Reggae Tip
Cocoa Tea - Biological WarfareReleasedatum: 22 juni 2007
Sweet voiced veteran dancehall and roots singer Cocoa Tea, started his career while still a child in Kingston in 1974, singing on a couple of obscure records for producer Willie Francis under his real name Calvin Scott.
In 1983, he moved to Kingston and adopted the performing name Cocoa Tea, after the Jamaican term for hot chocolate.
He delivered his excellent debut album "Can't Stop Cocoa Tea" in 1985, which was followed by such fine albums as "The Marshall", "Come Again", "Rikers Island" and "Kingston Hot", during collaborations with a who's who of JA producers like King Jammy, Gussie Clarke and Bobby 'Digital' Dixon.
Last years he's been working with Phillip 'Fatis' Burrell, releasing excellent roots and culture albums.
Now Cocoa linked up with Brotherman - the man who produced albums of Luciano, Lutan Fyah, Anthony B and most recently Turbulence's "Do Good" and Ras Myrhdak's "Prince Of Fyah Vol.1"- and made an outstanding album together called "Biological Warfare".
Cocoa Tea's delivery is more commanding on this album than it has been in years. Brotherman's riddims, whether already used several times by other artists, seem to be built especially to underscore this.
"Biological Warfare" is a standout in the series of (always great) albums produced by the Canary Island's based German Andreas 'Brotherman' Christophersen for his Minor7Flat5-label and a true classic in Cocoa Tea's decades spanning career as well.
You must buy this album!!!
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