BIOGRAPHY
If purists and reggae fans have known for a long time who Daddy Nuttea is, it is useful to recall his CV for all the others: singer and Guadeloupean toaster, Nuttea made his classes in reggae at the end of the 80s. within the legendary High Fight International sound system, which also included Polino, Tonton David and Don Lickshot in its ranks.
In 1992, Nuttea stood out solo on the Rapattitude 2 compilation with the title "Un Deejay parmi des Millions De Deejays", then he released the following year Paris Kingston Paris, a first album which took him to Jamaica, where he collaborates with producer duo Steely & Cleavie. Nuttea's reputation grew, he met the group IAM, with whom he recorded several songs including "Un Cri Court Dans La Nuit" on their millionaire album L’Ecole Du Micro D’Argent.
Retour Aux Sources is a splendid record, on which Nuttea covers Bob Marley's "Natural Mystic" (clipped by JoeyStarr). Commercial success came in 2000 with Un Signe Du Temps, a mix of dancehall for connoisseurs and melodic hits that brought him a large audience. The same year, he participated in the soundtrack of the film Taxi 2 within the One Shot collective. Cardboard again. Nuttea is everywhere, in concert, on the radios, on TV. But success doesn't stop him from being demanding when it comes to recording the music he loves.
In 2004, Urban Voodoo, an ambitious album between rap and reggae produced by Handel Tucker, is praised by the critics but shunned by the general public. Now is the time for Nuttea to take a break. After leaving his record company, he regains his freedom and enjoys life after years of tireless work. Nuttea is going to start singing again through the underground world of sound systems. "That's how I got into music again. A guy trained me to come on stage, I ended up in Brittany with the Legal Shot sound, the biggest in the region, and it was deadly. I did all of my classics, "Elle te rends dingue", "Trop peu de temps" ... In the face of purists, it made him deadly. They didn't like it on the radio, but four, five years later, they changed their minds! "
However, the classics are not enough for Nuttea, who composes new tunes. The reggae virus, from which he is affected for life, pushes him to record a new album. The only problem: how to do it without a major budget? Because reggae costs more to record than rap… “We wanted to make a heavy record, not an album that smacked of poverty. Reggae, you have to be able to pay guys who know how to play. If you want a decent sound and a good mix, you have to spit. My services in the sounds financed the case, I also found a partner. We've been on it for at least three years. As we are poor, we couldn't do it all, we took "financial breaks"! But we had two tracks with Sly & Robbie, “Hexagone“ and “Gardien Du Temple” featuring Balik from the group Danakil, produced by reggae label Soul Vybz. Demarco is a guest on "Wine", and I did two tracks with Derrick, the bassist of Sagittarius Band ".
IAM was there for the song that will captivate hardcore fans to death: "Funeral Home," a dancehall slaughter with deadly effectiveness. "We had fun. I threw the beat at Chill and it just came naturally, they're friends. " "Silhouette" is an adaptation of Dennis Brown, "Qui Sait" evokes the passion for music, the calypso "Jamaica Farewell", orchestrated around a dry guitar, speaks of immigration, but in the form of a song of love. “Je Prie” flirts with gospel music. "It's a song that's hard to describe, a mix between R. Kelly and Bob Marley's 'Redemption Song'! Like it or not, but I took a risk. " "Hero", opening of the album and obvious single, testifies to the quality of this unexpected disc. We almost forget that Daddy Nuttea and his team had to face the worst galleys: "We went to New York, we recorded 24 hours a day, we slept in the studio!" People will think we had plenty of bucks to go to the US, but it was forty times cheaper than here, a friend who works at the airport got us discount tickets, and the studio cost $ 2000 for fifteen days. It was intense but we managed to do what we had to do, and it was worth it.
Musically, I'm happy. I couldn't see myself trying to stick to what's going on right now. I played the authenticity card, I did what I knew how to do. I haven't tried to be trendy, I'm vintage. There are original riddims that make you think of classics ”.
Mister Reggae Music knows an undeniable success which puts him back on the front of the stage and at the head of the French-speaking reggae artists.
2018 therefore marks a new stage in his career with the start of his collaboration with the label Irie Ites Records. They are preparing in collaboration the release of his 6th album. Co-produced between Nuttea and the Irie Ites Records label, this album entitled "De Retour en Ville" is sure to mark the artist's fans. Expected by the public and the media, this new opus will see the light of day in 2022. Expect a modern and eclectic album in which Nuttea will unveil all the facets of his artistic talent by landing on punchy and varied instrumental versions. From Reggae Dancehall or Rub A Dub, Dubstep through electro and Hip Hop, Nuttea is wonderfully placed on each instrument which will make this album a new classic for Daddy Nuttea aka Mister Reggae Music!
(from Olivier Cachin's biography)