Ken Boothe is one of the most extraordinary singers of the history of Jamaican reggae. He began singing at an early age in a duet with Stranger Cole in the days of ska, doing great songs like “Artibella”, “World’s fair”, “Hush” and “All your friends”. <br /> <br />Once moving from ska to rocksteady, Ken’s warm and deep soul vein came out recording special material for Studio One amongst which there were songs like “The train is coming”, I don’t want to see you cry”, “Puppet on a string” and “Moving away”. His most acclaimed success came in 1974 with “Everything I own”. This theme’s popularity was expanded to the borders of the reggae enthusiasts and even managed to stay ahead of the British pop charts in the same year. <br /> <br />In 1975, Ken Boothe returned to the top of the pop charts in the UK thanks to “Crying over you” which reached the eleventh position. As evidenced by the documentary “Rocksteady: the roots of reggae”, Ken’s voice has stayed unaltered to this day! <br /> <br />18* Rototom Sunsplash 2011 Marley's People Love Tribute <br />Aug 18-27 Benicàssim Spain <br />www.rototom.tv
