Cuttie
Williams first visited the country in January and just like many
visitors or holiday makers; he fell in love with the beautiful people
and the land of the smiling coast of Africa. He is here in the
country to launch his debut album “NOW AND THEN” which was not
out of the kitchen during his first visit, and since then he’s been
having the tickling feeling to go back to England to finish his
unfinished projects. Now the album is fully baked and ready to be
served to the world but first the Gambia is given the total honor to
have the first taste of the album as the land of inspiration and
spiritual landmarks as Oko Drammeh delicately put it during the press
conference he called on Tuesday 3 April at Alliance Francaise Banjul.
“The Gambia is a spiritual and divine revelation for blacks around
the world” said Mr. Drammeh who is working with Cuttie Williams and
the marketing strategist. According to Cuttie Williams himself, the
album “NOW AND THEN” is predominantly soulful reggae, jazzy and
more diverse. It is an 11 track album which was mostly produced by
him with a lot of help from other musicians to make the album
thorough. Oko Drammeh further explained that, Cuttie Williams is a
success story in music and that’s why he is proud to be part of the
success story and he is confident that Williams can offer a lot more
than just collaborating with local acts but he can change the
perspective of Gambian music scene in terms of his vast experience
and knowledge in studio engineering and musical instruments, “my
interest in his music is scientific and as well as social ” said
Mr. Drammeh “though The Gambia is not the financial centre for
Williams music but it is his source of inspiration to conquer the
world” he added.
The
official launching and release date of the NOW AND THEN album will be
known to all very soon.
A
gifted Caribbean vocalist musician born in London, England ,started
his musical journey as a bass player learning his craft at a snail's
pace listening to the likes of the great Aston family man Barret of
the Wailers, and Motown’s genius Jamie Jameson before graduating to
have the honor of standing with bass in hand behind the legendary
Alton Ellis (the godfather of rock steady) Horace Andy, Carroll
Thompson, Louisa Mark amongst many other pioneers of Reggae and then
adding vocal strings to his bow to travel to the next level to
provide the world with good music.
Cuttie
Williams who spent his formative years in the beautiful island of St.
Kitts located in the eastern Caribbean is no stranger to the world of
live entertainment, a true connoisseur in the field of performing
arts and a charismatic performer with a vibrant range and flavor in
vocal and a harmonious gift gracing the international platform with a
variety of music genres like Soul, R&B, Reggae, Calypso, Latin,
Jazz with a quality that can be experienced for self only. He catered
for most occasions, where he has been likened as soul legend Marvin
Gaye with the majestic presence of Bob Marley.
Over
the years Cuttie has worked with some of the finest artists and
musicians who have provided the sound tracks of our lives for many a
generation like Tina Turner, Earth, Wind and Fire, Jocelyn Brown,
Alexander O’Neil and so many other acts he has graciously opened
concerts for and sang for. He is currently in the Gambia to launch
his debut album “Now and Then”
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