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Famed UK reggae
singer Gappy
Ranks released his new EP, “Hello,”
Tuesday, (Tues 29) on iTunes.
Gappy Ranks’ jazzy,
infectious reggae EP was produced by Kemar ‘Flava’ McGregor
in connection with his recent campaign to spread the pleasures of pop-reggae
music to a global audience.
Within the songs on "Hello,"
the listener can hear Ranks' personal
and creative evolution within the UK’s vibrant reggae scene, which is a
colorful, celebratory community where live stage shows are the preferred source
of entertainment, and local airwaves are brimming with reggae music on pirate
radio broadcasts, combining to create Caribbean Britain's de facto mainstream
media.
“Because
of the major diversity of ethnic origin in UK, cultures have had no choice but
to interact,” said Gappy Ranks. “We also have the highest population of
Jamaicans abroad so this has given reggae music a home away from home, so
reggae/dancehall music is played in every club within every city. The radio
stations also play a big part in the direction of music in the UK as commercial
& pirate stations dominate the airwaves. We also have the Notting Hill
Carnival every summer, where people from all around the world attend, bringing
eye to the talent in the UK.”
Gappy Ranks, fortunate enough to
be British, is free to sing about humanistic love and urban romance. With the
songs on “Hello,” Gappy Ranks celebrates the opportunity to feel real emotions,
making romance and spiritual development into nightclub-worthy party anthems.
“I
captured the wondering mind of a man’s love for a woman & his approach to
her,” said Gappy Ranks. "The song ’Maybe’ was different, because a major
part of my life was drawn into scripture as I questioned my power to love. I
have found myself once again speaking out aloud & relieving thoughts that
might hinder my qualities in life. For me that is the "Hello Ep.”
Gappy Ranks’ was
born Jacob
Lee Williams in the Harlesden section of
London, UK. In 2010, he released his first album “Put The Stereo On,” from
which the single "Heaven In Her Eyes" was ranked number one in the UK
for 16 weeks. Gappy Ranks was nominated for the 2010 MOBO
Award in the "Best Reggae Act Category.
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