the place Cocoa Tea was born. That ‘sound’ turned a pressure within the Nineties when the singer was driving excessive with songs like Holy Mount Zion and Who She Love.
A longtime South Florida resident, Cocoa Tea succumbed to a cancer-related sickness at a Broward County hospital. He was 69 years-old.
Among the many confirmed sound programs for the Hollywood occasion are King Trendsetta, LP Worldwide, Turbosonic, and Braxton Actions.
Cocoa Tea obtained into music full time after a failed try at turning into a jockey. He first turned well-known with “Rocking Dolly” for the Volcano label. This label was owned by Henry “Junjo” Lawes, a prime producer in Jamaica within the late Nineteen Seventies and early Eighties.
Cocoa Tea was a consistent hitmaker with songs like Kingston Scorching, Misplaced My Sonia, Younger Lover, Lonesome Facet and Pirate’s Anthem. He had a brief contract with Motown Data, which launched his album, Holy Mount Zion, in 1997.
In 2008, Cocoa Tea launched the tune “Barack Obama.” This was a tribute to the Illinois senator. He was elected as the primary black president of america in November that yr.
