Akustix(PHOTO:FRED EFAME)
March 8, 2015
Akustix embracing Diversity
EVEN before he began recording songs for his debut album, singer Akustix came up wanting an appropriate title for the eclectic set.
He came up with Diversity, which is exactly what he went for to reach a broad reggae base.
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“Some people focus on one type of reggae, but the new generation of artistes trying different things and are successful. We should have no boundaries,” he said.
Akustix was born in St Elizabeth but raised in Toronto, Canada where most of Diversity was recorded. Veteran saxophonist Tony Greene produced the album which features Akustix’s older brother Tony ‘Raffa Dean’ White playing drums on seven of the 14 tracks.
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Raffa Dean, a respected musician, died last June from stomach cancer at age 55.
Among Diversity’s tracks are The Truth, a lovers rock number with singer Shonay. It has a searing guitar solo from Mike Scott who has played with Prince and Mariah Carey.
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There is also ska (Feel Like Dancing) and the one drop Best Friend, the possible lead single.
Akustix (real name Keble White) stressed that he and Green were determined to go back to basics once they started production in early 2014.
“We wanted that old drum and bass feel. I think it’s safe to say we got a little magic,” he said.
Charles Sinclair (bass), Bernie Pitters (keyboards) and Tony Barrett (guitar) are some of the Canadian musicians who worked on Diversity. Famed drum-and-bass team Sly and Robbie played on its sessions at Kingston’s Anchor studio.
Originally a deejay known as Andrew Ranxx, Akustix’s recording career began in the 1990s. In 2014, his song Mandela was nominated for a JUNO Award for Reggae Recording of the Year.
— Howard Campbell
