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Capleton in a giving mode
LAST year dissident DJ Capleton handed out approximately $1 million to three organisations in St. Mary - the Port Maria Hospital, Islington Secondary and Hillside Primary Schools - with proceeds from his charity show, "A St. Mary Wi Come From". Last week the DJ announced that he will again be staging the fund-raising event, 'A St. Mary Wi Come From Part 2,' at Clemhards Park, Port Maria. Capleton, at the launch last week, said that he was making the event and its target public this year, because last year it was hardly recognised for the contribution it made to the institutions which benefited and the impression continues that Jamaican artistes, including himself, were not contributing to needy institutions. He said that he had received the assurances of a number of his colleagues, including Sizzla, Junior Reid, Coco Tea, Louie Culture, Elephant Man, Lady Saw, George Nooks, Tony Rebel, Merciless, Admiral Tibet, Pinchers, ARP, Jah Mason, Richie Spice, Chrisinti and Michael Fabulous, that they would perform on the event. Seven leading sound systems will also be participating - Nite Traxx, King Midas, Atlantic One, Caveman, Fire Links, Cinemax and Outlaw(New York). This year's proceeds will go to the Baggas Wood Basic School in St. Mary, the DJ's home parish. Special security arrangements have been put in place to avoid any possibility of a reoccurrence of the invasion of the venue by non-paying patrons last year. Reid has been performing regularly with the Clan on a number of shows abroad, including at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York, where he worked with RZA and Masta Killa. The singer/producer is currently building his new studio which he plans to open later this month. Moodie said that he will establish the Sonia Moodie Foundation to assist Alpha, as well as veteran Jamaican musicians in need of financial and other forms of support. He said that "Tribute To Mrs. Moodie," will become an annual event after Saturday to support the Foundation. Sonia Moodie, one of the pioneers of reggae music in Brooklyn, New York, was very actively involved with the Don One Studio from which the careers of several Jamaican acts, including DJ Shaggy, were launched. Don One Studio continues to play an important role in recorded Jamaican music in New York, despite her death. The memorial show will feature Beenie Man, Luciano, Freddie McGregor, Elephant Man, Junior Kelly, Glen Washington and Anthony B, among others.
Ms. Miller, who is originally from Buff Bay, Portland, has been living in Stamford, Connecticut, for a number of years. She has been singing professionally after her recording break with the Wackies Studio in the Bronx, in the late 1980s. Ms. Miller is closely connected to music. Her brothers - Coozie(guitar), Charles(drums) and Donald(keyboards) - had teamed with her son Jermaine and nephew Carey to form the Anthem band in the U. S. Her first album, Maxine Miller Showcase, was released in 1989 and led to a California tour with singer Horace Andy. She has also toured with Sugar Minott and Johnny Osbourne. She was, in fact, once known as 'the female Sugar Minott,' after her tours with Minott and her association with his Youthman Promotions in Kingston. Her second album, Fatal Attraction, was done in 1995/96 for Brooklyn's Super Power Records. This led to tours with Dennis Brown and work with Carlene Davis, Audrey Hall and John Holt. Miller met veteran singer Frankie Wilmot at King Jammy's studio in Kingston two years ago and toured Canada with him. Wilmot, in turn, introduced her to his current producer, B-Crissas' Neville Lee from Toronto, Canada, about three months ago. She has since been working on an album for B-Crissas. She and Lee were in Kingston recently for the release of her three latest singles, Fatal Attraction, Roots Rocking and Sexy Rasta, all produced by him and distributed by Dynamic Sounds. Miller is now being managed by Delroy Johnson, who also handles her bookings.
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