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<td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#000033"><font size="1" color="#FFFFFF"><b><font color="#FFCC00"><a name="gregg"></a>Interview:</font>
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<p><font size="1">It was a sunny Sunday afternoon; my girlfriends
and I were strolling down Portobello Road when I came over all shy
(unlike me!!). I had spotted someone with a video camera trying
to get us on film. Once he put his camera down, I started chatting
to him. Nosy as I am, I wanted to find out who he was and why he
was filming. Anyway, he turned out to be Gregg Brown - TV producer,
journalist, musician, (gosh you never know who you'll bump into!).
<br>
<br>
I found out that Gregg was in Notting Hill that day recording a
track in the Sarm West studio in Basing Street. But this was no
ordinary song, it was the Damilola Taylor tribute song which has
vocals and music by Gabrielle, Des'ree, Damage, Courtney Pine, Roachford
and Craig David's band. The single is called 'Wake Up The Morning'.
When he told me this I was intrigued and even nosier, so we exchanged
business cards (yes I do have them!!) and made plans to meet later.
<br>
<br>
When I met Gregg a few days later for coffee at the Med Bar on Kensington
Park Road, I had already done some research. I had discovered that
Gregg Brown was more than I described above. He is the lead singer
of Osibisa and he has shared a stage with the likes of Stevie Wonder
and The Sounds Of Blackness as well as having worked for Isaac Hayes,
Finlay Quaye, Chaka Demus & Pliers. <br>
<br>
In 1997 Gregg was invited by David Sonenberg (producer of Academy
Award Winner "When We Were Kings"), to document Lauren Hill's (the
Fugees) fact-finding mission in East Africa. That documentary was
made to highlight the problems of refugees; they travelled to Kenya,
Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania. And if that wasn't enough he has publishing
contracts with MCA Universal & Warner Brothers as well as doing
production work for CBS Sony & Island Records. <br>
<br>
I ordered hot chocolate, he had a coffee and we sat down to talk
about his latest project 'Wake Up The Morning'. It is a song that
Gregg wrote in 1984 which reflected the in reflection of the riots
that were occurring throughout the early 80s. After the tragic death
of schoolboy Damilola Taylor last year, Gregg Brown, a father of
two, called the Voice newspaper and enquired whether someone was
recording a tribute song. When he was told that no one was, he thought
no more of it. He did however, do a documentary on the life and
death of Damilola Taylor and attended the funeral - which not surprisingly
changed his mind about recording a song. <br>
<br>
The relevant calls were made and before he knew it the stars had
gathered to record his song 'Wake Up The Morning'. At Caf� Med that
afternoon, he handed the waiter a CD and asked if he could play
it so that I could hear it. Honestly, this song has No 1 written
all over it, the vocals are amazing and it's very powerful. All
the money from the record will go to the Damilola Taylor Trust,
which was set up by Damilola's parents. Gregg is hoping that the
single will be out within the next six weeks.<br>
<br>
You heard it hear first, the single is completed, the video is under
way, a whole host of stars are performing on this track and I'm
sure it will be a massive hit. <br>
<i>Nadia</i></font></p>
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