Mystic Bowie
Launch of ‘Nevah Kiss and Tell’ Album
Since the age of seven, Jamaican born singer, songwriter and producer, Mystic Bowie has performed professionally worldwide and recorded with some of the music industry’s hippest melody makers…
All his efforts and preparation led to the official launch of Mystic Bowie’s second album ‘Nevah Kiss and Tell’ was held on Tuesday November 10, at Negril Escape Resort and Spa on One Love Drive (West End), in Negril.
‘Nevah Kiss and Tell’ is an inspiration which came from Mystic Bowie’s many tours and experiences around the world in the last five years.
The album is a compilation of 16 wonderful songs ranging from reggae to congo beats, which were written and produced by Mystic Bowie and published by his own Funky Ska Music Label. The music was arranged by Veteran Guitarist of the USA, Renard Boissiere.
Four of these 16 songs were done in collaboration with special guest artistes, namely Proffessor Nuts and Jah Screw Driver of Jamaica, and Jen Durkin and Christine Tambakis of the USA.
The album cover was designed by Alyson Williams. Photographs on this beautifully designed cover were taken by professional photographer from the USA, Mike Thut.
The launch was attended by representatives from various media houses across Jamaica and overseas; fans who travelled from as far a Europe; other reggae singers who came out to show their support; Reverend Dr. Keith ‘Jo-Jo’ Stewart – Gospel Singer and host pastor of Glory Bound Feature on Vybz 96.3 FM on Sundays and his family; representative of the Negril Chamber of Commerce; his management team and members of his family.
Guest speaker was Mystic Bowie’s adopted father, Mr. L E A Dawes who is and educator in Jamaica. Mr. Dawes spoke about the early days when he met the artiste and nurtured his musical career through various musical competitions, which landed him his first international stage performance in Peru at the age of 13.
For more information visit www.mysticbowie.com
Mystic Bowie Featured in the Jamaica Weekend Star
Dalton Laing of the Jamaica Star wrote and article about Mystic Bowie’s album launch which was held on Tuesday November 10, at the Negril Escape. The article was featured in the Weekend Star on Friday November 13.
Dalton wrote:
The crowd was not large but the impact created among the mix of locals and visitors with the fusion of the media was sufficient to execute a rather impressive album launch for Mystic Bowie, a roots singer who believes that all he really need in life is his music.
The Rasta man who hails from Lacovia in St Elizabeth is highly travelled and wants to return home but not without a new album. Hence, he launched it at the Negril Escape, One Love Boulevard Negril and what an event it was.
His new album which happens to be his second is titled Nevah Kiss And Tell and this title track is complimented by 15 other solidly arranged and performed pieces which are all more of the cultural roots flavour bringing out the mind of this artiste. His first album was Rebirth. They are all available for digital downloads.
The launch saw Mystic Bowie performing several songs from the album, including the title track Nevah Kiss And Tell, Mama, Drug Of Choice and Free which featured Professor Nuts in the recording.
For this album, Mystic Bowie teamed up with other recognised artistes for some of the songs. These include Professor Nuts and Jah Screw Driver from Jamaica, also Jen Durkin and Christine Tambakis of the United States. These guest performers featured on the album are working with Bowie on his Funky Ska Music Label.
He travelled from the United States for the album launch with a large contingent of stakeholders in his career and among them was his manager, Jay Stollman, who himself is a singer of Funk and R&B. In fact, Mystic Bowie said that he discovered Stollman, he (Stollman) was singing at a club.
Stollman is the singer of the theme song for Sex in the City shown on HBO but spends a lot of time now promoting and producing Mystic Bowie who he says has a positive impact on the overseas audience.
Born in Lacovia, he is a direct descendant from a Maroon tribe and while he was named Fitzroy Alexander Campbell, the elders of the tribe named him Mystic Bowie based on powers they discerned in him.
He started writing songs, performing and recording at age seven and when he was 13, he made his overseas debut and despite his many travels, he never departed from his core tribal values which include no alcohol, drugs nor impurities which pollute the body.
Mystic Bowie has been appearing on big stages in the United States and Canada and the standard of his performances has earned him a role in a short film which is being done to enter the Okanagan Film Festival. He will be heading off to British Columbia, Canada, to shoot this film, starting December 1.