lenny deneb
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At the age of ten years Lenny migrated to England from St. Lucia, West Indies. Those early years were difficult learning to cope with the life changes and a new environment. As part of his coping mechanism, Lenny would frequent the local youth and community center affectionately known as 'Saxon' and this is where his love of music was first aroused, and his first music outfit Cygnus (name checked by Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols/PIL as one of his favourite bands at the time) was formed and later signed to Greensleaves Records now part of VP Records. Cygnus released two singles for Greensleaves namely 'Babylon (you've got to set Jah children free) and a cover version of the Peter Noone hit 'Silhouettes'. These two songs brought the band immediate success, which brought the band media attention through the Echoes, Melody Maker, Sounds Magazine, Caribbean Times, West Indian World and The Jamaican Gleaner and also from reggae disc-jockey David Rodigan.TRANSCRIPT
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Settle The Score, Words & Music: Lenny DenebPublisher: L.E.D Music
Intro: Love’s gonna get youIt’s gonna get you every timeLove’s gonna get you
1. Johnny is leaving todaysaid he’s got to getawayfrom this small town mentalityHe’s got a plan, yeahThe name of a manwho pass this way some time agoand so Johnny I hope you findWhat you’re searching forI wish you all the luck in the worldfor it takes a man to walkout the doorBut I remember the day when the747 touched downHewanorra was basking in the sunshineSaid you believe in the Holy Ghostand you’re not gonna settlefor life’s worse, and so I knowYou’re gonna settle the score
2. Now there’s a rumourthat Johnny is getting awayor was that running awayYou see it’s that kind ofsmall town mentality thatimposes yeah on human dignityand so Johnny I hope youfind what you’re searching forI wish you all the luck in the worldfor it takes a man to walkout the doorBut I remember the day when the747 touched down
Hewanorra was basking in the sunshineSaid you believe in having funand not in the power of the gunand so I knowYou’re gonna settle the score
BREAK3. Johnny is leaving todaysaid he’s got to getawayfrom this small town mentalityHe’s got to settle the scoreSeek the Kingdom that’s for sureoh that’s for sureAnd so Johnny I hope you findwhat you’re searching forSeek the Kingdom and all these things shall be addedonto you boyThe sun shall not harm you byday, nor the moon by nightooh by nightAnd so Johnny I hope you findWhat you’re searching for
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Lenny Deneb - Singer/songwriterGenre: Reggae-rock
Lenny Deneb, a St. Lucian born singer/songwriter, has been described by the British music press as exciting, impressive and intelligent in his writing. Lenny’s brand of reggae music is termed reggae-rock, bringing together the styles of Bob Marley, Steel Pulse, Peter Tosh and the rock influences of U2, Bruce Springsteen, the Police, Radiohead, Ocean Colour Scene, Lenny Kravitz and R.E.M.
Having spent the period between 1998 to the present residing, traveling and working between St. Lucia and London, releasing his debut album ‘From The sanctuary,’ as well as nurturing a number of young St. Lucian talents namely PCL Krew and One 2 One, and receiving a nomination for Producer of the Year at the first annual St. Lucia Music Awards; Lenny continued the journey of refining the reggae–rock fusion and in November 2008 his sound was discovered at Sonicbids.com by W.O.A International and signed him to a management and marketing deal for India and the Middle East.
“Signing on this artist was a very easy decision for the A&R division due to the high energy and infectious music they make”, says W.O.A International Marketing Director Wanda Alvares. “Lenny joins ranks with the select few top notch reggae rock acts that are now with W.O.A Records.”
The first product to come out of this partnership is the release of Lenny’s new single ‘Settle The Score’ on a forthcoming compilation CD from W.O.A Records.
At the age of ten years Lenny migrated to England from St. Lucia, West Indies. Those early years were difficult learning to cope with the life changes and a new environment. As part of his coping mechanism, Lenny would frequent the local youth and community center affectionately known as ‘Saxon’ and this is where his love of music was first aroused, and his first music outfit Cygnus (name checked by Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols/PIL as one of his favourite bands at the time) was formed and later signed to Greensleaves Records now part of VP Records.Cygnus released two singles for Greensleaves namely ‘Babylon (you’ve got to set Jah children free) and a cover version of the Peter Noone hit ‘Silhouettes’. These two songs brought the band immediate success, which brought the band media attention through the Echoes, Melody Maker, Sounds Magazine, Caribbean Times, West Indian World and The Jamaican Gleaner and also from reggae disc-jockey David Rodigan.
Building on this success Cygnus received a licensing deal through Barclay Records in France and Silhouettes was release as part of a compilation album released by Barclay in the French territo-ries. This success brought more exposure and the band toured France, Holland, Ireland, Norway (Cygnus played Oslo before groups like Steel Pulse and Aswad) and Finland. John Holt and Errol Dunkley requested the band’s services on a number of tour dates. The band then followed this with some studio work with Jamaican producer John Rubie releasing two singles for Rubie’s Free-dom Sounds label namely ‘ It’s not hard’ and a cover version of McFadden & Whitehead’s ‘Ain’t no stopping us now’, as well as providing the music for Jackie Dale (a stalwart of Rubie’s). The pinnacle of the band’s career came in early 1980 when Cygnus appeared on live French TV with Jimmy Cliff
As a solo artiste, in 1987 Lenny released three songs for his own LED Records, the third single ‘Who or what turns you on’ made record of the week in the Echoes music paper and recently turned up on the Discog website as a collector’s record. Following this Lenny recorded a zouk-soca song for another London based Jamaican producer named Bill Campbell titled ‘Shakedown Suzanne’. Lenny also wrote ‘Standing in the rain’ for Judy Boucher, the song appearing on her album ‘A new way to say I love you’ and he has also worked closely with Dominican producer Lindel Lewis and guitarist JJ Belle of Tina Turner, Lionel Richie, Arrow, Judie Tzuke, Phil Collins, Bob Marley fame.
W.O.A International signs on Reggae-Rock Singer/Songwriter Lenny DenebW.O.A management, a part of the W.O.A International group, signs on Lenny Deneb, to a three-year management and marketing deal.
Lenny Deneb - W.O.A RecordsFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jan 24, 2009 – Goa, India - W.O.A International, through its management division W.O.A Manage-ment, signs on Lenny Deneb, a St. Lucian born singer/songwriter, to a three-year management and marketing deal. . This partnership will see W.O.A Management represent Lenny Deneb and his band across India and the Middle East.
“Signing on this artist was a very easy decision for the A&R division due to the high energy and infectious music they make”, says W.O.A International Marketing director Wanda Alvares. “Lenny joins ranks with the select few top notch reggae rock acts that are now with W.O.A Records”
At the age of 10 Lenny migrated to England from St. Lucia. In order to cope with life’s changes and the new environment, he would frequent the local youth and community center, affectionately known as ‘Saxon’. “This is where my love for music was first aroused and my first music outfit ‘Cyg-nus’ was formed”, says the singer.
As a solo artist now, Lenny’s success knows no bounds. In 1987 Lenny released three songs for his own LED Records, the third single ‘Who or what turns you on’ made record of the week in the Echoes music paper and recently turned up on the Discog website as a collector’s record. Follow-ing this Lenny recorded a Zouk - Soca song for another London based Jamaican producer named Bill Campbell titled ‘Shakedown Suzanne’. Some of the other eminent people in the music industry
who he has worked closely with include Judy Boucher, Lindel Lewis and guitarist JJ Belle of Tina Turner, Lionel Richie, Arrow, Judie Tzuke, Bob Marley fame. “My current brand of reggae music has been described as reggae-rock, bringing together the styles of Bob Marley, Steel Pulse, Peter Tosh and the rock influences of U2, Bruce Springsteen, the Police, Radiohead, Ocean Colour Scene, Maroon 5 and R.E.M”, says Lenny, who is slated to tour India very soon.
The W.O.A Records India tour 2009 which is an annual production of the W.O.A International group and India’s only Independent artist tour of such a grand scale to be organized is slated to be bigger and better than the W.O.A 2008 tour, which saw history being created by W.O.A International and some of the World’s best Independent artists. Lenny Deneb is now slated to join ranks with these select artists.
ABOUT W.O.A INTERNATIONAL The W.O.A International Group houses W.O.A Records, W.O.A Studios, W.O.A Management, W.O.A Events and W.O.A Radio. Formed in 1998 by World Music star Oliver Sean, W.O.A is a global entertainment Co. that’s home to the World’s best Independent acts.
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