The return of Yami Bolo
With days to go before 2015 ends, the Jamaica Observer reaches out in this slot to entertainment personalities for their views on what the year meant to them.
OF the roots artistes who came through the sound system circuit during the 1980s, Yami Bolo is among the handful still recording and touring.
This year, he returned to the United Kingdom after a 10-year break, doing shows in Newcastle, Nottingham and London alongside Addis Pablo, son of his mentor Augustus Pablo.
Bolo, 45, also released a number of songs. He reflected on 2015 in an interview with this column.
“It was great, wi give thanks ’cause wi achieve a great video, a song titled Love Keeping us Together andCease Fire that went number four on the South Florida chart. So, wi jus’ give thanks,” he said.
From Greenwich Town in Kingston, Bolo started his career as a teenager in the early 1980s, rubbing shoulders with artistes such as Junior Delgado, Tenor Saw and White Mice, as well as Augustus Pablo, who produced several of his songs.
During the 1990s, his hit songs included Love My Woman and ?Put Down Your Weapons.
His latest song is Soul Mate, which he co-produced with Jon Dingo.
— Howard Campbell