WATCH: Cleveland Watkiss take on 'Joy in the Morning'
The fantastic vocalist Cleveland Watkiss performs an acapella version of the classic reggae tune 'Joy in the Morning'
Last updated 16th Mar 2022
Cleveland Watkiss MBE casts a spell over us with an acapella performance of Bobby Melody's version of 'Joy In The Morning'.
Cleveland Watkiss' project The Great Jamaican Songbook is out on the 25th of March via Cdubya Music / CDUB.
The Great Jamaican Songbook guides listeners through the origins and development of Jamaican music and culture, beginning with the legacy of The Alpha Boys school and under tutelage of ‘The Nun’ Sister Mary Ignatius Davis and expanding outward in a poignant tale of the life and times of many of the island’s most inspirational figures. Recorded at Zak Starkey’s studio, The Great Jamaican Songbook features iconic songs from the greats such as Gregory Isaacs, Dennis Brown and Burning Spear, but also shines a light on rare hidden gems from labels such as Studio One, Coxsone Dodd and TuffGong, producers like King Tubby and Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, music from singers such as Delroy Wilson, Prince Lincoln and many more artists who receive less international recognition than they deserve. This ideal balance means that audiences can enjoy familiar music while discovering many other songs and stories for the first time.
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