Bob Marley (left) with Tommy Cowan.
In honour of Reggae Month, famend singer Dr Carlene Davis is reflecting on her 32-year-old album titled Songs of Bob Marley by Carlene Davis.
The 12-track mission is obtainable on Tuff Gong Worldwide.
“Bob was such a gifted songwriter and it’s at all times in regards to the music. The wonderful factor is, from again within the day, everybody in my circle was impressed by Bob Marley’s music. At the same time as a toddler you’d hear a music like
Simmer Down, and once I was sufficiently old to recognise [I came to realise] that this was the voice of Bob Marley. Throughout my early years in Canada his music was at all times part of my repertoire. Years later I might meet Tommy Cowan, who knew Bob from these early years after they all frolicked on the nook honing their craft ready for that large break and dealing with him till his passing. Tommy and I made a decision to do that mission out of pure love,” she informed the Jamaica Observer.
The album featured renditions of Marley classics akin to So A lot Hassle In The World, Three Little Birds, Ready In Useless, and Redemption Music.
Davis’s husband, Tommy Cowan, knew and labored intently with Marley on and off the stage. He has gained his personal acclaim within the music business as one of many key producers of the well-known Zimbabwe Independence Live performance in 1980.
“Tommy mentioned one factor that stands out: Whereas on tour with Bob, he was at all times amazed that he was at all times the final to go to mattress and the primary to rise up and be on the bus. Which speaks of Bob’s dedication and self-discipline to his calling. He led from the entrance,” Davis shared when quizzed about probably the most notable recollections that her husband has of the King of Reggae.
She additionally reasoned that the physique of labor and Marley’s total messages nonetheless keep societal relevance.
“The songs are timeless, the extra issues change the extra they continue to be the identical, So A lot Hassle In The World, while on the identical time we have now to know that we’re all created with a goal as is our music referred to as reggae,” she mentioned.
Davis’s discography consists of standout albums akin to Paradise (produced by Olivia “Babsy” Grange),
Yesterday As we speak Endlessly, Taking Management, Carlene Davis (Dial My Quantity), No Bias, Songs of Freedom, Echoes of Love, amongst many others.
Memorable chart-topping singles from these albums embody Going Right down to Paradise, It Should Be Love, Like Previous Mates Do, Winnie Mandela, Welcome Residence Mr Mandela.
In the meantime, Davis lately emerged because the winner of the ‘Tune vs Tune’ competitors on SILK Radio within the UK in opposition to J C Lodge. She famous that it was a testomony of her various catalogue.
“This happened on December 7, 2024. Let me not blow my very own horn. There was a panel and the general public additionally referred to as in to vote, and what we realized from their remark of the present is the standard, extent, and consistency of the physique of labor through the years, not solely in vocal potential, however the substance of my music and catalogue which covers lovers’ rock, the message — songs of freedom — particularly these within the combat in opposition to apartheid and, in fact, the message of salvation by the gospel and God’s calling on my life,” she mentioned.
The singer will launch a brand new album titled Songs of Zion on February 28 by VPal and numerous streaming platforms.
