Best known as lead singer of roots-reggae group, The Congos, Cedric Myton has also recorded a clutch of solo songs and albums. His latest effort is “Reggae on Top”, an album produced by Alphanso Henclewood for Montego Records.
Its nine songs were recorded last year in Kingston during the Covid-19 lockdown in Jamaica.
“Wi have a lot to say as a Rastaman. Wi have a lot of works sitting down dat people out there never hear,” said the 73 year-old Myton.
The title track, “Rainbow Bridge” and “We Play The Music” are some of the songs from “Reggae on Top” which Myton and Henclewood did with veteran session musicians such as guitarist Earl “Chinna” Smith and Christopher Meredith, longtime bassist with Stephen Marley.
Myton is from the seafaring community of Old Harbour Bay in St. Catherine parish, Jamaica. That’s where several scenes from the 2019 documentary, “Inna de Yard: The Soul of Jamaica”, were filmed. Directed and produced by Academy Award-winning British film-maker Peter Webber, it focuses on Myton, as well as some of his contemporaries including singers Ken Boothe, Kiddus I, Winston McAnuff and Judy Mowatt.
Its theme is similar to that of “The Buena Vista Social Club”, a 1999 film about a band of aging Afro-Cuban musicians who began recording in the 1940’s.
Myton has toured the world with his colleagues, helping to promote “Inna de Yard” which he credits for exposing him to new fans.
Once Covid-19 restrictions are lifed, he hopes to do the same for “Reggae on Top”.
Written By Howard Campbell