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PAPA DEE UPDATE; SWEDEN'S FINEST writes NEW and raids his DUB POP REGGAE DANCEHALL archive!

Papa Dee

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First published: April 16, 2023
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Back in 1989, when I was at MTV Europe, Papa Dee had been labeled as the next break-out artist from Sweden. ⁠

Papa Dee's early career was full of promise, from execs who were determined to make him the next big thing in Europe and the States. But although he didn’t reach the international career heights of Shaggy, whom Clive Davis saw him as, he still maintained a long and successful career in Sweden, and the maturity to choose the music he wanted to do.⁠

The DEEP DIVE Interview is a very human story. Born in Sweden to a Swedish mother and a Ghanaian father who left when he was very young, music became the compensation for his father’s departure. He’s had success, experienced the highs and lows of fame, and even been falsely accused of grave assault. Yet music, whether pop, dancehall, reggae, soul, or funk, has clearly been a motivator, and compensator, and provided a backbone to his life. ⁠

Look out for the UPDATE INTERVIEW, where he talks about how the DEEP DIVE interview helped him reflect on his life and open a few doors into the future!

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