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Howard CampbellWednesday, July 17, 2013Three years ago when he recorded Chant, singer Fabian Brooks believed Jamaica needed a spiritual awakening to help solve its decades-old crime problem.Produced by Joseph Edwards, the song was recently released by Time Tell Records. In it, Brooks calls for soul-searching through a medium still popular worldwide among religious groups.“With all the violence going on now, we decided to release the song. Now is a good time to encourage people to chant,” Brooks said.Brooks and Edwards worked with veteran session musician Danny ‘Axeman’ Thompson on Chant. He played all instruments on the song which has a feel reminiscent of classic roots-reggae from the 1970s.The 39 year-old Brooks was raised in Greenwich Town, an area which flourished musically during that period. Though involved in the music business for almost 20 years, his recording output has been sporadic.Brooks’ previous releases, Nuh Dread and Reggae Mi Want, were done five years ago for the Skanking Feet label. In the last two years, he has stepped up his studio activity which has resulted in a self-produced, 29-track mix-tape.According to Brooks, he is utilizing the skills he learned as a student of dialogue in popular music at London’s Southwark College, to promote the multi-track project.“I think of it as an underground compilation. Wi taking it to the streets…giving it to students, bus drivers an’ whoever will listen,” he said.
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Fabian Brooks chants against violence
