Skatta Lopa.
Wherever he performs as lead singer for Inside Circle, Skatta Lopa adapts to the calls for of numerous audiences.
For Reggae A Di Treatment, his first solo track in a while, he returns to his dancehall roots.
Co-produced by Shandari Leisure and Gapbonn Manufacturing, it was launched late February.
“Performing within the resorts an’ within the golf equipment, the platform was to sing all genres of music. Yuh sing reggae, yuh sing dancehall, yuh sing roots, yuh sing ska, soca. It prepares you to tackle any type, so dis is di roots-rock type of reggae,” stated the veteran vocalist.
Holding the mic for Inside Circle has taken Skatta Lopa all over the world for nearly 20 years. The Grammy-winning band, greatest recognized for the anthems Dangerous Boys and Sweat, is on the highway as a lot as 4 months a 12 months. Nonetheless, he maintains a gentle solo recording routine, chopping songs for producers together with Bobby Digital and Anthony Redrose.
On Reggae A Di Treatment, Skatta Lopa expresses his love for Jamaican music.
“The vibe is all the time to let the world know that reggae is alive an’ nicely, an’ to maintain its prominence on the forefront of music,” he stated.
Skatta Lopa (actual title Trevor Bonnick) is from Whitehall Avenue in St Andrew, arguably the most well liked dancehall actual property throughout the late Eighties. That neighborhood produced Daddy Lizard, Flourgon, Purple Dragon, and Sanchez, adopted within the early Nineties by a gruff-voiced deejay named Buju Banton.
Like them, Skatta Lopa’s profession began within the early Eighties on native sound techniques, however issues took off when he met Danny Browne, chief and guitarist for The Bloodfire Posse, who had been searching for a alternative for Paul Blake, the band’s authentic lead singer.
Between gigs and recording classes with The Bloodfire Posse, Skatta Lopa did the resort rounds with the Boris Gardiner Occurring in Kingston, and on the north coast with varied bands.
Reggae A Di Treatmenty is the lead track from his EP, scheduled for launch late this 12 months.
— Howard Campbell
