I have to give a shout out to this man, Mark Hull aka YT, and I promise that you will be seeing a whole lot more from him. On hearing some of the tunes on this album you would be forgiven for thinking that YT was as Jamaican as Jamaican can be, but truth be told, he hails from Ipswich, Great Britain and yes……he is whiter than white.
His debut album of 2006, Straight Outta Britain, offers the world a glimpse at the reggae scene in the UK. His tunes offer something for everyone, be that reggae, dancehall, roots or pop, and his lyrics are not only sublime but also in keeping with the positive message that reggae portrays. He is a versatile artist and looks to me like someone who can upset the stereotype of ‘If it’s not Jamaican, it’s not Reggae’; the Slim Shady of the reggae world if you will.
It has been a while since we heard anything new from YT and, given that this album was said to have been three years in the making, I think we are about due something new.
His voice distinctly patois, his background far from the Caribbean and his lyrics so fresh and poignant. Check out the voice here on a song titled ‘Wicked Act’, a serious dedication to the victims of the London bombings of 2005.
For anyone in Europe ‘Whitey’ can be found at the following venues on his upcoming tour.
Thousands of music lovers will flock to the area this weekend to participate in a three-day music festival that features indie, bluegrass and reggae artists. The first moe.down XI performance will start at 5 p.m. Friday at Gelston Castle Estate. The first show will start at the Buzz Stage, a stage for up-and-coming music performers. The Main Stage music will […]
Bonus Productions presents Israel Vibration and Northtown Dub Quartet Friday, September 3, at Arcata Theatre Lounge, 1036 G St in Arcata. Doors open at 10 p.m. Cost is $30 at the door and $25 advanced with tickets available at The Works in Arcata and Eureka, and is 21 and over. […]
George Pusey was born in Portmore, Jamaica, a city outside the capital, Kingston, in 1982, where he grew up listening to reggae. In 2010, he lives in Bangor, Maine, where he's studying psychology ... […]
Eric Rachmany has lofty goals for Rebelution, the popular reggae act he’s fronted for the past six years. Not only does he want people to enjoy the band’s cool surf rock-meets-reggae sounds, he also wants to save the world. He likens the band’s message to the Hebrew term tikkun olam. […]
“Reggae had started to get big in San Diego and Tijuana in the 1970s and 1980s.” Adrian Cisneros, known as AK, grew up in Chula Vista listening to his mother and his uncle play reggae tapes. “Mainly Steel Pulse,” he says, “and a little bit of Bob Marley.” […]
OddGrooves releases Reggae Drumming, a drum loop pack inspired by the great roots reggae drummers of the seventies. Reggae Drumming features 247 professionally recorded drum loops arranged for Toontrack EZdrummer, Superior Drummer, XLN Audio Addictive Drums, Steven Slate Drums, Sonic Reality I-MAP and General MIDI. […]
I have to give a shout out to this man, Mark Hull aka YT, and I promise that you will be seeing a whole lot more from him. On hearing some of the tunes on this album you would be forgiven for thinking that YT was as Jamaican as Jamaican can be, but truth be told, he hails from Ipswich, Great Britain and yes……he is whiter than white.
