Horace Andy

Horace Andy is a singer jamaïcain of Reggae.

Biography

Born on February 19th 1951 with Kingston in Jamaica, Horace Hinds grows in a music lover family. It is high only by his mother, her father having left to run of other underskirts. This one takes it along in the Sound system where it impregnates music of which it is impassioned. His/her cousin is the singer of Ska Justin Hinds.

It is at the 16 years age that it records under its true name, its first individual This has Black Man' S Country with the producer George Philips with the West Indies Recording Studio in 1967. Individual the renconte a very weak success and Andy remained unknown until January 1970, when him and a friend, Franck McMelody passes a hearing for Coxsone Dodd to the Studio One. The duet missed hearing, but a few days later, Andy réessaya all alone and made strong impression.

It was Dodd which re-elected the singer, partly in homage to the former singer of the Paragons, Bob Andy, then at the top of its success, but also to distinguish it from his/her cousin then to the “signal”, Justin Hinds, with which it had already the “youngster' S signing joint style”. On a Riddim of Leroy Horsemouth Wallace and Leroy Sibbles, Got to Be Sour , the ballade which he wrote even to him and presented in solo during his hearing, got its first production at Dodd. See has Man' S Face and Night Owl left in 1971, Fever and Mr. Bassie followed in 1972, just before Andy reveals the famous Skylarking .

The song is in the beginning distributed on compilation Dodd' S Jamaica Today , then is republished into individual after having created sensation with the Tippertone Sound System Dance . The song goes up quickly to the signal of the Jamaican charts, and will remain one of the most appreciated songs time.

In the years which follow, Andy is an enormous success. Something one My Mind , Love off has Woman , Just Say No , Every Tongue Shall Such , Christmas Time and much of other successes follow one another the signal of the charts. Andy sang also Oh Lord Why Lord , a song associated with the beginnings with the The Parliaments with George Clinton and which created the bases of the song of Cat Stevens, Where Do the Children Play .

With the paroxysm of its success, Andy leaves Coxsone and is turned over towards Phil Pratt, with which it leaves traditional the Get Wise , Feel Good and Money is the Root off All Evil , of the songs among others on which it will work again thereafter.

With beginning of the year 70, Andy works with much of other producers, which Derrick Harriott with which it leaves Lonely Woman , Ernest and OJ OJ Hoo Kim Girl I Coils You , Gussie Clarke Love You to Want Me and Delilah , International Trio Reggae Rythm , Count Shelly Jah Jah Children , and Harry J God Is Displeased . It is also at the origin of a “version” of the song Bless You of the singer pop Tony Orlando, mixed for the Bar-Beautiful label of Robbie Shakespeare. Leonard Chin produces the second great success of Andy, Children Of Israel in 1973. Niney supervised Nice and Easy and I' m in Coils in 1975, while OJ OJ Hoo Kim produced dazing it Beware off has Smiling Face the same year. He also sang in duet with Freddie McKay the hit Talking Love .

It was nevertheless its union with Bunny Lee in the middle of the years 1970 which paid has Andy the largest financial repercussions. While leaving the new versions of Skylarking and in particular Just Say Who , a clashing remix of King Tubby, the pair continues to leave the 45 turns become great classics since which Don' T Try to uses to Me , You Are my Angel , Rasta Saw The Coming , Zion Gate , Better Collie , Serious Thing , I' ve Got to Get Away (aka Man Next Door ) and Pure Ranking . One off saw also the releases of new versions of Money is the Root All Evil (fame Money Money ), of Love off has Woman and of Something one My Mind .

The absolute supremacy of the voice of Andy enables him to be constantly solicited by other artists reggae. Jah Stitch and Doctor Alimentado joins the list for the services of Andy (Andy had already provided memorable backing on the hit of Alimentado of 1975 Poison Flour , a song written and recorded following the death of several tens of people having eaten bread manufactured with contaminated flour). Andy also worked with the DJ Clint Eastwood in 1978 on the title Problem Times .

Horace Andy moves in the USA in 1977. It settles in the Connecticut with his first wife, Claudette and starts to work with Everton DaSilva, even based to him New York and with the head of the label Hungry Town has. The traditional album from now on In the Light and the album dub of Prince Jammy In the Light Dub leave the presses following this collaboration, like several individual: Do You Coils My Music , Youths off Today , Fever and Government Land .

During the two years which follow, Andy and its wife worked enormously together, until the creation of its characteristic, Rhythm. Inaugurated by the exit of individual the Gift' T Let Problems Get You Down (a song in the beginning recorded with Leonard Cohen in 1972, the label leaves many 45 turns of Andy during two years, of which Control Yourself , Good Vibes and Ital Dub . The projects of the duet are unfortunately destroyed when DaSilva is assassinated in 1979. Two years later, Andy also passes close to the dead one when it is made draw above, taken between two fires. There is wounded with the right-hand man while trying to put itself at the shelter and will remain partially handicapped.

In 1979, Andy collaborates with the producer Morwells for the exit of individual the Black Cinderella and, whereas the Eighties begin, Andy binds deeply to what will become the Dance hall. Its album Pure Ranking is almost precursory kind. Dance Hall Style which leaves in 1982, confirms the tendency.

At that time also, Andy collaborates with Tappa Zukie on the album Natty Dread has Weh She Want and on two other individual, Revolution and a remix of a title of the period Studio One of Andy, Earth Must Be Hell . It joined then the producer Ossie Hibbert to leave Sitting one has Hillside in 1980, Have You Ever Been in Coils in 1981, Cool and Deadly in 1983, Ain' T No Coils , You Are My Angel and Eternal Love in 1984.

Putting itself in relation to the team of the studio Sony Peddie and Jackal , the following sessions of Andy bring a whole heap of excellent individual in 1983 and 1984 like Sweet Music , Confusion and Talking one Ice . In 1984 Andy collaborates with Chaka Demus, Don Carlos, Super Liki and others for the development of the album Prince Jammy & The Striker Lee Posse Present Music Maker Live At the Halfway Tree Jamaica .

In 1985, Andy and his new wife, Caroline, move with London, in the surroundings of Ladbroke Grove. Andy signs on the independent label Rough Trade and leaves individual the Elementary and the album the same name. The following year, Andy is tested with the car-production for the first time with the fabulous piece User or one finds Rhythm Queen there.

It continues to go from time to time to Jamaica, and in 1986 it joins again bonds with Prince Jammy. With Steely and Clevie and The Fire House Crew in backing, Andy records My Baby Knows How , Do Your Thing , As in This has and Must Have to Get It in 1986 and 1987. Andy confirms its statute already meaning when Garnett Silk, high-speed motorboat rising of the time, records a version of the hit of Andy, Skylarking .

Of return to London, in 1988, Andy works with the DJ Tonton Irie for one 45 turns, Bangarang ; two years later, the group of London Trip-hop Massive Attack contacts Andy and sends to him the riddim of their song One Love for which they seek a voice. Andy since appeared on three of the albums of the group; its contributions include in particular a new version of Spying Glass of the album Dance Hall Style and of Exchange (share two) , as well as a terrifying version of Man Next Door .

In 1994, Andy records Seek and You Will Find Me with the London producer Dennis “Mixman” Verger; An album of the same name leaves in 1995. The album and individual the Life is for Living leave the same year, mixed by the occasional collaborator of Massive Attack, the producer of Dub, Mad Professor. Second individual, Zion is to be noted in 1996, whereas another set of Mad Professor, Roots and Branches left in 1997. (Andy also took part in the Sunsplash 1996).

In 1998, Andy leaves a new version I May Never See My Baby , a song which it regularly revisited since its youth, on the label Sarse Perellar. The Japanese label Tachyon leaves Horace Andy sings Bob Marley , produced by Bullwackie. In 1997, the label of Massive Attack, Melankolik, arises Skylarking , followed by the new album of Andy, Living in the Flood in 1999. With noting a song with the reggae-punk artist there Joe Strummer.

In 2001 one can find it on the album of Pierpoljak, Tuff Gong Blues, for a beautiful duet named Want No hit .

In 2002, Horace Andy leaves the album Mek It Bun at BMG, or one notes in particular productions of Sly & Robbie as well as taken again sounds of Night Nurse of Gregory Isaacs.

Discography

Horace Andy

Skylarking (1972, compilation)
You are my Angel (1973, Trojan Records)
In the Light (1977, Hungry Town)
In the Light Dub (1977, Hungry Town)
Pure Ranking (1978, Clocktower)
Bim Sherman Meets Horace Andy & U Black (1980, International Yard)
Natty Dread has Weh She Want (1978, New Star)
Dance Hall Style (1982, Wackie' S)
Exclusively Horace Andy (1982, Solid Groove)
Showcase (1984, Vista Sounds)
Confusion (1984, Music Hawk)
Elementary , (1993, Rough Trade)
Haul & Jack Up (1987, Live & Coils)
Everyday People (1988, Wackies)
Shame and Scandal (1988, --)
Hard Servant boy (1993, Shanachie)
Seek + You Will Find (1995, Blakamix Int' L)
Seek and You Will Find - The Dub Parts (1995, Blakamix Int' L)
Life Is for Living room (1995, Ariwa)
Roots and Branches (1997, Ariwa)
See and Blind (1998, Heartbeat)
Living room in the Flood (1999, Melankolic)
Mek It Bun
Livin' It Up (feat. Sly & Robbie) (2007)

Horace Andy and Patrick Andy

Clash off the Andys (1985, Thunderbolt)

Horace Andy and Refusals Brown

Reggae Super Starts Meet (1986, Striker Lee)

Horace Andy and John Holt

Extreme From One to Another (1986, Beta)

Horace Andy and Winston Bulge

Earth Must Be Hell (1974, Atra)
Earth Must Be Hell - Dub (1974, Atra)

Horace Andy and Errol Scorcher

Unity Showcase (1981, Pre)

Horace Andy and Jah Shaka

Jah Shaka Meets Horace Andy (1994, Jah Shaka Music)
Dub Salute 1 Featuring Horace Andy (1994, Jah Shaka Music)

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