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Cocoa Tea

Israel's King

  • AMG Review of Israel's King

    Amg
    Leo Stanley
    All Music Guide

    Cocoa Tea's Israel's King boasts guest appearances from a variety of reggae luminaries, from Sly Dunbar to Luciano, who offers his vocals on the fine duet "Rough Inna Town." Some of the songs don't amount to much more than endless jams, but the seamless production of Phillip "Fattis" Burrell makes even the weaker songs palatable.

Cocoa Tea on Motown
about 1 year ago

Calvin "Cocoa Tea" Scott was born in 1959 (as was I) and made his first record as a teenager, with no success. After a number of years working as a jockey (horse not disc) he returned to recording in the 1980s, and cut some of the finest dancehall music of all, often utilising the Premier production skills of King Jammy, Bobby "Digital B" Dixon, and Philip "Fatis" Burrell. his high melodic teno...

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