Sonia Pottinger
Sonia Pottinger | |
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| Birth name | Sonia Eloise Durrant |
| Born | 21 June 1931 Leith Hall, St. Thomas, Jamaica |
| Died | 3 November 2010 (aged 79) Kingston, Jamaica |
| Genres | Reggae |
| Occupation(s) | Producer |
| Years active | 1965–1985 |
| Labels | Gay Feet, Tip Top, Rainbow, High Note, Treasure Isle |
Sonia Eloise Pottinger OD (née Durrant;[1] 21 June 1931 – 3 November 2010)[2][3][4][5] was a Jamaican reggae record producer. An icon in the music business, Sonia Pottinger was the first female Jamaican record producer and produced artists from the mid-1960s until the mid-1980s.[2]
Biography
Sonia Durrant was born in Leith Hall,
In 1964, Lindon Pottinger sold his recording equipment to
Clement "Coxsone" Dodd), Reid's son Anthony and his company Treasure Isle Records International Limited, and Edward "Bunny" Lee, but the case was decided in her favour in 2009.[5]
In the 1970s, she produced albums by
U Roy and Big Youth.[7] Her most well known production is Culture's Harder Than The Rest album, released in 1978. In the dancehall era she produced Archie & Lynn's "Rat in the Centre". She retired from the music business in 1985.[2]
Sonia Pottinger died at her home in Kingston on 3 November 2010, after suffering for some time with Alzheimer's disease.[4][5] A thanksgiving service in her honour was held on 19 November 2010, attended by Minister of Culture Olivia 'Babsy' Grange and major figures from the Jamaican music industry including Judy Mowatt, Alvin Ranglin, Donovan Germain, and Tommy Cowan.[8]
Partial discography
- Various Artists – Dancing Down Orange Street (High Note, 1969)
- Various Artists – Musical Feast (Heartbeat Records, 1991)
- Various Artists – The Reggae Train (More Great Hits From The High Note Label) (Heartbeat, 1996)
- Various Artists – Put on Your Best Dress: Sonia Pottinger's Rock Steady 1967–1968
- Various Artists – Queen Patsy & Stranger Cole (Fabulous Songs of Miss Sonia Pottinger Vol.1) (Rock A Shacka, 2007)
- Culture – Harder Than The Rest (High Note, 1978)
- Culture – Culture in Dub (High Note / Heartbeat, 1978)
- Culture – Cumbolo (High Note, 1979)
- Culture – International Herb (High Note, 1979)
- Culture – Trod On (High Note / Heartbeat, 1993)
- Culture – Production Something (High Note / Heartbeat, 1998)
- Various Artists – Old Hits of the Past (High Note)
- Joe White & Chuck Josephs – Every Night (Gay Feet)
- Joe White & Chuck Josephs – My Love For You (Gay Feet)
- The Hippy Boys – Dr No Go (High Note)
- Various Artists – Time To Remember (High Note)
- Phyllis Dillon – One Life To Live (Treasure Isle)
- Bob Andy – Lots of Love And I (High Note)
- Sonia Spence – In The Dark (High Note & Sky Note)
- Claudell Clarke – How Great Is Our God (Glory)
- Otis Wright – Sacred Songs (High Note, 1969)
- Otis Wright – Soul Stirring Gospel (Glory)
- Otis Wright – Man of Galilee (Glory)
- Various Artists – Chorus Time (Glory)
- Various Artists – Hottest Hits Vol.1 (Treasure Isle). Compiled and produced by Sonia Pottinger
- Various Artists – Hottest Hits Vol.2 (Treasure Isle). Compiled and produced by Mrs Sonia Pottinger
- Various Artists – Treasure Dub Vol.1. Mixed by Errol Brown. Produced by Sonia Pottinger
- Various Artists – Treasure Dub Vol.2. Mixed by Errol Brown. Produced by Sonia Pottinger
- Justin Hinds & the Dominoes – From Jamaica with Reggae. Produced by Sonia Pottinger
References
- ^ a b c David Katz, Sonia Pottinger obituary, The Guardian, 18 November 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2020
- ^ ISBN 0-87930-655-6, p. 316
- ^ "Sonia Pottinger, Jamaica's first female music producer, is dead Archived 8 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine", Jamaica Observer, 5 November 2010, retrieved 6 November 2010
- ^ Jamaica Gleaner, 7 November 2010, retrieved 7 November 2010
- ^ a b c Walters, Basil (2010) "Sonia Pottinger remembered: Ja’s first female record producer passes Archived 10 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine", Jamaica Observer, 7 November 2010, retrieved 7 November 2010
- ^ Laurence Cane-Honeysett, "Millie Small, the Lollipop Girl", Record Collector. Retrieved 7 May 2020
- ^ ISBN 1-85227-745-9.
- ^ Walters, Basil (2010) "Sonia Pottinger broke the glass ceiling Archived 23 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine", Jamaica Observer, 21 November 2010, retrieved 21 November 2010
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