Music producer “Computer Paul” Henton is widely appreciated by digital reggae and jungle fans, but not as widely recognized by mainstream channels. He’s had four of his tracks go Gold: “I Can See Clearly Now” by Jimmy Cliff, “As Raw As Ever” by Shabba Ranks, and two songs by Inner Circle, all (I think) from the 90’s. The spotlight shines on Computer Paul again this week as he receives his first platinum award and it’s a double!
Computer Paul accepts double platinum award from Tanya Mullings, a Canadian singer who congratulated him
The Jamaican musician played synthesizers on what the Jamaica Observer called an “earthy, reggae-infused ballad” that was produced by the legendary Bobby “Digital” Dixon. The song was used by Akon for “Mama Africa” on his latest album, Konvicted. The album was released earlier this year and reached double-platinum status in 16 weeks!
Akon - “Mama Africa” live performance:
I presume this means that Bobby Digital also receives a double-platinum award since he is credited for the production of the song. But I’m not actually sure how that works, and he was hardly mentioned in other news reports about this story. Anyone here know about it? Drop some knowledge in the comments!
Computer Paul and Akon Links
Computer Paul music $pace
Jamaica Observer
Akon music $pace
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1 Tanya Mullings // Sep 26, 2007 at 10:56
Big up to 3 veterans musicans and producers in the biz Computer Paul Henton , Bobby Digital Dixon, Dalton Browne and also the other musicans that played on the Mama Africa Track. I also feel honoured to have worked with all of you congratulations.
much love
Tanya
2 Molli Fire // Sep 26, 2007 at 13:51
Nice work Tanya! Good luck with your album. If there are any tracks you would like to share with HearingTest readers, let me know. You can use the comments or email me -
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