RIP Sonia Pottinger

[evanovitch]

i waited to see if anyone would post in respect of a pioneer woman of Jamaican music an business at large

failing dat, i haffi blaze a spliff fi a woman who took on a male domain in Jamaica an made it possible for oddas to come tru...tru, Ja has never been a place where women cant do their thing but in the early days of music she made her mark along side the men n held her own..

respect for the good she did as we hold for all who go on to Zion...we judge not their faults that some may lay before them but i fi one hold har contribution to this thing we call Jamaican Music n salute har then as i do now in har moment of joining that ever expanding Ja Music Fraternity in Zion

wen so many r losing the fight for the rights to their music, she recently won her fight for the Treasure Isle catalogue...that along is one fight well won in light of her passing

[Derek]

Re: RIP Sonia Pottinger

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: evanovitch</div><div class="ubbcode-body">i waited to see if anyone would post in respect of a pioneer woman of Jamaican music an business at large

failing dat, i haffi blaze a spliff fi a woman who took on a male domain in Jamaica an made it possible for oddas to come tru...tru, Ja has never been a place where women cant do their thing but in the early days of music she made her mark along side the men n held her own..

respect for the good she did as we hold for all who go on to Zion...we judge not their faults that some may lay before them but i fi one hold har contribution to this thing we call Jamaican Music n salute har then as i do now in har moment of joining that ever expanding Ja Music Fraternity in Zion

wen so many r losing the fight for the rights to their music, she recently won her fight for the Treasure Isle catalogue...that along is one fight well won in light of her passing </div></div>




That question I asked you in a recent pm...

[Blackstar*]

Re: RIP Sonia Pottinger

<span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Black'">Sonia Pottinger</span></span>

Sonia Pottinger OD (June 1931 – 3 November 2010)[1][2][3][4] was a Jamaican reggae record producer.

The most important Jamaican woman involved in music business, Sonia Pottinger was the first female Jamaican record producer and produced artists from the mid 1960s until the mid 1980s.[1]

Married to music producer Lyndon Pottinger, she opened her Tip Top Records Shop in 1965 and started to record musicians in 1966. The first single she issued was &quot;Every Night&quot; by Joe White &amp; Chuck.[1][3] Other artists recorded during this period include Roland Alphonso. Throughout the rock steady and early reggae eras, she became very prolific with hits by The Ethiopians (&quot;The Whip&quot, Delano Stewart, The Melodians (&quot;Swing And Dine&quot, Ken Boothe, Alton Ellis and Toots &amp; the Maytals, released on her Gay Feet, Tip Top, Rainbow, and High Note labels.[1] In the early 1970s her work was less prolific, but in 1974 she bought the Treasure Isle label from long time friend Duke Reid shortly before his death. Her rights to the label's recordings were challenged by the Jamaica Recording and Publishing Studio Limited (the company created by Reid's rival Clement &quot;Coxsone&quot; Dodd), Reid's son Anthony and his company Treasure Isle Records International Limited, and Edward &quot;Bunny&quot; Lee, but the case was decided in her favour in 2009.[4]

In the 1970s, she produced albums by Bob Andy, Marcia Griffiths, Culture, U Roy and Big Youth. Her most well known production is Culture's Harder Than The Rest album, released in 1978.

In the dancehall era show produced Archie &amp; Lynn's &quot;Rat in the Centre&quot;. She retired from the music business in 1985.[1]

Sonia Pottinger died at her home in Kingston on 3 November 2010, after suffering for some time with Alzheimer's disease.[3][4]

Source

[Blackstar*]

Re: RIP Sonia Pottinger

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black'"><span style="font-size: 11pt">Sonia Pottinger and Her Treasure Isle Records</span></span>
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

OBS SONIA POTTINGER A TRUE JAMAICAN MUSICAL HEROINE 1 Sonia Pottinger and Her Treasure Isle RecordsJamaica’s Supreme Court ruled last week that Sonia Pottinger is indeed the rightful owner of the famed Treasure Isle Records catalog. Sonia got her start in music back in 1965 when she opened Tip Top Records Shop and became a renowned supporter of the local Jamaican music scene. She started the labels SEP (Sonia E. Pottinger), Gayfeet, High Note, Glory Records and purchased the Treasure Isle catalog in 1975 from Arthur Stanley “Duke” Reid.

From the Jamaican Observer- “Almost on the eve of her victory in the Supreme Court, this ‘musical heroine’ struck a high note when she landed an online distribution deal with the US-based Independent Online Distribution Alliance (IODA). The deal will see her musical treasures being distributed worldwide distribution through IODA’s network of digital retail outlets, mobile retailers and subscription services.

This will pave the way for more glory to Sonia E Pottinger as under the three-tier agreement, IODA will distribute the songs through Notable Music which represents her own High Note and Treasure Isle Records.”

The Treasure Isle catalog is now available for purchase at well over 30 digital retail outlets across the globe; from iTunes, eMusic and Amazon MP3 to smaller niche services.

http://www.iodamarketing.com/tag/treasure-isle-records/

[Derek]

Re: RIP Sonia Pottinger

Most people on here have never heard of her...

[Blackstar*]

Re: RIP Sonia Pottinger

I hadn't so I'm glad evan started this thread.

[Derek]

Re: RIP Sonia Pottinger

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BlackStar</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I hadn't so I'm glad evan started this thread. </div></div>

You never listened to your mum and dad's old Treasure Isle (Duke Reid) tunes when you were little?

[Marielle]

Re: RIP Sonia Pottinger

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Derek</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Most people on here have never heard of her... </div></div>

Well, I hadn´t, so thank you for enlightening me.

[Blackstar*]

Re: RIP Sonia Pottinger

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Derek</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><span style="font-style: italic">You never listened to your mum and dad's old Treasure Isle (Duke Reid) tunes when you were little?</span> </div></div>Maybe, but I don't know any of the artists' and producers' name. Plus my dad gave away many of his 45s when he left the UK - he still regrets doing that.