Frankie Sly and Wayne Wonder have been friends for nearly 40 years, and during that time they have rocked many a dance and stage show together. They share the mic on “Party All Night Long”, a song produced by 1 House Records.
It is the fourth ‘combination’ between the deejay and singer who are both from East Kingston in Jamaica. Only one of the previous collaborations, “My Girl For Life”, was released.
Influenced by Early B and Papa San, Frankie Sly’s career started during the late 1980s. Most of his initial songs were done for producer Donovan Germain’s Penthouse Records; his next move was to Dave Kelly’s Madhouse Records where he did “Haters Anthem”, one of his biggest hit songs.
Wonder also recorded hits at Penthouse and Madhouse.
Frankie Sly, who is also known for the hit song, “Fassy”, has no regrets as far as his career is concerned.
“Just the love of music keeps me in the game. It's my first love,” he said.
The veteran toaster considers the 1990s as the best time of his career as well as dancehall’s best era.
“’90s dancehall is so special because we learned from the greats of the ‘80s and then we modulated it and expanded on it. Plus, we respected the music and we had respect for our fellow artists, even when there was competition among us we still respected each other,’ said Frankie Sly.
Written By Howard Campbell