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05th
January 2010
St. Lucian
reggae artiste to launch 3rd album
 St
Lucian reggae artiste, Jeff Nolly, is gearing
up to release his third solo reggae album in
February.
Nolly’s album, available mid-February,
will have 16 featured tracks. All songs were
penned by the artiste.
“I’m excited about this album because
the lyrics are more realistic and deeply conscious,”
Nolly said. “The work was done much more
seriously compared to previous albums, and a
lot of time and thought was put into the music.”
Although Jeff Nolly’s team hasn’t
yet settled on an album title for his third
compilation, he said this album is of particular
importance because it includes tracks about
his island home, St Lucia.
Of his favorite tracks is one that speaks highly
of St Lucian women, he said, while another,
titled “Sweet Melody” is a slow
lover’s tune that speaks of being so close
yet so far to the one you love.
“I’m especially excited because
I’ve never promoted my work in St Lucia,
so I’m happy that St Lucians will have
the opportunity to get to know my music,”
he said. “I hope they like it.”
Nolly currently resides in Paris, but grew up
in St Lucia as Joseph Nolly.
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He was an educator
at the Roseau Combined School for six years
before he migrated to French Guiana, “Caynenne”
as he calls it, to start a popular radio broadcasting
program. His program led to the founding of
the St Lucia Cultural Association in Guiana
which, Nolly said, brought the history and
culture of St Lucia over to Cayenne.
But music was constantly tugging at his heartstrings.
In St Lucia he had used music throughout his
teaching career and after moving to Cayenne,
his desire for the art form became even greater.
So in 1983, he packed his bags and headed
to Paris to pursue his music.
“As long as I’ve known myself,
my family has always been into music,”
he said. “They either sang or played
instruments, and I sang a lot too during my
teaching career. In fact, I started my music
career with Rootsy Pierre.”
Pierre’s hit song “Hilary”
won him the Carnival Road March prize in 2000.
Nolly’s team is gearing up to record
two music videos in St Lucia. Following the
album’s release, the artiste will perform
live at various island venues.
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