Since forming in Summer 07; Zion and The White Boys have produced a Song-writing stack of tracks designed to take their audience on a journey. Desta Zion Wilson, front man, travelled from his home in Bermuda to the UK in the hope of taking his singer-songwriter talents to the next level. It was at collage in Guildford Surrey where he met three fellow students that had a similar Caribbean taste for musical aspiration. With Zions Reggae/Roots/Rnb style vocal and relaxed attitude he was destined for friendship and musical partnership with Greg Machon and Dave Pickavance, who were both already great friends and musicians together. After a few twists and turns with various drummers, the conclusion was met that nice guy and drummer Adam Millest would take the backbeat. Like the classic Two Tone mix sound of the late 70s, Zions Reggae/Soul/Roots writing was met with a mix of Ska/Rock/Hiphop from The White Boys to create a truly unforgettable fusion.
Zenji’s Natural Ting was the winner of 4 awards at the 2009 Global Marijuana Music Awards for best reggae, best dub, best hemp and best legalization tune.
Sunday is Gloomy, My hours are slumberless, Dearest the shadows I live with are numberless, Little white flowers will never awaken you, Not where the black coach of sorrow has taken you, Angels have no thought of ever returning you, Would they be angry if I thought of joining you, Gloomy Sunday
Gloomy is Sunday, with shadows I spend it all, My heart and I have decided to end it all, Soon there’ll be candles and prayers that are said, I know, but let them not weep, let them know that I’m glad to go, Death is no dream for in death I’m caressing you, With the last breath of my soul I’ll be blessing you Gloomy Sunday
Dreaming, I was only dreaming, I wake and I find you asleep in the deep of my heart … dear, Darling I hope that my dream never haunted you, My heart is telling you how much I wanted you, Gloomy Sunday
“Gloomy Sunday” is a song composed by Hungarian pianist and composer Rezső Seress and published in 1933, as “Vége a világnak” (“End of the world”). Lyrics were written by László Jávor, and in his version the song was retitled “Szomorú vasárnap” (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈsomoruː ˈvɒʃaːrnɒp]) (“Sad Sunday”). The song was first recorded in Hungarian by Pál Kalmárin 1935 and first recorded in English by Hal Kemp in 1936, with lyrics by Sam M. Lewis, and was recorded the same year by Paul Robeson, with lyrics by Desmond Carter. It became well known throughout much of the English-speaking world after the release of a version by Billie Holiday in 1941. Lewis’s lyrics referred to suicide, and the record label described it as the “Hungarian Suicide Song”. There is a recurring urban legend that claims that many people committed suicide with this song playing.
Rezső composed the song while living in Paris, in an attempt to become established as a songwriter in late 1932. The original musical composition was a piano melody in C-minor, with the lyrics being sung over it. Seress wrote the song at the time of the Great Depression and increasing fascist influence in the writer’s native Hungary, although sources differ as to the degree to which his song was motivated by personal melancholy rather than concerns about the future of the world. The basis of Seress’s lyrics is a reproach to the injustices of man, with a prayer to God to have mercy on the modern world and the people who perpetrate evil.There are some suggestions that the words of “Vége a világnak” were in fact not written until World War II itself and not copyrighted until 1946. Read @ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloomy_Sunday
This is a story of the founders of reggae music in Bermuda and the Jamaican influence. Rastafarian culture, artists, bands, producers, promoters and sound systems whom are responsible for the longevity of the reggae music in the island of Bermuda. Interviews with the big and heavy contributors from the 1970’s to Now. Were going back to the beginning of the dancehall…. This is the foundation of the old school!
Artist, Acoustics, Bermuda Archives, Commercials, DJ’s,Dancehall, Dubplates, Entertainment, Interviews, Originality, Real Reggae Music, Selectors, Soundsystems, Skits, Stageshows, Remixes, Videos, NO CLONES NO PIRATES NO ISM’S
Gosling’s is the largest exporter of a consumable products in Bermuda. In this video Malcolm Gosling talks about 7 generations of rum making history on the island.
Gosling’s is the largest exporter of a consumable products in Bermuda. In this video Malcolm Gosling talks about 7 generations of rum making history on the island.
