Tony Chin
b. Albert Valentine Chin, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies. Chin began his musical career playing drums and the bugle as a member of various youth groups. As lead guitarist he later joined forces with bass player George ‘Fully’ Fullwood in the Rhythm Raiders, who evolved into the Soul Syndicate. The Soul Syndicate proved a highly popular session band, also featuring the talents of Earl ‘Chinna’ Smith, Bernard ‘Touter’ Harvey, and Carlton ‘Santa’ Davis later replaced by Keith Sterling. The group played on sessions for Winston ‘Niney’ Holness, Keith Hudson and Bunny Lee, who named them the Aggrovators. The celebrated ‘Observer Station’ featured Chin’s characteristic bottleneck guitar playing. The band also played live support to a number of Jamaica’s finest lead vocalists, including Freddie McGregor, Dennis Brown, Cynthia Richards and Earl Zero. During the 70s the group supported U-Roy, the Mighty Diamonds and Big Youth on the international circuit before being enrolled to support Peter Tosh, replacing Sly And Robbie in the second manifestation of Word Sound And Power. Following Tosh’s untimely death, the group performed at a tribute concert where they formed an allegiance with the deceased’s son, Andrew Tosh. By the early 90s the group had retired from the business, and Chin remained in Florida, where he was approached to join the multicultural band Big Mountain, following a brief spell with the Reggae All Stars. The band have the distinction of being the pre-eminent US reggae band, having crossed over into the pop chart with a version of ‘Baby, I Love Your Way’. In addition to playing rhythm guitar in the group, Chin also became involved in songwriting and had an opportunity to sing vocals.
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Discography
19 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Tribute To The Late Great Delroy Wilson In The Style Of Tony Chin
Reggae - Released by Rough Sounds Records on Mar 2, 2024
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Baby Come Rock Me
Reggae - Released by Underdog records on Jun 9, 2016
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Music and Me
Reggae - Released by Underdog records on Jan 1, 2001
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Universal Love
Reggae - Released by Underdog records on Jan 1, 2010
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Jamaican Classics Two
Reggae - Released by TradeMark Productions on Oct 27, 2021
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Fight Natty Fight
Reggae - Released by TradeMark Productions on Jul 8, 2023
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Voodoo Woman
Reggae - Released by Underdog records on May 6, 2016
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What a Good Man Is
Reggae - Released by Underdog records on Sep 19, 2015
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We Want Justice
Reggae - Released by Underdog records on Jan 16, 2016
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All About Love
Reggae - Released by TradeMark Productions on Feb 12, 2022
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Herbs Town
Reggae - Released by TradeMark Productions on Oct 2, 2020
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Voodoo Woman (2021 Version)
Dancehall - Released by TradeMark Productions on Nov 6, 2021
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Watch Out Fi This!
Dancehall - Released by TradeMark Productions on Feb 6, 2019
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So Called Friends
Reggae - Released by TradeMark Productions on May 20, 2020
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Past, Present and Future
Reggae - Released by TradeMark Productions on Jan 20, 2021
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Unstoppable
Reggae - Released by TradeMark Productions on May 14, 2021
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Spread the Love
Dancehall - Released by TradeMark Productions on Feb 14, 2021
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