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Desmond Dekker
1941 | 2006
Le chantre du rocksteady nous a quitté
Desmond Dekker, "la" star du rocksteady, est décédé jeudi 25 mai 2006 des suites d'une crise cardiaque, rapporte le Jamaica Gleaner.
Avec sa composition "Israelites" enregistré en 1968 chez Leslie Kong (premier tube reggae à gravir dans le Top 10 des charts anglais et américains), en a fait l'artiste jamaïcain le plus connu à l'étranger avant l'avènement de Bob Marley. C'est d'ailleurs Desmond Dekker, qui a appris a Bob Marley ses premiers accords de guitare.
La Jamaïque perd un artiste généreux aux nombreux hits comme : "Ah it mek", "Intensified", "Shanty Town", ou "Coconut water".
Site Web officiel : http://www.desmonddekker.com
Biographie en français : http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desmond_Dekker
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| http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20060526/ent/ent10.html a écrit: | DESMOND ADOLPHUS Dacres, more widely known around the globe as Desmond Dekker, is dead. The ska artiste, who was born on July 17, 1941, in Jamaica, died in the United Kingdom at 4:00 a.m. Thursday.
According to his manager, Delroy Williams, Dekker, who is known for songs such as Israelites, Shanty Town, It Mek, Writing on the Wall and Unity, was not ill prior to his death. "He was not sick; he simply died suddenly this morning from an heart attack," he said when contacted by The Gleaner yesterday.
NO SIGNS OF SICKNESS
Mr. Dekker was also the winner of the National Song Competition in 1968 with his entry Intensified.
When The Gleaner spoke with Lorna Dekker, the sister of the late entertainer, she also explained that he was not sick prior to his death, although he complained of being tired.
"He wasn't sick; he just got a heart attack and died suddenly. The last time I spoke with him was last Friday just after he returned from a tour in Germany. At that time, he was saying that he was tired," she said.
Derrick Morgan, a close friend of Dekker and the person partially responsible for Dekker's introduction to the world after they recorded Honour Your Mother and Father, also reiterated this notion.
"I was speaking with his sister last Friday and she told me he called and was complaining that he was very tired. He is a man that work everyday of the week and has many shows line up so that is understandable," Mr. Morgan outlined.
Desmond Dekker was probably the best-known Jamaican musician outside of Jamaica before the ascent of Bob Marley in the '70s. In 1968, Israelites topped the U.K. charts and reached the top 10 on United States charts. Mr. Dekker was also the first Jamaican performer to enter U.S. markets with pure Jamaican music, a feat he was never able to repeat throughout his career.
ARRANGEMENTS UNCERTAIN
According to his sister, it has not been ascertained as to where Mr. Dekker will be buried as some of his family members may still not be aware of his death.
"I am not sure where he is going to be buried. I will be talking to his daughter who is in England tomorrow (today), so we can decide where he is going to be buried. I am also sorry that some of his relatives had to hear about his death over the radio," she said.
Desmond Dekker has left behind a daughter and a son, other family and friends. According to his official website, desmonddekker.com he is booked until November 18. He had show dates in Poland, Belgium, London, Sweden, Germany, Italy, Czech, Ireland, Switzerland and several other countries. |
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