{"id":114415,"date":"2018-12-06T04:51:03","date_gmt":"2018-12-06T09:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingston12.net\/?p=114415"},"modified":"2022-11-22T15:48:28","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T20:48:28","slug":"introducing-zap-pow-to-the-next-generation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingston12.net\/2020\/2018\/12\/06\/introducing-zap-pow-to-the-next-generation\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Zap-Pow to the Next Generation"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2004 VH1 Cable Television channel produce a television show called Bands Reunited<\/strong><\/em> <\/a>– hosted by Aamer Haleem (Canadian radio and television personality). The show documented attempts of reunion of formerly popular musical ensemble for a special concert. On a typical show, the crew would go out and hunt down the ex-members of the band (often at first in disguise) one-by-one, and convince them to agree for the one-time concert. Each band member was then interviewed, usually focusing on the reasons they left the band. In most cases band reunions happen because someone makes this kind of effort to put the members back together. In other cases reunions can be an excuse for desperate, sometimes \u201cdown and out\u201d musicians to attempt to re-live the \u201cglory days\u201d.<\/p>\n

The 2016 revival of the legendary reggae band Zap-Pow was different. Although these band members had been apart since 1979, they never really left each other. Over the years they played together in recording sessions and in backing bands as part of the rhythm section for some of Jamaica\u2019s most prominent touring reggae artists. Thus for original band members Dwight Pinkney (guitar), Glen DaCosta (tenor sax), Richard \u201cT Bird\u201d Johnson (keyboards) and Leebert \u201cGibby\u201d Morrison (bass) getting back together was as easy as saying to each other \u201cit\u2019s time to do this\u201d. The most difficult decision they had to make was selecting the complement of young musicians and singers to complete the band.<\/p>\n

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Dwight Pinkney<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Zap-Pow was originally formed in 1969 and had a ten-year run to 1979. During those years the other prominent members of the band included Beres Hammond on lead vocal, the legendary David Madden (trumpet) and Larry McDonald (congos). Over the years other well-known artists that performed with Zap-Pow included: Max Edwards (drums), Mike Williams (bass), Joe McCormack (trombone), Vin Gordon (trombone) Danny McFarlane (keyboards) and Cornel Marshall (drums). Among the singers who performed with the band were Jacob Miller (Inner Circle), Winston \u201cKing\u201d Cole (Winston \u201cMr. Fixit\u201d Francis) Bunny Rugs and Milton \u201cPrilly\u201d Hamilton (both former front men for Third World Band).
\nTheir biggest domestic hit during the early years was a song called This is Reggae Music<\/em>. The 1976 albums \u2013 Zap-Pow Now<\/em> and Revolution<\/em> both made it on to the UK reggae chart. Other albums recorded during the ten-year period include Revolutionary Zap-Pow<\/em> (1971) and Zap Pow<\/em>. They also contributed to the collections \u2013 Beres Hammond Meets Zap-Pow<\/em>, Jungle Beat<\/em>, Love Hits<\/em>, LMS<\/em> and Reggae Rules<\/em>.<\/p>\n

In the 2016 edition of the band, they have added the talented Lando Bolt (drums), Everol Wray (trumpet) and Fiona and Geoffrey Forrest on vocal. The 15-track CD titled \u2013 Zap-Pow Again<\/em> produced by Dwight Pinkney was released in October 2017. It Includes eight new original songs, plus seven taken from previously released albums. The new songs were mixed by Grammy award-winning engineer \u2013 Christopher Daley (aka the Quite Giant). The remaining seven songs came from several of the group\u2019s classic albums that featured Beres Hammond as lead singer. Songs like This is Reggae Music<\/em>, World Peace 3<\/em> and Let\u2019s Fall in Love<\/em> introduced Beres to reggae music fans throughout the world.<\/p>\n

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New CD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The new album is a delight for both traditional and the next generation of fans. It highlights the strengths that brought Zap-Pow to the attention of reggae music lovers and collectors all over the world \u2013 their amazingly tight rhythm section \u2013 signature horns that are easily identifiable, plus conscious messages that defined the music of early veterans.
\nMore on the band and its availability for bookings is accessible at: onelovemanagement.com<\/em><\/a>.
\nEmail: dwightpinkney2002@yahoo.com<\/a> or davepeters1963@yahoo.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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