26/2 - Bitty McLean Live @ Göta Källare
Soundkilla Records & Mikey Dodd Production Proudly Present:
UK no1 Reggae – Ska – Rocksteady Singer
BITTY MCLEAN - A Tribute to Duke Reid & Treasure Isle Records
Live PA Showcase
@ Göta Källare
T-Medborgarplatsen
Thursday 26 February
alongside
Floor 1: Dancehall – Lovers – Roots Reggae
SOUNDKILLA : Ashman & Mikey Dodd
Floor 2: Original Ska – Rocksteady Explosion!
BANGARANG HI FI : Prince Horror & Lord Mandrill
With a series of reggae-pop hits in the mid-'90s, Britain's Bitty
McLean's smooth and classic vocal approach helped offset the
gangster ragga approach then prevalent in reggae and dancehall.
Born in 1972, McLean was drawn to classic reggae at an early
age, and by his teens he was performing in front of Birmingham's
biggest sound systems. After enrolling in a sound and engineering
class at a local college, McLean began working with U.K. roots
reggae legends UB40, first as an engineer and eventually as a
producer and occasional singer with the band.
Behind the scenes he kept working on his own recordings,
which paid off in 1994 when he placed three songs in the U.K.
charts, including covers of the Shirelles' "Dedicated to the One
I Love" and Fats Domino's "It Keeps Rainin'." In 2004 he released
the intriguing On Bond Street KGN. JA., which featured McLean
singing his own melodies and lyrics over classic rocksteady backing
tracks recorded by Tommy McCook at Duke Reid's legendary
Treasure Isle studio some 30 years earlier.
Doors Open: 22.00-03.00
ID: 20 yrs
Entry: 130:-
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www.soundkillarecords.com
Reggae Specialist
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