BIO The dawn of a young revolutionary, musical visionary on a mission, this is how his story began. He was born Dwayne Nelson on November 1, 1992 at Spanish Town Hospital (St. Catherine, Jamaica) to parents Juandyln Scott and Wayne Nelson starting from a humble beginning. The early years were rough ones he recalled. He grew up not knowing his father and at a very tender age moved to Clarendon to live with his foster grandmother. In the midst of all this however a beautiful thing began, the young Dwayne found a passion for music. He was always singing, there was no doubt in his talent even at that age as he sung lead on the Youth’s choir but the story was just about to take a twist. In his eyes he saw inconsistency in the current religious beliefs of the environment he was in and began his journey to seek his true identity, music was at rest for a while but it wouldn’t go to sleep. It was of a different nature when his passion reignited this time in the form of dancehall music while he was in grade 8. It was a whole different experience, linked up with Roiall and within that same period they formed a group and began clashing with other schools and that was ok for a while but then another alteration occurred. Xtr3me after analysing it all had finally realized his true love was for reggae music. Reggae music brought him insight that no other genre had given, and his quest for identity had finally bared fruit. Gregory Isaacs, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Sizzla, Mutabaruka, Beres Hammond, Dennis Brown all played vital roles in defining his identity. The “Old School” he said, “there music was saying something about the black man that I know to myself was true, and I felt like a king”. He was also an ardent student of Marcus Garvey and his very influential foster brother Ras Kemar who taught him about farming and independence, they were both great role models which made his choice to become a true Rasta even easier. His transition to Rastafari was not an easy road as many were disappointed after finding out he wasn’t locking his hair to be a fashion dread, but in adopting this principles of Rastafari he found his true identity.
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The musical journey continues for reggae ambassadors Third World. With the memory of their lead singer William 'Bunny Rugs' Clarke still fresh in our minds, there are plans to release a compilation album in a matter of months.
Although unsure of the exact release date, Heather Cameron, the band's publicist, said there is no new material on the album but expects it to be a hit nonetheless. "The album is finished and it has vocals from both AJ Brown and the late Bunny Rugs and is a collection of Billboard-charted hits from the 1970s," she said. Cameron said the album would feature hits such as Into the Night,Inner City Blues and Put A Little Love In Your Heart. Brown, who has assumed the role of lead singer for Third World, said he grew up on the band's music and is extremely grateful for the opportunity to now join them. "I grew up in Jamaica listening to Third World music. In fact, back in the Zinc Fence Studio days, I did some background vocals on their recordings and one of my hits, Love People was co-written by foundation member Ibo Cooper." The album will be released by the Los Angeles-based recording label Cleopatra Records. Third World made its debut in 1974 with the self-produced singleRailroad Track. The group's debut album, Third World, was released in 1976, but the band enjoyed local success the following year after the release of the album 96 Degrees In The Shade. Although the group has never won a Grammy, Third World was nominated for the Grammy Award in the reggae category 10 times. Source the gleaner: http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20140309/ent/ent6.html? OUT MARCH 25TH ON ITUNES ! PLEASE SUPPORT THE MUSIC ! STRENGTH IN NUMBERS ! |