Marcia Griffiths, Legendary Queen of Reggae, open bookings for 2019

Follow @eventlabgh < The legendary Queen of Reggae, Marcia Griffiths continues to maintain her place in the musical sphere. Consistently...

By Eventlabgh , in Entertainment News , at September 14, 2018

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The legendary Queen of Reggae, Marcia Griffiths continues to maintain her place in the musical sphere. Consistently releasing music, Griffiths is revered for a catalogue of hits, which date back to the late 1960s.

She started her career in 1964, performing on stage with Byron Lee and the Dragonaires at the behest of Phillip James of The Blues Busters, who had heard her rehearsing in her home neighbourhood. Her performance was sufficiently impressive that the following day Ronnie Nasralla and Clement Dodd both offered her recording contracts. She chose to record for Dodd’s Studio Onelabel, where she recorded a series of duets with male singers such as Tony Gregory (“You’re Mine”), Bob Marley (“Oh My Darling”), Jeff Dixon (“Words”), and Bob Andy (“Always Together”).

In 1968 she had her first success as a solo artist, with “Feel Like Jumping”, which like her other early Studio One solo hits (including “Truly” and “Melody Life”), were written by Andy.

In 1983, she released her re-recording of the Bunny Wailer song “Electric Boogie“, originally recorded and released by Wailer in 1976. Although the 1983 version became a minor hit for Griffiths, the song was remixed in 1989, and it was this version that made the Electric Slide, a line dance, an international dance craze. It reached number 51 on the US Billboard Hot 100, making it her most successful single. It is currently the highest-selling single by a female reggae singer of all time.

In the 1990s, she had chart hits with Closer, Half Idiot featuring Cutty Ranks, Live On featuring Beres Hammond and I Shall Sing.

Earlier this year, Griffiths signed an exclusive booking deal with New York-based Donsome Booking Agency. She is now available for bookings for 2019.

To Book Marcia Griffiths

Donsome Booking Agency

Ph: 1 914-522-1529

Source: Beenie Words

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