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Sunfire perform "Soka Jame" in the Say Brother studio

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Barrow-Murray, Barbara Deare, Beth Clarke, Brian

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This clip is an excerpt from the in-studio performance by the reggae group Sunfire of their original tune Soka Jame. Musicians Rolly Gray (lead guitar player, vocals and band leader), Peter J. Adamson (steel drums), Jorge Marrero (drums), Joel Keel (bass guitar), Wayne Keaton (electric keyboards and vocals), and Leon Mobley (congas) perform their own compositions. Overall, the program consists of an in studio performance by the reggae group Sunfire. Musicians Rolly Gray (lead guitar player, vocals and band leader), Peter J. Adamson (steel drums), Jorge Marrero (drums), Joel Keel (bass guitar), Wayne Keaton (electric keyboards and vocals), and Leon Mobley (congas) perform their own compositions and speak with Barbara Barrow-Murray about the variety in Caribbean Islands music: commercial reggae, hard reggae, calypso, and soka. Program includes musical works illustrating these styles. Produced by Barbara Barrow-Murray. Directed by Brian Clarke.
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Plausse, JohnEhrman, SallyWong, EvelynRivera, GeorgeChigas, BasilWareham, SkipGray, RandolphMackles, GeneHarriston, ReneeSmith, LeeLewis, WebsterMacDonald, GregMahard, FranMerhar, MilanCorreia, DennisHill, Rebecca
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Keywords

  1. Adamson, Peter J
  2. Calypso (Music)
  3. Calypso Musicians
  4. Grey, Rolly
  5. Keaton, Wayne
  6. Keel, Joel
  7. Marrero, Jorge
  8. Mobley, Leon
  9. Music
  10. Performance
  11. Reggae Music
  12. Reggae Musicians
  13. Sunfire (Musical Group)

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