Two of reggae’s top artists are to record a song in tribute to Smiley Culture the south London DJ who died from a knife wound when police raided his home on March 15, 2011. UK-national chart toppers Maxi Priest and Tippa Irie today confirmed they plan to release the track in honour of their Cockney [...]
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Reggae Stars Line Up For Smiley Song Tribute
Posted on 30 March 2011.
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Maxi Priest’s Tribute To Smiley Culture
Posted on 23 March 2011.
Stunned, shocked and sad! These are some of the words to describe how I felt when I heard of Smiley Culture’s death and how they said he died. Smiley, a close friend of mine, who like me grew up around sound systems died a few days ago. I shook my head in total disbelief, and [...]
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Who Was Smiley Culture?
Posted on 18 March 2011.
Smiley Culture was one of the soundman behind the internationally known Saxon Sound System, a leading British mobile disco that was also the training ground for talent like Maxi Priest, Tippa Irie, Asher Senator, Papa Levi, Peter King, Daddy Colonel, Daddy Rusty and Daddy Sandy. This motley crew came to prominence in the 1980s around [...]
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Was Smiley Culture, The Cockney Translator, Murdered?
Posted on 17 March 2011.
Even now, two days later, it still does not make any sense. The death (or killing) of British reggae pioneer DJ Smiley Culture. On Tuesday, March 15, the British police ‘raided’ his home in Warlingham, Surrey, of DJ Smiley Culture. The first news reports gave the impression the raid related to an earlier arrest and [...]
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