Cocoa Tea

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Cocoa Tea , actually Calvin George Scott , (born September 3, 1959 in Kingston , Jamaica ) is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall singer.

Life

Cocoa Tea began his career as a teenager in the church and school choir, with whom he recorded the song Searching In The Hills in 1974 . He worked as a horse racing jockey and fisherman for about five years .

In 1983 he met producer Henry "Junjo" Lawes , who recorded his first hit singles Rocking Dolly and I Lost My Sonia with him . In 1985 the first album Wha Them A Go Do, Can't Stop Cocoa Tea followed . Three lesser-known albums followed by 1988 before he landed a hit with Who She Love , a recording with Shabba Ranks and Home T. In the same year the trio had an internationally successful single with Pirates Anthem , an anthem of the British pirate stations .

In the early 1990s, Cocoa Tea recorded two critical songs about the Gulf War : No Blood For Oil and Oil Ting , both of which were not allowed to be played on Jamaican radio. The album I Am The Toughest followed in 1992 and Holy Mount Zion in 1995 . In 1997 he recorded a cover version of Bob Marley's Waiting In Vain with the Deejay Cutty Ranks . In the same year his album Holy Mount Zion appeared on the major label Motown .

In 1998, Cocoa Tea opened its own record label called Roaring Lion .

He then released other albums and had number one hits with the singles Can't tek weh yuh gal 1999 and Barack Obama 2008.

Discography (selection)

  • 1985: Wha Them A Go Do, Can't Stop Cocoa Tea - Volcano Records
  • 1986: Coco Tea - Firehouse Label
  • 1991: Riker's Island - VP Records
  • 1992: Kingston Hot - Ras
  • 1992: Can't Stop Cocoa Tea - VP Records
  • 1993: 20 Tracks Of… - Indigo
  • 1994: Good Life - VP Records
  • 1996: Israel's King - VP Records
  • 1997: Holy Mount Zion - Motown
  • 1997: RAS Portraits - Ras
  • 2001: Feel The Power - VP
  • 2004: Tek Weh Yuh Gal - VP
  • 2006: Save Us Oh Jah - VP
  • 2007: Biological Warfare - Minor7Flat5 *
  • 2008: Barack Obama
  • 2008: Yes We Can

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personal data
SURNAME Cocoa Tea
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Scott, Calvin George
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Jamaican reggae and dancehall singer
DATE OF BIRTH 3rd September 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH Kingston , Jamaica