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Reggae legend Junior
Kelly released a new single, titled “Magic,” last Tuesday, (Jan 29) on iTunes.
Kelly’s new song is a sunny,
lunch-date romance anthem with a hypnotic bass groove, which was produced by Kemar ‘Flava’
McGregor in conjunction with his recently
released “80s Rock Riddim” album.
Junior’s new song expresses the
magical pleasures of attraction – even if the attraction is only a whimsical
dream in the mind of an ardent admirer with a faraway crush. McGregor produced
the song to express his overall desire to make reggae music more popular and
uplifting, similar to the vibes of American dance, pop and country music
styles.
“This idea actually came
about as I was listening to the riddim and reminiscing about a girl from a
community that I frequent. Whenever I see her, she is always smiling, and her
smile captures your soul,” said Junior Kelly. “She could get anything she wants
from you with that beautiful smile. The amazing thing is, I have never even
spoken to her before, and the beauty of it is that she does not even know or
realize that she inspired this song!”
Like all of the great reggae
songwriters, Junior Kelly has
a special gift of turning his personal experiences into inspiring and uplifting
lyrics. He said his love songs are designed not only to share his personal
thoughts with listeners, but also to stimulate and elevate his own mind toward
positivity.
“Every
love song has an impact on me,” said Junior Kelly. “It actually inspires and
gives me hope in terms of what I would love to see and feel happening to me in
my personal relationships, and sometimes it is an experience that has already
happened to me that I bring out and develop into a song.”
Junior Kelly was
born Keith
Morgan on September 23, 1970 in St. Thomas,
Jamaica. He is a member of the Bobo Shanti
branch of the Rastafari movement. Junior Kelly toured Europe last summer, and also
performed in the United States, Canada, South America and the British Virgin
Islands during 2012.
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