GLEN DA COSTA

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O saxofonista,multiinstrumentista e produtor jamaicano Glen Da Costa ou Gle Da-Casta é mais uma cria da escola Alpha Boys School(também faz arte da banda Alpha Boys School), da irmã Ignatius,onde aprendeu a tocar o instrumento quando muito jovem..
Glen Da Costa já tocou seu saxofone com Bob Marley,fez parte da banda Zap Pow e também tocou com uma infinidade de artistas jamaicanos do reggae entre eles Big Youth,Twinkle Brothers,Culture,The Wailers,Heptones,Rita Marley,The Gladiators, Max Romeo,Lee Perry,Ras Michael and Sons Of Negus,Kiddus I,Abyssinians,Fatman Riddim Section,Aston Barrett,The Wailers Band,Don Carlos, Abyssinians e dezenas de outros...
Além do saxofone Glen Da Costa também toca a flauta,o órgão e é vocalista..
Como artista solo Glen lançou o disco ´´Mind Blowing Melody´´(foto),um trabalho instrumental produzido por Bunny ´´Striker´´Lee e mixado por King Tubby, lançado em 1979 com a ajuda de músicos como Sly Dunbar na bateria,Robbie Shakespeare no baixo, Geoffrey Chung na guitarra solo,Michael Chung na guitarra rítmica,Robbie Shakespeare e Keith Sterling no piano,Robbie Shakespeare e Winston Wright no piano elétrico,Winston Wright no órgão e sua banda na época Zap Pow nos metais..
O disco trouxe temas instrumentais como New Found Love,Soulful Mood,True Feelings,Memories,Delightful Affair,The Happy Rover,Pot Of Gold,Classical Sound,Mind Blowing e Can't Stop Loving You...
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DISCOGRAFIA

Also known as Glen Da-Casta.

Releases

1979

• Mind Blowing Melody

Productions

• Zap Pow - Zap Pow [1973-78]

Appears on

• Alpha Boys School
• Arkology

As a musician

Tenor Saxophone

• Abyssinians - Arise [1978]
• Barrington Levy - Life Style [1983]
• Beres Hammond - Soul Reggae [1976]
• Big Youth - Progress [1979]
• Big Youth - Reggae Gi Dem Dub [1978]
• Derrick Harriott - Reggae Disco Rockers [1979]
• Earl Morgan - D.C. Dub Connection [1982]
• George Faith - Sings For Lovers Only [1987]
• Harry Mudie & King Tubby - Harry Mudie Meet King Tubby's In Dub Conference Vol 1 [1976]
• Harry Mudie & King Tubby - Harry Mudie Meet King Tubby's In Dub Conference Vol 2 [1977]
• Harry Mudie & King Tubby - Harry Mudie Meet King Tubby's In Dub Conference Vol 3 [1978]
• Lion Zion - Reggae In America [1976]
• Marcia Griffiths - Naturally [1978]
• Rico Rodriguez - That Man Is Forward [1981]
• Seke Molenga & Kalo Kawongolo With Lee Scratch Perry - From The Heart Of The Congo [1977]
• Twinkle Brothers - Countrymen [1980]
• Twinkle Brothers - Dub Massacre Part 1 & 2 [1983-87]
• Various Artists - Open The Gate [1974-76]
• Zap Pow - Love Hits [197X]
• Zap Pow - Now [1976]
• Zap Pow - Zap Pow [1973-78]

Horns

• Albert Griffiths & Gladiators - Country Living [1985]
• Alpha Blondy & Wailers - Jerusalem [1986]
• Culture - Culture In Culture [1986]
• Don Carlos - Just A Passing Glance [1984]
• Ernie Smith - For The Good Times [197X]
• Ernie Smith - Life Is Just For Living [1974]
• George Faith - Super Eight [1976]
• Gladiators - Symbol Of Reality [1982]
• Glen Da-Casta - Mind Blowing Melody [1979]
• Heptones - Party Time [1977]
• Lloyd Parks - Jeans, Jeans [1985]
• Rita Marley - Who Feels It Knows It [1980]
• Sir Coxsone Sound - King Of The Dub Rock Part 2 [1982]
• Sons Of Negus - Rastafari In Dub [1978]
• Various Artists - Baffling Smoke Signal [1976-78]

Saxophone

• Aston Barrett - Familyman In Dub [197X]
• Beres Hammond - Let's Make A Song [1981]
• Daddy Freddy (The D.J. Chemist) - Body Lasher [1986]
• David Isaacs - Happy Ending [1982]
• Echo Minott - Rock & Calypso [1985]
• Fatman Riddim Section - Fatman Reddim Section Meets Downtown Horns At Channel One [1979]
• Gladiators - Serious Thing [1984]
• Heptones - Unreleased Night Food & Rare Black Ark Sessions [1976-77]
• Ken Boothe - Reggae For Lovers [1979]
• Kiddus I - Graduation In Zion [1978-80]
• Max Romeo - Reconstruction [1978]
• Ras Michael & Sons Of Negus - Kibir-Am-Lak [1977]
• Various Artists - Life Goes In Circles [1974-79]
• Zap Pow - Revolutionary Zap Pow [1971]

Vocals

• Zap Pow - Love Hits [197X]
• Zap Pow - Zap Pow [1973-78]

Organ

• Lee Perry - Soundz From The Hotline [1976-79]

Backing Vocals

• Zap Pow - Zap Pow [1973-78]

Flute

• Abyssinians - Forward [1969-76]
• Lloyd Parks - Jeans, Jeans [1985]
• Zap Pow - Now [1976]
• Zap Pow - Zap Pow [1973-78]

Alto Saxophone

• Viceroys - Chancery Lane [1984]

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