Sunday 21 March 2010

Where Do We Go?



A question posed by this week's featured artist in the spotlight, Leontre. A member of the Gully Bank Musik family, Leontre is an emerging young talent with, it seems, nothing but good things awaiting her in terms of success in the music industry. Not only is Leontre an accomplished singer with a unique and instantly recognizable voice, she is also the writer of her own (and perhaps, in the future, others') songs.


'Where Do You Go?' is one of three tracks from Leontre's debut Gully Bank Musik release, the other two tracks being 'Nuh Try' and her duet with Duane Stephenson, 'Sweet Slumber'. I've been blessed with another track from her called 'Jamaica', which always draws a positive response whenever I give it a bounce on the show.


This remarkable (not least because of her tender age) talent has what appears to be an effervescent personality (as evidenced on Twitter) and is, I'm sure, a breath of fresh air in the too often stuffy and stale music industry. Maybe I'm too soft, but it gladdens my heart to see (and hear) young talent like Leontre and last week's spotlight Zshatwa doing their thang.

They are proof positive that new music doesn't have to forego quality of penmanship or production values in the vain pursuit of 'commercial success'. They are not commodities to be put on an eye-level shelf one week and in the bargain bin the next. No, these are artists in the truest sense of the word whose works are to be admired, even treasured and live beyond the artists' 'careers'.

Track list:

Saturday 20/03/10 Pt. 1 - Soul

Every Way But Loose - Oneness Of Juju
Set It Off - Harlequin Fours
Mysterious - Twilight 22
The Girl Is Fine (So Fine) - Fatback Band
Life's Just A Ballgame - Womack & Womack
Tribute (Right On) - The Pasadenas
Right Here feat. Belle - C Swing
Letter To My Heart - Obenewa
Concious Mind - Cleveland Watkiss

Saturday 20/03/10 Pt. 2 - Reggae

Warning - Assassin
Knock It - Capleton
Riches - RDX
Money This Year - Tornado
Ring Di Alarm - Christopher Martin
Do It Back - Konshens
What I Want - Wayne Wonder
Only Jah - Bugle
Hungry Days - Popcaan
Hypocrite Fren - Suhverto
Nuh Trus Fren - Aidonia
Dem A Wicked - Elephant Man
Remedy - Jahvinci
Light It Up - Khago & Treson
Hypocrite - I Octane
This Is Real - I Octane
Where Do You Go? - Leontre
Life Of The People - Doniki
Rasta - Doniki

Saturday 20/03/10 Pt. 3 - Hip Hop

Aquarius - Mystro
Eddie - Cons
Running Thru The Rain feat. K9 & Ric - Klashnekoff
Beast Mode - Pyro Barz
Maintain - Mystro
Heat feat. Mystro - C Swing
My Thang feat. KRS-1 - C Swing
No Distractions - Virginia Slim
Da Truth feat. Samara & Nadine - Floriginul
Voices Of The Voiceless feat. Immortal Technique - Low Key
Something Wonderful - Low Key
Emotions - Ty
Turn It Up feat. Pete Rock - Sadat X
Wednesday - Saukrates
Time Will Tell feat. Raekwon - Styles P

One Love, Spy!