Bands
and Artists...............
The
Mussington Brothers
BECAUSE OF THE MUSSINGTON
BROTHERS.......
The Mussington
Brothers is one of the Caribbean's finest and undoubtedly Anguilla's
most prominent international band. Raised in a Christian family,
they performed in the church where the brothers worshipped as young
boys. In 1989 when Dianne Norris discovered them and charted their
way forward they acquired international fame.
Since then the
members of this musical family have allowed people everywhere to
experience the depth of their talent and versatility by producing
music which is a unique blend of Caribbean rhythms of reggae, calypso,
zouk and meringue. They have expanded their repertoire by playing
other kinds of music such as R&B and hip-hop.
But it was not
all cool sailing for the Mussington Brothers. They suffered two
major setbacks which threatened their very existence. The first
was the untimely death of Dexter, the baby brother, in 1996. He
was the band's
arranger and a brilliant keyboardist. The second major setback was
the sad passing of another brother, David(Davie), in 2001. He was
a first class guitarist. The loss of two brothers within five years
had convinced the boys that it was time to call it quits. But the
love of music was too powerful for the brothers to resist. Neither
could they resist the demands of their fans at home and abroad who
wanted the Mussington Brothers back.
BACK THEY CAME
!! It was remarkable how the brothers,Darvin(vocals), Delbert(vocals),
Desmond(drums) and Danny(sound engineer) managed to pull themselves
together and breathe new life into the band. With the addition of:
Asher Brooks on keyboards, Kirtis France on bass, Tony Herbert on
guitar, the bi-lingual Juan "Moses" Pina and Shyrone Hughes
on the frontline in the vocal spotlight, they propelled themselves
to take their music to every corner of the world - and their high
energy performances, since the band's rebirth can only be described
as magical.
Throughout their
musical career which spans some fourteen years, the Mussington Brothers
performed in several states in the USA. These included Massachussetts,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Florida and California. Actually
they were recipients of many accolades in New York and was voted
the best dance band in Philadelphia. On the west coast, they performed
at the famous House of Blues in Hollywood, California where they
opened the show which included the international reggae artist Andrew
Tosh. Futhermore,
the band has appeared with other top soca bands like Krosfyah, Atlantik,
Burning Flames, Square One, Byron Lee & The Dragonnaires and
reggae artists Burning Spear, Sean Paul and Sizzla.
The Mussington
Brothers are famous in the Caribbean and performed in places like
U.S. and British Virgin Islands, St. Maarten, St. Martin, Saba,
St. Eustatius, St.Kitts-Nevis and Dominica. At home in Anguilla,
the band captured the Bandorama title on three occasions and the
Road March and Band of the Year title five times.
When it comes
to soul Darvin is hard to beat. He is also a first class calypsonian
as, during the 2000 local Calypso Monarch Competition, he almost
ran away with the Calypso crown with a stunning rendition of Proud
to be Black ( or Black Man Kaiso). The song emphasized the importance
of love for self and self-confidence in the development of a people.
Darvin called on Anguillians to be proud of their colour and of
their African ancestry, and said of himself: "I want to keep
my identity." His commentary was timely. It came at that phase
in our people's development when confidence in themselves was badly
needed to help them grow as a nation proud, strong and free.
For sure, the
Mussington Brothers feel proud, strong and free as they occupy the
pinnacle of music in Anguilla and stand shoulder to shoulder with
the best in the Caribbean. The year 2002 was a particularly rewarding
one for them. The Anguilla's Summer Festival 2002 " Dig Um
Wid Music "rewarded them with the Road March Champions. Earlier
they captured the first ever Clash of the Giants title that featured
the Nu-Vybes and Small Axe bands, both from St. Kitts, and the AXA
band out of Anguilla. Their latest release(2002) entitled Pure Pleasure
is a wonderful musical collection featuring Spanish and French Creole
music as well as Soca, Reggae and R&B. The eleven-track CD is
a masterpiece. "Together Forever" from the same CD was
number one on the charts for 8 weeks.
Because of the
Mussington Brothers the standard of music in Anguilla has been lifted
to new heights. Most people would agree that they blazed the trail
so that others could follow. And they have followed and Anguilla
is
the better for it.
It is because
of the joy which the music of the Mussington Brothers has brought
to the hearts of Anguillian people that they could face tomorrow
as a happy people with much appreciation for the beauty of life.
It was William Shakespeare who wrote. "If music be the food
of love play on........." But the Mussington Brothers say,
"Music is the champagne of life. Drink it!".
www.mussingtonbrothers.com
Contact Info
Mr. Mark Romney
264 235 7560
Mrs. Lisa Webster 264 235 4615 or 264 497 4615
Mr. Darvin Mussington 264 235 8252
Mr. Devlin (shaq) Connor 264 235 1414
Email: tmbmarketing2002@yahoo.com
website: www.mussingtonbrothers.com
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