Nappy Music Man, by Various Artists

Nappy Music Man

by Various Artists

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Good Question All the songs are SO good! I had to go with Wanna believe in love as the message is pure and the groove runs deep. Bass tone on all the tracks is stellar. Favorite track: Wanna Believe In Love.

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2-LP 180gram (fold-out sleeve) plus 7inch single (45 rpm) with 32-page booklet (21x21 cms), re-mastered. 18 tracks

• High quality tracks recorded in Port of Spain/Trinidad between 1975-1981
• 'Musical blend' of Trinidadian Calypso and American R'n'B and Pop music
• Contains tracks from the rare and in demand LP 'Embryo'
• Contains the rare and in demand disco track Hot For Your Love by Nadie La Fond on the accompanying 7”
• Full color 32-page booklet (21x21 cms) with liner notes and lots of (partly unreleased) photos
• Exquisite full-color fold-out sleeve, black plastic-coated inner sleeves.

It has been said that Richard 'Nappy' Mayers (1951-1993), the copiously gifted musician, composer, arranger, producer and singer began his earthly sojourn in an era inappropriate for the fullest exploitation of his creative potential.

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Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of No Way To Go, Brother Resistance - Tonite Is De Night, Tropical Trips Vol. 1, Tropical Tricks - Cree Records Remixed, Afro Blossom West, Tabu, Otinku, Nappy Music Man, and 12 more. , and , .

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1.	Embryo - Wajang Woman 03:16	buy track
2.	Embryo - Soca (It's Soul Calypso) 04:11	buy track
3.	Embryo - Light The Light 03:12	buy track
4.	Nadie La Fond - 3 Way Situation 04:09	buy track
5.	Embryo - Nothing Is Impossible 03:03	buy track
6.	Embryo - You're Too Easy 03:39	buy track
7.	Embryo - Do Down Dancin' 04:13	buy track
8.	Wanna Make Love To You 03:05	buy track
9.	Richard ’Nappy’ Mayers - Ebony Girl 03:41	buy track
10.	Sound Revolution - Poor Man Son 04:04	buy track
11.	Richard ’Nappy’ Mayers - Music Man 03:37	buy track
12.	Embryo - I Like To Make Love 03:37	buy track
13.	Easy Breezy 06:26	buy track
14.	Nadie La Fond - Wanna Believe In Love 07:13	buy track
15.	Nadie La Fond - Hot For Your Love 04:36	buy track
16.	Richard ’Nappy’ Mayers - Let Yourself Go 05:49	buy track
17.	Ceasar - Makin’ Bacchanal 08:35	buy track
18.	Embryo - Love Is New 04:21	buy track
19.	Embryo - Let Me In Your Life 03:48	buy track

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It has been said that Richard 'Nappy' Mayers (1951-1993), the copiously gifted musician, composer, arranger, producer and singer began his earthly sojourn in an era inappropriate for the fullest exploitation of his creative potential.

From his teenage years he exhibited an innate impulse to craft melodies that were distinctive and enticing yet reflecting his attraction to the dominant influences of the period particularly American, Jamaican and homeland Trinidad and Tobago. Charismatic and a natural leader, Nappy's enduring passion for creating, performing and producing singularly progressive music so fired initial band members comprising relatives and close friends, that their loyalty and willingness to co-create with him proved key to its extensive popularity.

From teenaged music-makers styled 'The Tornadoes,' his group evolved through several personnel shifts into 'Embryo' to enjoy their most productive and successful phase from the early 70's to 1980 as a trailblazing recording and stage performance outfit.

Nappy's ever-fertile mind originated a continuous stream of unique creations with lyrical content ranging from his 1975 premier release 'Cash In Calypso/Breakaway' through the 1977 all-time best seller Wanna Make Love To You with sultry frontline songstress Nadie La Fond, down to his bittersweet plea in 1991's Bring Back The Ole Time Days.

After he was so unexpectedly taken from us in 1993, it was beyond doubt that Trinidad and Tobago and the world of popular music he too briefly inhabited had lost a phenomenal talent in Richard 'Nappy' Mayers.

The main focus of this compilation is layed on Nappy's early recording years with his own band Embryo and on artist such like Nadie La Fond, Felix Ceasar or Colin Lucas.

by Dave Elcock

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released July 21, 2018

Compiled by Merten Kaatz
Mastering by Lynn Petrin / Ebony Cuts
Art Direction by Merten Kaatz
Liner notes by Moritz Lautenbach & Merten Kaatz

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Cree Records' catalogue begins with the sounds of the 1960s. Whether reggae or ska, calypso and funk, 70s and 80s soul, cool jazz, rare grooves or forgotten top sellers, whether music from Trinidad & Tobago, Jamaica or Namibia and Europe: Cree Records will always turn to the dance floor. ... more

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