by Howard Campbell
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Bernard Collins, who co-wrote Sata Masa Gana, regarded by many as reggae’s official anthem, will probably be honored right here on March 27 for his contribution to Jamaican music by the Jamaica Reggae Trade Affiliation (JaRIA).
Collins, together with brothers Linford, Carlton and Donald Manning, shaped The Abyssinians which recorded the seminal music in 1969 at Studio One in Kingston. Launched two years later, it was an instantaneous hit in Jamaican dancehalls.
The Manning brothers reside in South Florida whereas Collins nonetheless resides close to to Trench City the place the quartet are initially from.
He’s additionally co-writer of two different widespread songs by The Abyssinians — Declaration of Rights and Ahead On To Zion. These tracks are from the group’s 1976 album, Satta Massagana.
JaRIA Awards
This 12 months, the JaRIA will acknowledge singer Beres Hammond with a Lifetime Achievement Award; musician/producer Haldane “Danny” Browne with a Extraordinary Influence on the Reggae Trade: Mentorship Award; Robbie Shakespeare and Neville Garrick – posthumous awards; engineers Richard Browne and Earl Smith Jnr; producers Stephen Stewart and Tommy Cowan; and sound programs Fatman Sound System and Street Worldwide.
Finishing the listing of awardees are percussionist Uriah “Sticky” Thompson and singer Pluto Shervington (posthumously); bassist Daniel “Danny Axeman” Thompson, deejay Sister Nancy, roots-reggae group Black Uhuru, and the Sagittarius Band.
Veteran broadcaster Clinton Lindsay’s groundbreaking feats on West Indian may also be acknowledged.
The JaRIA will introduce the Ibo Cooper Icon Award in reminiscence of the third World band’s co-founder and keyboardist who died final October at age 71. This award will probably be offered to the Edna Manley Faculty of the Visible and Performing Arts the place Cooper taught for a few years.
