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NATURAL ITESFormed in 1981, the vocal trio of Percydread, Ossie Samms aka Ossie Gad) and Neil Foster headed a changing line-up of instrumentalists and players known as the Realistics.
NATURAL -ITES...(wheres the photo) (From left): Ossie, Percy and Neil. PERCYDREAD:
.Percydread continues to perform his material live, as well as vocal work with Highness and Sama Sound Systems.
UPSIDE DOWNSIDE :Percydreads debut solo album Upside Downside, is reggae roots drawing on contemporary sounds with Rastafarianism at its spiritual core. For sample clips check the MUSIC section.
OTHER WORK Working as a voice and performance tutor with young people using creativity to give life skills (Fallen Angels Project at the Art & Education centre) also The ACFF (Afro Caribbean Education Centre) on the MAPP programme. This is a music and performance programme for children who have difficulties, for one reason or another. Percy has also delivered a number of workshop performances for young children relating to the history curriculum.
Commissions to write a songs i.e for George Africanus,The first Known free black man in Nottinghm which subsequently became part of the Black presence exhibition featuring a plaque laid to commemorate Georges life. . . .. . . The Marcus Garvey Studio in Nottingham was home to the recording, again under the control of producer Johnny White, with the album released on the Realistics Record label. Another single, Cry For You was released, followed up by a Temptations cover version, I Wish It Would Rain and Happen All Over Again. The band's third and final album, Naturalites in Ites, was released in 1989. . Within a year the band's members had gone their separate ways the British and worldwide reggae fraternity had lost one of its finest exponents.
Thanks to Andy Brouwer for Natual Ites history.
Blessings to John Peel now past...Music makes us all one
CHECK OUT MY WEBSITEWATCH OUT FOR DA VIDEO TRAK UPSIDE DOWNSIDE
LISTEN OUT FOR MY TRACKS FATHERS LOVE AND DUNGEON ON RADIO
REQUEST THE TRACKS PON RADIO
MAKE A COMMENT IF LIKE
NUFF LOVE TO MY HOMIES AND THOSE SUPPORTERS
BIG SHOUT TO THE LINK MASSIVE : ITALY BOLOGNA FOR THE WAY THEY LOOKED AFTER ME.
SOULEE RASPECT IS CONCRETE.
MY DAUGHTER (KIZZLE) STARTING MY SPACE FOR ME.....Yeah Im a techno-phobe
To Mel,
Mags
,and Patrick Rose
Nuff respect and love for backing vocals on stage and in studio
not forgetting
Ann and Sonia in studio
BIG SHOUT OUT TO MALTA AND SLY...INNA GAMBIA China Dread BIG up youself along with Jah B...big thanks for your support
Man must do what he has to do, stay strong, in the knowlege that Rastafri will protec I & I ..

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Member Since: 2/17/2007
Band Website: percydread.co.uk
Band Members: Percy 'Percydread' McLeod made his name as a singer/songwriter whilst part of the Natural Ites, a roots reggae combo of international acclaim based in Nottingham, UK. Here's (some) of the story of his personal musical journey, from early days, through his time with Natural Ites and onto making his debut solo album 'Upside Downside'.As far back as I can remember music has been there, my diet of music was broad, never realised at the time. From Blue beat,Mento, Ska, Rock Steady. I'd be listening to stuff by Nat King Cole and Burt Bacharach. I think its the Saturday radio especially. My parents always brought me to parties they would go to, and I'd dance out the peoples' carpet. I would run home from school to play tunes by singers such as, Linval Thomson,Horace Andy,Johnny Clarke..Having moved to South West London from the now notorious City of Nottingham. I got into this music ting when a cousin of mine played in a band called the Cool Notes. Cousin Loxley asked me to go to one of his rehearsals with him so I did. I clicked with Charlie Keymis (bass) and Derrick and Roddy Shaw, Lead guitar and drums respectively. These guys were really good musicians theyd been playing from when they were at school.I was a roadie for a while when they were backing Desmond Dekker. At that time Rasta levity was also becoming incumbent on them, this led to a difference of opinion in Cool Notes. Three left and started Blazing Sons. This was made up of Charlie Keymis band (Jah bless) on bass, Derrick Shaw lead guitars, Roddy Shaw drums, Paul Shaw keyboards and vocal and Donald (cant remember his surname) key boards and me on vocal and rhythm guitar. We rehearsed in Derricks mums cellar in Balham, which was being made into a studio. They were doing a few studio sessions for people. The man dem especially Charlie and Derrick showed show me nuff love. I used to write lyrics and go to Derrick (issachar) and say can you put some chords to this? Then one day when I asked him he grabbed the guitar and said you see this, this is a G, major. I did my first gig with this band(Blazin Sons)Natural Ites first break occurred when they appeared on the television show Rockers Roadshow, hosted by Jamaican DJ Mikey Dread, which showcased Nottingham's finest talent. Their debut single, Picture On The Wall, penned by Ossie Samms (now known as Ossie Gad) was first released in 1983 on their own Realistics label, climbing to the top of the reggae charts and went onto become a roots anthem for years to come. Airplay on BBC Radio 1 in particular, widened the band's appeal and fan-base, combined with live sessions for top radio DJ's John Peel (aired on 13 June 1983 with Jah Love This, Jah Holy Hills, I Want Your Love and Suffer) and Janice Long. Further television appearances including Channel 4's The Tube, alongwith constant gigging around the country, helped the single to enter the mainstream British singles chart, no mean feat for an independent reggae outfit. The band's first album, also titled Picture On The Wall, was released to great critical acclaim in 1985.
Influences: JAH RASTAFARI
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Record Label: Lemonapple Records
Type of Label: Indie