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Cocoa Tea

Chanteur/euse, Auteur-compositeur/trice, Interprète
Jamaïque

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Cocoa Tea (ou Coco Tea) né Calvin George Scott le 3 septembre 1959 en Jamaïque, est un auteur-interprète de reggae et de dancehall.

Il est populaire en Jamaïque depuis 1985, mais connu mondialement seulement depuis les années 1990.

Plus d’informations sur l’artiste [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocoa_Tea]

English

COCOA TEA is one of Reggae’s most talented and versatile artistes. His smooth, easy-going vocal presentation (pre-recorded or live) have become his trademark, earning him wide international acclaim; with songs like « Lost MY Sonia, » « Tune In » and « Rocking Dolly, » becoming world anthems in Reggae land. Admired and respected for his fine conscious recordings, COCOA TEA is also known for his unwavering generosity and kindness for the less fortunate.

Born Calvin George Scott on September, 3, 1959, in Rocky Point, Clarendon, he was later schooled at the Savannah Primary school in Rocky Point and the Bustamante Junior Secondary School in Lionel Town Clarendon.

From the exposure gained by singing on church and school choirs, COCOA TEA recorded his first song, « Searching In The Hills, » in 1974. Only Fourteen years old and having other interests, Calvin had no plans of making music his career. « Searching In The Hills, » was far from a financial success. The disappointment was keenly felt by Calvin, and so he took the music business off his mind for a while (…)

Read the whole biography on his official website [http://cocoateamusic.com/cocoa-tea]
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