We had the pleasure of interviewing Hezron Clarke over Zoom video.
Montego Bay, Jamaica raised vocalist, songwriter and producer Hezron Clarke released his album, M.O.A.M. (Man on a Mission), via Tad\u2019s Record (Ernie Ranglin, Tanya Stephens).
Recorded in Reggae\u2019s birthplace, Kingston Jamaica, M.O.A.M. features some of Jamaica\u2019s greatest musicians including Dean Fraser (saxophone), Kirk \u201cKirkle Dove\u201d Bennett (drums), Donald \u201cDanny Bassie\u201d Dennis (bass), Mitchum Khan (guitar), Carol \u201cBowie\u201d McLaughlin (keyboards) and Robbie Lyn (keyboards). On a lyrical front, the album embodies feel-good vibes with motivational and inspirational concepts that encourage patience and resilience.
With inspiration from classic soul artists such as Luther Vandross, Otis Redding and Sam Cooke, to 90\u2019s favorites KC and Jojo and Dave Hollister to iconic Jamaican singers Beres Hammond and Dennis Brown, Hezron has embodied his own classic vocal and musical style while taking notes from some of the greats.
Hezron released his debut album The Life I Live(d) on Tad\u2019s Record in 2015. His return to the label with M.O.A.M. unites two established Jamaican brands, each committed to proving that quality reggae with the potential for widespread global appeal is still being made in the music\u2019s birthplace. Although many younger Jamaican artists embrace trap and hip-hop over indigenous reggae and dancehall, a stark contrast to the proliferation of young American reggae bands, especially in California, Tad\u2019s Record founder Tad Dawkins is determined to see Jamaican reggae restored to prominence internationally. It\u2019s an objective he firmly believes will be fulfilled with the release of M.O.A.M.
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