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1. Wayne Marshall, the reggae artist
2. Wayne Marshall, the British pianist, organist and conductor
1.Wayne Marshall’s story is one of rites of passage. Born Wayne Mitchell, the roller coaster ride that made up his young life is what drives Wayne Marshall the artiste. Early years were spent in the Barbican area of Kingston, until his Father - a self-made successful businessman – relocated the family uptown.
Destiny moved the Mitchell family 3 doors away from the front gate of the Father of digital Dancehall, Lloyd “King Jammy” James. The King had sons of young Wayne’s age group, so the Waterhouse studio soon became a pre-ordained second home for the music-loving teenager. “Automatically we get a piece of the ghetto inna we too,” he tells me from my passenger seat, trying to absorb the fast-fading cool of the A/C in my whip. “We deh deep inna di ghetto a day time at the studio, so we get to realize the livety and we get fi soak in wid the ghetto people and ketch dem mentality to a level,” he adds, acknowledging the importance of the ghetto education he received at ‘Jammin’s’ studio. Sparring with the big man’s offspring meant that the studio was at their disposal, causing Wayne to “start checking music on a serious level” from an early age. It was early ‘94 and Bounty Killer was as hot as Hell. Marshall recalls Elephant Man in tear-up clothes, Determine begging. Big artists came and went all day long. “At King Jammy’s I got to know the ropes in the deep heart of Dancehall - dub plate style!”
Using his pass to the Mecca of Dancehall wisely, Wayne began copying Bounty Killer’s style and pattern at school. “Because I was at Jammy’s I would always have strictly pre-release Bounty Killer material and done the place! Any new tune that Jammy’s released for Bounty I learnt them straight away and was ready to pop it off anytime anyone asked me at school - all day, every day, 1st verse, 2nd verse, anything you want.” The fruits of that labor are tangible in Wayne Marshall the artist and Wayne Mitchell the acclaimed songwriter. “From young I saw the channel of originality I should run through,” enthuses Marshall, forgetting the failing A/C for a moment. “That desire to be original, to be an artiste, was directly from Bounty Killer. His levels of meditation and the standard he brought the lyrics to made me realize it was something I should be a part of.” Age difference and Bounty’s fearsome rep for being unapproachable kept the two entertainer’s paths apart. For the time being.
Marshall’s abounding self-confidence allows him to freely acknowledge his skillz, and he recognised his own talent for lyical construction as soon as, he started penning soulful lyrics at 14. “From I was 7 years old I always dreamed, visioned, of performing in front of huge crowds of people,” smiles Marshall, “until I realised I could sing and make the girls dem cry, so I just sang and made the girls dem cry!”
Uptown aspirations dictate that children grow up to become lawyers, doctors and pilots but Marshall’s Mother and Father let his free spirit express, itself. “As an uptown yoot, you are convinced that you should strive for something your schooling can bring you, not something that your natural talent can bring forth,” he explains. “I look on it as a sin for me to neglect my natural talent and force myself to do something else.” Marshall ain’t tryin’ to imagine what he would be doing if he wasn’t doing music. “Nothing else could make me feel happy, only music. I couldn’t work and be happy. When I was young I used to listen to music and sit down and wonder how I used to feel this shit so.” As with most things, it didn’t take Marshall long to work it out: “Musicians feel and hear music differently from people who just listen to music. When you have the vibes to write and create music you feel the real musicians around you easily. Sade - I felt her deeply growing up. We used to get vibes from all different places - Sanchez, Atlantic Starr, Bel Biv Devoe, Baby Face, Beres - all dem cats.”
2.Wayne Marshall (born 13 January 1961, Oldham, Lancashire) is a British pianist, organist and conductor.
Marshall was educated at Chetham's School, Manchester and the Royal College of Music. He is a renowned interpreter of the works of George Gershwin, Leonard Bernstein, Duke Ellington and other twentieth century American composers. He has recorded Gershwin's complete works for piano and orchestra with the Aalborg Symphony, acting as conductor and piano soloist.
He has appeared as a pianist with Kim Criswell, Tasmin Little, Natalie Clein, Ole Edvard Antonsen and Willard White. He has also performed with the Berliner Philharmoniker and Philharmonia Orchestra.
As organist he has appeared in many of the world's top venues. Recent seasons have included recitals at Notre Dame, Paris; the Royal Festival Hall; Symphony Hall, Birmingham and Westminster Abbey. He is also organist in residence at Manchester's Bridgewater Hall. He has also recorded Saint-Saëns' Organ Symphony.
In October 2004 premiered of James MacMillan's organ concerto A Scotch Bestiary with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra under Esa-Pekka Salonen.
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Taking The Music
Wayne Marshall Lyrics
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I hear dem talkin but they don't know me, they criticizin but they don't know me
I hear dem lippin but they don't know me, I see dem flippin but they can't control me
I hear dem talkin but they don't know me, they criticizin but they don't know me
I hear dem lippin but they don't know me, I see dem flippin but they can't control me
[Chorus:]
Taking the music to another level, God inna we heart so we bun out the devil
We play cool but you know we a rebel, on the battlefield or what sword dem a bevel
Pump the bass and tune up the treble, brand new flow like a two thousand seven
[Verse 1:]
Puttin pen to paper so the rhymes get greata
Bun out all hata, run out all faka
Don't come around if yuh know yuh a traita, one man mi worship a di creata
But, true dem see we hottan than di equata, and team up wid Lenky unda saka
Dem all up in we business and don't know data
Becau we a di new sound fi run Jamaica (True!)
[Chorus:]
Taking the game up to another level, God inna we heart so we bun out the devil
All the critism get irritable, what is to be will be inevitable
We play cool but you know we a rebel, on the battlefield or what sword dem a bevel
Pump the bass and tune up the treble, brand new flow like a two thousand seven
[Verse 2:]
True mi automobile a trie mi sign a deal, a true di girl dem seh mi got sex appeal
A true mi tough like steal a true mi lyrics real, waan if all di rims deh pon di civic's real
Hey! hold up mi put on di shield, mi nuh need yuh respect becau yuh need a meal
Gwaan go ask Rodney gwaan go ask Camille
We don't waan nuh new fren dat's di way we feel, we just...
[Chorus:]
Taking the game up to another level, God inna we heart so we bun out the devil
All the haters get irritable, what is to be will be inevitable
We play cool but you know we a rebel, on the battlefield or what sword dem a bevel
Pump the bass and tune up the treble, brand new flow like a two thousand seven
[Verse 3:]
See mi inna di Karl Kani plus a know dat I roll inna
Di Gucci and di Prada and di purse a chip har inna
Look upon di entertainment section in di Gleaner
When deh snap my picture oh I'm lookin right a cleaner
At first di people said I was a dreamer
Now I'm lockin Tivoli, Jungle, Waterhouse and Rema
Burnin these fools like a dozen jalapena, while yuh waitin fah mi tune and level to di scene yah
[Chorus & Outro:]
Taking the game up to another level, God inna we heart so we bun out the devil
All the haters get irritable, what is to be will be inevitable
We play cool but you know we a rebel, on the battlefield or what sword dem a bevel
Pump the bass and tune up the treble, brand new flow like a two thousand seven
Taking the game up to another level, God inna we heart so we bun out the devil
All the haters get irritable, what is to be will be inevitable
The song "Taking The Music" by Jamaican musician Wayne Marshall is about his journey as a musician and his determination to bring his music to another level. In the intro, he mentions how people talk, criticize and flip him but they don't know him, and they can't control him. He then goes on to describe his passion for music and how he plays cool but is a rebel at heart. The chorus talks about his faith in God and how he tries to ward off negative influences around him. He aims to pump up the bass and tune up the treble to create a brand new flow that will take his music to another level.
In the first verse, Wayne Marshall talks about how he writes and creates music and how he has dealt with haters and fakes in the business. He mentions worshipping the creator and being hotter than the equator, a reference to his confidence in his abilities. He also says how he and his team are the new sound that can run Jamaica. In the second verse, he talks about his celebrity status and how he has signed a deal and has sex appeal. He says how he doesn't need anyone's respect because they need a meal. He then mentions some people to whom he has no use to make new friends.
Overall, the song encourages the audience to believe in themselves, deflect negative comments and opinions, and focus on creating something unique and amazing.
Line by Line Meaning
I hear dem talkin but they don't know me, they criticizin but they don't know me
People talk about me but they don't really know me, they criticize me without understanding me
I hear dem lippin but they don't know me, I see dem flippin but they can't control me
People talk behind my back but they don't know me, they try to manipulate me but they can't control me
Taking the music to another level, God inna we heart so we bun out the devil
Elevating the music to a new level and letting God guide us while we reject negativity
All the haters get irritable, what is to be will be inevitable
Haters get bothered but the inevitable outcome will happen as it's meant to be
We play cool but you know we a rebel, on the battlefield or what sword dem a bevel
We may act chill but we are in fact rebellious, ready for any challenge that comes our way
Pump the bass and tune up the treble, brand new flow like a two thousand seven
Amplifying the bass and adjusting the treble, coming up with an innovative sound like in 2007
Puttin pen to paper so the rhymes get greata, Bun out all hata, run out all faka
Writing impactful lyrics, disregarding hateful people and exposing fake ones
True dem see we hottan than di equata, and team up wid Lenky unda saka
They recognize our talent is beyond calculation and collaborate with Lenky under the riddim label
True mi automobile a trie mi sign a deal, a true di girl dem seh mi got sex appeal
My car helps me get noticed, as well as my appealing personality which attracts women
Gwaan go ask Rodney gwaan go ask Camille, We don't waan nuh new fren dat's di way we feel
Asking Rodney and Camille, we don't want new friends because that's how we choose to feel
See mi inna di Karl Kani plus a know dat I roll inna, Look upon di entertainment section in di Gleaner
Wearing Karl Kani clothing while being mentioned in the entertainment section of the Gleaner newspaper
When deh snap my picture oh I'm lookin right a cleaner, At first di people said I was a dreamer
When they take my picture I look fresh and clean, people initially doubted me but now I'm successful
Now I'm lockin Tivoli, Jungle, Waterhouse and Rema, Burnin these fools like a dozen jalapena
Now I'm performing at Tivoli, Jungle, Waterhouse and Rema, and outshining my competition like spicy jalapenos
Contributed by Brayden B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.