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Sound Reggae Legends of Reggae: Beres Hammond

Beres Hammond was born in 1955 in Annotto Bay on the north coast of Jamaica, but not far from Kingston near where his family moved during his childhood. Recorded his first song was a teenager, and after winning an amateur singing contest organized by the renowned sound system Merriton Disco decides to seek the path of success as a singer. In 1975 he became the lead singer of the band Zap Pow: This band is very active in the seventies as the backing band for other artists and as a live act in the circuit of the hotels on the north coast of Jamaica has a chance 'to be played through a contract with Island. Beres sings Songs of the excellent self-titled album in 1977 but unfortunately the lack of promotion is the failure of the project. The meeting with Willie Lindo Beres makes a delicate and refined ballader: this vein and 'witnessed by his debut album' Soul Reggae 'and a number of successes in that period. In the early eighties, the artist founded his Harmony House label, and back to success with songs like 'Groovy little thing', 'What a dance can do' and 'She loves me now' in the period when they begin to be introduced shyly rhythms in the digital landscape of Jamaican reggae. At the turn of this decade and the next you take a break, followed by his meeting with Donovan Germain for which recorded in 1990 'Tempted to Touch' which became his biggest hit and the song that launched his.

In the following years Beres builds his legend through an impressive body of work, beautiful CD produced by Penthouse, or Startrail Xterminator numerous duets with all major artists, first of all His team-mates to Penthouse Buju Banton, Marcia Griffiths, Cutty Ranks, Tony Rebel. His last three albums 'Love From A Distance', 'A Day In The Life' and 'Music is Life' are masterpieces of contemporary reggae's VP in 2003 and devotes two-CD anthology 'Can not Stop A Man'. Beres never stops and realizes excellent individual artists such as Jah Cure, Morgan Heritage, Ginja, Sugar Black & Lebankulah, Maxi Priest and VC among many as a producer on his Harmony House, one of the best labels of the current Jamaican scene. In early 2001, improving its working conditions with the construction of his studio established its own home: the results of this improvement are his latest singles and especially his new CD Love has no boundaries just been released.

Discography
1977
Soul Reggae
1981
Just A Man
1983
Coming At You
1982
 Let's Make a Song
1986
Beres Hammond
1987
Live & Learn Present B.H.
1988
Have A Nice Weekend
1989
Putting Up Resistance
1990
Just A Vibe
1992
A Love Affair
1993
Full Attention
Sweetness
1994
In Control
1996
Love From A Distance
1997
Getting Stronger
1999
Collectors Serie
2000
Reggae Max Forever Yours

1998
A Day In Life
2001
Music is life
Beres Hammond & Friends 2003

Anthology: Can not Stop A Man
2004
Love Has No Boundaries