clinark video by Suzie Q

Bermuda born reggae artist Clinark, has finally achieved a lifetime goal a self penned album Journey to Foreign Nurture Projects (2008). Its almost 4 years in the making, that saw him make a difficult journey from paradise (Bermuda) to sing in the UK in 2004. Now fast forward to 2008 and we find Clinark launching his album on a beautiful beach (Snorkel Park) in Bermuda with the support of featured artist Gramps Morgan and Peetah Heritage of the worlds top Reggae Band Morgan Heritage serenading the event with the lead collaboration Life in the Ghetto.

Clinark, often compared to Garnett Silk with his abilty to span all ranges extending to tenor, coupled with the captivating spiritual stage presence reminiscent of Marley has, brought together this classic work and also feat. Richie Spice, Luciano, Maxi Priest, Kofi, Brinsley Forde (Aswad) and Irie Love, Troy Anthony, Fantan Mojah. Clinark said 'Wow, its been a great 4 year struggle to bring the album out, Mafia & Fluxy and Dillie at Stingray, helped me to produce something so amazing, with all the musicians and artists that believed in me and worked on the project, I feel that they really understood my work and brought it out at its best.' The official video for Life in the Ghetto is featured on You Tube and set be on rotation on Tempo and on Reggae Top Ten Video Alley and various network channels.

So what has happened to lead this artist from Bermuda to the heights of Roots & Culture & Lovers Rock, Reggae Music? Why was his journey so difficult than most? What we are sure of is that Clinark, as humble and as talented as he is, certainly possesses the gift of composing music and song.

Bermuda is a group of small island in the Atlantic ocean several hundred miles from birth of Reggae in Jamaica, however even though Bermuda remains a British Colony, the most favoured music is predominately reggae, although R& B is having a major impact. Recently we have seen the rise of another Bermudian artist, Collie Budzz and so too rising Reggae Gospel star Troy Anthony, who also features on the Journey Album. So how did a son of Seven Day Adventists get to have such a driving passion for Reggae? Clinark says From an early age, I used to have a recurring dream of conversing with Bob Marley on a mountain top, with his children by his side.

Clinark sang and played keyboards and drums in Youth Creation Band from he was 15 years. The band gained much recognition and a single was released called 'Come in de land'(1985) culminating in an album in 1987 called 'Jah is on our side.' Clinark wrote and sang lead and backing vocals, played key boards drums on some of the tracks: 'The love that I feel', 'We must fight against Apartheid', Worldwide Problems' and 'Drug Population. Coincidently the band also opened shows with Aswad, Third World, Steel Pulse, Dennis Brown and more and we find that he lists these performers in his repertoire of covers and cites these artists as his main influences for his music today.

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• Clinark
• reggae
• Jamaica
• Bermuda
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• Journey to Foreign
• Suzie Q
• Richie Spice
• Luciano
• Peetah Heritage
• Gramps Morgan
• Morgan Heritage
• Maxi Priest
• Kofi
• Irie Love
• Fantan Mojah
• Brinsley Forde
• Aswad
• Troy Anthony

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