The Chantells
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The Chantells was a Jamaica
n reggae
group from the latter half of the 1970s.
Samuel Bramwell, Tommy Thomas and Lloyd Forrester started to record
as a vocal harmony
trio
in 1975 for producers
Duke Reid
("Kiss Me Honey") and Clive Hunt
(Don't Hold Back").
Their collaboration with Roy Francis on his record label
, Phase One, was the strongest part of their short career. The success of such hits as "True Born African" or "Children of Jah", and their sole album
, Waiting in the Park (featuring Jah Berry and U Brown
) in 1978, made them one of the most promising soulful bands of this rockers reggae period.
The group disbanded in 1979 after a UK
tour was cancelled, following the jailing of some members following accusations of drug smuggling
. The lead singer, Sam Bramwell, made then some solo
recordings, but was killed by the police while committing an armed robbery, at an aluminium
ore factory.
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
n reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
group from the latter half of the 1970s.
Samuel Bramwell, Tommy Thomas and Lloyd Forrester started to record
Sound recording and reproduction
Sound recording and reproduction is an electrical or mechanical inscription and re-creation of sound waves, such as spoken voice, singing, instrumental music, or sound effects. The two main classes of sound recording technology are analog recording and digital recording...
as a vocal harmony
Harmony
In music, harmony is the use of simultaneous pitches , or chords. The study of harmony involves chords and their construction and chord progressions and the principles of connection that govern them. Harmony is often said to refer to the "vertical" aspect of music, as distinguished from melodic...
trio
Trio (music)
Trio is generally used in any of the following ways:* A group of three musicians playing the same or different musical instrument.* The performance of a piece of music by three people.* The contrasting section of a piece in ternary form...
in 1975 for producers
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
Duke Reid
Duke Reid
Treasure Isle re-directs here. For the game, see Treasure Isle .Arthur "Duke" Reid, CD was a Jamaican record producer, DJ and label owner....
("Kiss Me Honey") and Clive Hunt
Clive Hunt
Clive Hunt is a Jamaican reggae multi-instrumentist, arranger, composer and producer.-Biography:...
(Don't Hold Back").
Their collaboration with Roy Francis on his record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
, Phase One, was the strongest part of their short career. The success of such hits as "True Born African" or "Children of Jah", and their sole album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
, Waiting in the Park (featuring Jah Berry and U Brown
U Brown
U Brown aka New Roy, Hugh Brown, Nuroy is a reggae deejay who released eleven albums between 1976 and 1984.-Biography:...
) in 1978, made them one of the most promising soulful bands of this rockers reggae period.
The group disbanded in 1979 after a UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
tour was cancelled, following the jailing of some members following accusations of drug smuggling
Illegal drug trade
The illegal drug trade is a global black market, dedicated to cultivation, manufacture, distribution and sale of those substances which are subject to drug prohibition laws. Most jurisdictions prohibit trade, except under license, of many types of drugs by drug prohibition laws.A UN report said the...
. The lead singer, Sam Bramwell, made then some solo
Solo (music)
In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer...
recordings, but was killed by the police while committing an armed robbery, at an aluminium
Aluminium
Aluminium or aluminum is a silvery white member of the boron group of chemical elements. It has the symbol Al, and its atomic number is 13. It is not soluble in water under normal circumstances....
ore factory.
External links
- [ The Chantells biography] at Allmusic websiteWebsiteA website, also written as Web site, web site, or simply site, is a collection of related web pages containing images, videos or other digital assets. A website is hosted on at least one web server, accessible via a network such as the Internet or a private local area network through an Internet...