2014 continues to be an outstanding year for Exco Levi who made Canadian history where Reggae is concerned by winning the 2014 Reggae Recording of the Year category, marking 3 consecutive wins. The only artist to win 3 back to back Juno Awards (the Canadian equivalent of a Grammy) for Best Reggae Recording, this accomplishment is shared by his co-performer, Kabaka Pyramid, and producer, Silly Walks Discotheque. The Awards, held in Winnipeg, Canada, is the 44th annual production which recognizes the best Canadian talent in a wide range of genres. Exco’s acceptance speech thanked all who were involved in the songs production, and thanked the great country of Canada who helped him realize his dream of being a recording artist. Reaction from the international community has been swift as Manager and producer Donovan Germaine, label mate Busy Signal, and backing sound system Rootsman Sound have all expressed congratulatory praise on the win. Donovan Germaine says “I am very proud of Exco. He is making good music which the people love … the sky is the limit.” Exco just completed a West Coast tour of the United States, and will be on tour in Europe in April, 2014. Source Tropical Fete: http://tropicalfete.com/congratulations-exco-levi-ft-kabaka-pyramid-2014-juno-reggae-recording-of-the-year-for-strive-produced-by-silly-walks-discotheque/_ RECOGNISED as Canada's Grammy Awards, the annual Juno Awards has done little for the profile of its reggae winners. But according to Exco Levi, who won the Reggae Recording of The Year for the third straight year on March 29, it has given his career a boost. The 33-year-old deejay's latest win was for Strive, a song he did with roots singer Kabaka Pyramid. Strive was one of several cuts on the popular Honey Pot 'riddim', produced by German duo Silly Walks Discotheque. Chronixx's massive Smile Jamaica was also done on the beat. While Strive opened new doors for him in Jamaica, the Clarendon-born Levi says the Juno has also given him new fans in Canada. "When I won the first Juno, I didn't realise how important it is. Then I attended for the first time in 2012 and found that Canada has the seventh largest music industry," he said. "It really widens my fan base 'cause I perform in most of the big cities (in Canada) and on all the major festivals." Levi (Wayne Ford Levy) first won the Juno in 2011 for the Donovan Germain-produced Bleaching Shop, a song hitting out against the popular practice of skin-bleaching. Last year, he won for the song Storms of Life, also produced by Silly Walks Discotheque. Exco Levi's EP, Words of The Wise, is scheduled for release on August 29 by VP Records. Source Jamaica Observer: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/-EXCO--CONTINUES-TO-STRIVE_16435969 |