Celebrating 55 years timelessly as an artist in the
worldwide music fraternity, Queen Marcia Griffiths has released her new
album. One of the foremost singers of Reggae
music, Empress Marcia Griffiths, is continuing to break new ground. Her new
album, which is appropriately titled 'Timeless', is a selection of 15 songs
that pay tribute to the endurance of the Studio One label catalog, which boasts
the most solid collection of foundation songs in the historic art forms of Ska,
Rocksteady and Reggae music.
In a career spanning over 55 years and still going strong,
Marcia Griffiths has reached high points as a soloist, and with Bob Andy as the
duo of Bob and Marcia. She toured the world as a member of the I-Threes with Bob
Marley and the Wailers, and subsequently hit the Billboard charts with the
"Electric Boogie Song", creating a world-class dance - the electric
slide.
Marcia has had the incredibly good fortune of spending her
formative years at Studio One, the record stable that shaped the career of
other top-ranking artists such as Bob Marley and Bob Andy.
Marcia recalls, "'Timeless' speaks for itself - from
then until now; working on this album was refreshing and filled with fun
memories of early Studio One days when those songs were being recorded. Much
thanks to Donovan Germain for conceiving and producing the album and to Tad's
Record for promoting and distributing it".
Her brilliance is on full display in the wide range of
artists/songs covered, from Delroy Wilson's 'Once Upon A Time' and Ken Boothe's
'Home Home Home,' to The Heptones' 'Baby Be True' and The Cables' 'What Kind Of
World,' from Peter Tosh's 'I'm The Toughest' and Sugar Minott's 'This Old Man'
to Abyssinians' 'Declaration Of Rights,' plus a Ska medley inclusive of Jackie
Opel, Toots Hibbert, The Wailers, and Rita Marley among other luminaries.
The musicians who contributed to this album are also a
bonus. They recaptured the feel of the original riddims and with digital
recording produced a sweet clean quality, supporting a timeless voice echoing a
timeless era that will certainly help drive the revival of popular reggae
music.
Listen to 'What Kind of World' from the album -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9F9N3XEVChY&feature=youtu.be.
'Timeless' Tracklist:
01. What Kind of World
02. Once Upon A Time
03. Baby Be True
04. True Believer
05. Love Me Forever
06. Love Is a Treasure
07. Your Love
08. I'm The Toughest
09. Ska Medley
10. Rock Steady + This Old Man
11. Home
12. My Guiding Star
13. Declaration of Rights
14. Cry Me A River
15. Stranger in Love
Instagram: @marciagriffiths_queenofreggae
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