Beres Hammond and Popcaan Celebrate Mothers with “A Mother’s Love!”
Reggae legend Beres Hammond and Dancehall superstar Popcaan have
collaborated again on a soul touching single, “A Mother’s Love;” a
heartfelt melody expressing unending love for their mothers and how
prayers and hard work can lead to success. The song is also a
reflection of the love people have for the women who have raised them.
The soothing single hears each artiste share real life stories from
their childhood with examples of acts of love done by their mothers.
Produced by Shane C. Brown for Shane Brown Music and
again teaming up with his signed inhouse team from T.M.I. Records and
Robert Browne on guitars. The single is an enduring reminder of the
selfless acts of love mothers do for their children daily.
To accompany the release of the single is a heartfelt music video that
features Beres and Popcaan in their childhood days. Directed by Prof and Kryss Ras,
each artiste's mother and grandmother are portrayed at pivotal points
in the performers' lives, begining with a split-screen shows scenes from
1970 and 1998 signifying the similarities of a young Beres and a young
Popcaan's life and each mother’s love and care.
Speaking from Harmony House, Beres said “it warms my heart to be making
music, and to make music with Popcaan.” Popcaan added “Uncle Beres is
an older version of me. Working with him and Shane was natural – we all
have a natural chemistry. It is right that we sing about our Mothers
and what they do for us – some things that people don’t get to see.”
“A Mother’s Love” is the second collaboration between Beres Hammond and
Popcaan. The first single, “God Is Love” received international acclaim
upon release. The songs producer, Shane C. Brown says “the chemistry
between Beres, Popcaan and myself made it so easy to do more than one
song. What is really amazing about this song is it's the first "mama"
song from both artistes and the lyrics of the song are true stories.”
The song is distributed by VPAL Music and made its debut on Friday August 27th, 2021. Radio premiers are set for North America, the Caribbean and Europe.
Over the course of a 40-year career, Beres
has poured his smoky-sweet voice an instrument of subtlety and power
reminiscent of an Otis Redding or a Teddy Pendergrass—over every kind of
riddim track, from the funked-up reggae jams of the ’70s fusion band
Zap Pow to the lush instrumentation of his 1976 album Soul Reggae to the
spare digital beat of his 1985 dancehall breakthrough “What One Dance
Can Do.” Cuts like “Tempted To Touch” and “Who Say” with Buju Banton are
still as effective in the dancehall today as they were as pre-releases.
The ’90s were the decade for Hammond’s breakthrough, during which he
blazed a trail of modern classics for a variety of producers, from the
strugglers’ anthem “Putting Up Resistance” (Tappa) to lovers’ laments
like “Come Back Home” (Star Trail) and “Double Trouble” (Steely &
Clevie). Beres’s sophisticated musical taste and initiable delivery is
well suited to translate easily across cultural divides, yet the
international reggae massive has remained his most loyal fan base.
About Popcaan:
Genre-bending
Jamaican dancehall singer Popcaan rose to international success in the
early 2010s thanks to singles like "Only Man She Want" and "Party Shot."
First as a prominent member of Vybz Kartel's posse and through work
with Dre Skull's Mixpak label, and now signed to Drake's OVO Sound
roster, the versatile and prolific artist transcended genres through his
own singles and on tracks like Jamie xx's 2015 smash "I Know There's
Gonna Be (Good Times)" and Gorillaz's 2017 "Saturnz Barz," all leading
up to the release of his 2018 sophomore album, Forever. His current
project, Fixtape was released in 2020.
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