Wendy Shaw Sings Out on the Reggae Rock MC: Wendy Shaw welcome to the Reggae Rock. WS: I'm here Mikey. MC: How are you this afternoon. WS: Yes, greetings to you and your listeners this afternoon. Greetings in the name of the most high, Jah Rastafari. I would like to say greetings in the name of the twelve tribe of Israel. Greetings in the name of the tribe of Joseph. MC: It's a big time pleasure. You came out with a new album recently, one called "Sing Out" on the Issachar label. What's the message from this album? WS: Well this particular album is dedicated to each and every one that loves reggae music. There's a little of something for everybody. All reggae music lovers, this one goes out to each and everyone. MC: This is your third album and which is partly produced by the Fire House Crew. What was the reaction of you going to Jamaica to voice this album in the island. WS: This is the third production in Jamaica. The vibe was already set, and the tempo was already set. This album is a bit special, it is something a little different. We did a little lovers rock, which was a little different from what I've done in the past two recordings. As pertaining to the recording quality and the style of the music, everybody was really excited about it, because it was a little different from what I've done recently. MC: I recall one of your albums was picked up by a label in Europe. How did this come about? WS: The album was picked by Lush Records in Sweden, and it's doing very well and I give thanks for that. MC: What really brought you into reggae music? WS: What really brought me to reggae music was my strong foundation with having music in my family. Not people really well known, but people who really love the music and what it stood for. I also think that what also brought me into reggae music was the fact that it was people like Bob Marley and Peter Tosh and those people who gave me the spiritual inspiration for my foundation. Those types of things really brought me into the type of music I'm doing here. I could be doing so many things, but thanks to the most high, he just brought me to the right direction. MC: What do you consider to be your area of speciality in reggae music? Is it lovers rock or chanting praises to the most high, Jah Rastafari? WS: It is most definitely that of the latter in singing praises to the most high Jah Rastafari, and so that I can please everybody, and I also do a little lovers rock and God is love. So I put it in it's right context. MC: I try to play all different types of music to let the public know what is available. WS: Yes, you have to do that. It's not just you and I on this earth. You have to give everybody some entertainment as morally as possibly can. MC: What's the feedback with the new album? One of my favorite tracks Wendy, is Kings Highway. WS: That particular track was written by a twelve tribes of Israel brethren and he is a wicked, wicked songwriter. He wrote praise his majesty and several other tunes. Kings Highway is strong message and an uplifting message to everybody. It's inspirational, because once you walk right, you do right and you feel right. MC: How has the progress been in trying to get this album picked up by a major album? WS: Well, that is still pending because some of the people who need to make those final decisions are still on the road. Everything is still there on the platter, so to speak, and we were just waiting to find out what will happen from that. In the mean time, Issachar Productions is working really hard to get this product out on the market for the Djs and lovers of this music MC: Yeah, I have to commend Jah Lloyd for the effort he had made to get this album out. WC: Mi have to give nuff respect to him 24-7, 'cause this man a work overtime. MC: We're always going do our part to get this message out, and trying to get the word out, especially with a package of this caliber. WC: Thanks sincerely. MC: It's a bonafide pleasure. WC: Yes, I couldn't pass up this opportunity to speak to you Mikey and your listeners. MC: Who are the artists that you looked up to in the early days of your career? WC: Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Culture Knox. Those artists really inspire I, but especially the sistren like Marcia Griffiths and Hortense Ellis. MC: Sometimes in the industry we don't pay attention to the female pioneers. WC: At a recent Bob Marley day in on February 8th in Long Beach, California. I did a set that was a tribute to those pioneers of reggae music. The concert was actually dubbed, "Women In Reggae" so it was a pleasure to do a tribute to each of those women that I just mentioned, and it went over fabulously. Let me tell you Mikey, everybody really love the set and it's about time people stop and give credit to those sistren because they pave the way for others like myself and other sistren. MC: What's the next step for your career right now? WC: My next step is to go on tour to get this album circulated. This summer we have some things planned. Issachar Productions is working on a tour, so I'm hoping to come your way. MC: Yeah, yuh have to come to Connecticut. WC: I'm looking to come to the East, and possibly to your way and all over. We're really looking to this tour and I'm already thinking about the next CD already. MC: What's going to be on the next CD? WC: Well if it's up to me, I'll like to sing some of my favorite singer's songs. I want some of those people's voices to still to be heard, even if it is through my voice. I want to do some rock steady and go back into the archives. MC: Do you have any dates in mind, when that album would be completed? WC: I have to tell you Mikey that you and your listeners are the first to hear this. I would like to tell you by the end of 1997. Those are my dreams, and working with a production company and who knows who else by then. But that date could be changed, but 1997 is a definite. MC: It's a bonafide, bonafide pleasure to have you live and direct on the Reggae Rock on WESU, Middletown, Connecticut. WC: Yeah, it's my pleasure too. MC: Before you go, you wanna big up some of the listeners on WESU? WC: Yeah, a wanna big up each and everyone. All reggae music listeners love up Mikey show in Connecticut. MC: Nuff Respect ------------------------------------------------------------- |Irie Jam - Greater Hartford Reggae | |http://www.nai.net/~reggaerk | |Reggae Ambassadors Worldwide Member 613 | |***********************************************************| |Unified Broadcasters Association 800-960-8605 (Voice Mail)| |P.O. Box 4481, Hartford, CT 06147-4481 | |Reggae DJs & VJs from WESU - WRTC - WFCS - WWUH - WKND- HPA| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~