'Niney' coming with Grammy album

• Author: Yasmine Peru - STAR Writer
• Date: 13 November 2020
• Published date: 13 November 2020

This skill has served him well in his business and music transactions throughout the years, and it is again guiding him in 2020, as he preps his newest project.

"I am coming with a Grammy album," he told THE WEEKEND STAR, confidently, of what will be his first album in years. "I have three companies that want to put it out, but right now I am just watching a few things." His observances have also led him to keep the album title close to his chest.

CHART BUSTERS

Easily numbered among reggae's great producers, Holness has a history of hit-making with singers and has produced chart busters for Mykal Rose, ( Guess Who's Coming to Dinner); Dennis Brown ( Cassandra, Westbound Train); and Ken Boothe ( Silver Words).

But he is no longer keen on investing his time with some of the new players, having had less-than-satisfactory experiences. So Holness, who started out as a singer, and who performs at intervals, is singing his songs himself.

He has been working with a cadre of A-list musicians out of his Observer Soundbox Studio in...