Robert Minott set to deliver at Red Rose for Gregory

Atlanta-based reggae singer Robert Minott is looking forward to his appearance on this year’s Red Rose for Gregory: A Dedication to Mothers show, which will be held at Hope Gardens on May 14.

“It’s going to be a great event, I will be going all out to ensure that the mothers have a wonderful time,” he said.

This is his third time on the show and he wants to make a great impression with a 25-minute set, which will include hits, such as the cover of Air Supply’s I Want to Know What Love Is, and You Are, which hit the top-five of reggae iTunes charts in European countries.

Other artistes on the show include The Manhattans, Etana, JC Lodge and Deniece Williams.

Robert Minott initially made his name as a promoter, having staged a concert in Jamaica a few years ago featuring R&B and hip hop acts, Trey Songz and Yung Joc. He also promoted the annual World Beat Music Festival in Texas.

He will be releasing a new 15-track album called Welcome to Reggae Town, the lead single for which was released in April. It is titled I Want Your Huh. The album is jointly produced by the Texas-based DMG, the Wolf Entertainment Group, which is based in Germany.

“I will be shooting a video for I Want Your Huh while I am in Jamaica ... special big ups to Lisa Acosta, the executive producer, who is the driving force behind this project. She really believes in me,” Minott said.

Other tracks on the album include Best Boyfriend featuring Victory Sway, Don’t Stop and a remake of Electric Avenue featuring Junior Reid. The latter was produced by Kirk ‘Kirkledove’ Bennett and Sly Dunbar, whose long list of crossover credits include songs by Gwen Guthrie, KRS-One, and No Doubt.

“This was the first time that I got these two brilliant drummers to work together,” he said.

Minott is once again courting crossover success with the project as he had previously scored a top 10 Billboard R&B/reggae/dancehall song titled Playa Playa over a decade ago.

The Kingston-born Minott has been recording for over 30 years. A nephew of legendary dancehall singer Sugar Minott, Minott was raised in Mona Heights, St Andrew, and migrated to the United States as a teenager.

He developed an eclectic palate for music by combining his love for reggae artistes like Bob Marley, Dennis Brown and Burning Spear, with a deep respect for rhythm and blues heavyweights including Marvin Gaye, Lionel Richie, Minnie Ripperton, The Manhattans and The Whispers.

He released a 13-track album, Rasta Funk, which was released in 2021 on the Wolf Entertainment Group.

In addition to Playa Playa, Minott is known for Roll It, a collaboration with Elephant Man and Silver Words, which soared to number one on ethnic reggae charts in New York, Florida and Jamaica over a decade ago.