The reggae producer Clive Hunt He heads a project in which several reggae artists are versioning some classic British singer songs Sting, who was leader of the iconic band The Police.
This project has already released two songs: The first was “Fields of Gold”, in charge of Third World, And the second is the classic “Roxanne” by the American reggae rock band from Boston The Elovaters.
Both songs have received critical positive and Hunt said “Fields of Gold”.
“Sting himself published the song on his Instagram Story account after the song launch, So it was a great achievement and generated a lot of enthusiasm in the world of reggae”, Hunt said as published Dancehall Magazine.
This initiative is a joint project between the iconic label Azul Music from Hunt and the Californian label Ineffable Records And now it is available on all the main transmission platforms.
“This is part of a great standing project. It is always an honor to work with a band as emblematic as Third World. ‘Fields of Gold’ It is a song that transcends generations and we wanted to bring out its soul and depth through reggae. I think this version will reach hearts around the world, as did the original”, The producer added.
Hunt also valued the performance of The Elovaters, Well for him “They did a really fantastic job with this Roxanne classic. People are going to love”.
During February, new songs of this project will be released as the version of “Spirits in the Material” in charge of Stafford Harrison y Groundation, which will be available this Friday 14; Then the version of Kumar of “Message in a Bottle” the day 21 and next 28 February will be J boog who will offer its ballad version “So Lonely”.
Sting's closeness with reggae and Caribbean music is well known, In fact The Police ventured a lot of reggae and similar rhythms.
Even the British musician won with Shaggy Grammy for the best reggae album in 2019 with disc 44/876.
“I've always been influenced by Caribbean music. I grew up in England in the fifties listening to blues and reggae. I was familiar with it, especially for its revolutionary character and its ability to turn around rock and roll”, Sting said after winning the gold gramophone.
