Giants of Lovers Rock |The Soulful Sound Of Romantic Reggae Saturday 03 August 2024 21:30 Canary Wharf Restaurant

Paul Dawkins | John McLean | Mike Anthony | Barry Boom 

Paul Dawkins

Legendary Lovers Rock reggae singer with his wonderful hit song "To Love Someone."

John McLean 

John Mclean has been recording since the 1980s. Apart from recording three successful albums: 'Bowled Over,' 'Men Are Lovers Too' and 'Ceasefire’, he also has a string of hit singles including 'Truly Bowled Over', 'Say You' and the undisputed biggest ‘lovers rock’ single of 1987, 'If I Give My Heart To You.'

Mike Anthony

Anthony's early recordings were produced by Barry Boom, and he had a reggae top ten hit with "Crash Crash", which was followed by further successes with "Glide Gently", "Cruising in Love", and "Open Your Heart".He moved on to Fashion Records and had another hit with "Still Your Number One", before topping the reggae chart for several weeks with a cover of David Ruffin's "Walk Away From Love".Further hits in the UK reggae chart followed throughout the 1990s and 2000s with songs such as "No Halfway Love", "Spread Love", "Sexy Eyes", "How Long", "Don't Play Games", and "Call Me".Along with Peter Hunnigale, Anthony has achieved virtual superstar status among lovers rock followers, and has appeared at Jamaica's Reggae Sunsplash festival.

Barry Boom

Reggae and lovers rock star Barry Boom first hit the music scene in the 1980s with his brothers in hit Reggae group One Blood. He's a legend on the UK Reggae scene and produced Maxi Priest's debut album and has worked for Sly and Robbie. He's also had a series of solo lovers rock and Reggae hits including 'Making Love', 'Number One Girl' and 'Hurry Over'.