When Ricky D Lova went to dances during his youth in Jamaica, it was wall-to-wall rub-a-dub between partners. That’s not the case at modern dances where dancers try and steal the spotlight and become stars, a la Bogle and Ice.
The Florida-based artist hopes to get fans dancing together again through his Little Lane Riddim album which was released on February 28 by Octive Distribution. It has 10 songs including “Time Up” by Ricky D Lova.
“I want to bring back dancing in dancehall ‘cause it get boring. There’s no dancing anymore,” he said.
Ricky D Lova gets help from some of his likeminded friends on Little Lane Riddim including Don Mafia who does “Free Up Dancehall”, Milton Blake (“Gwaan So”), J.R. Blessington (“Naked outa Road” and KEEGAN who contributes “All I Need”.
The Little Lane is Ricky D Lova’s third ‘riddim’ production. The first, Mongrel Dog, was released in 1997; his previous effort was Should Have Known Better, which came out in the summer of 2019.
Ricky D Lova grew up in Majesty Gardens, Kingston. Going to dances there and in neighboring communities was a big thing for him, as he sought a music career like his older brother Trinity, one of the top deejays in Jamaica during the 1970s.
In 1993, Ricky D Lova started his recording career with the song, “Sharon”.
Written By Howard Campbell