Born in the
Caribbean twin
islands of Trinidad
& Tobago (T&T),
Jimmy Chambers came
to England with
great expectations
of being a
successful singer
and has since
realised that
ambition.
Having graduated
college, Jimmy met
up with
up-and-coming
vocalists of the day
including Robert
Palmer with whom he
co-fronted the band
DaDa. Jimmy recorded
solo after the
demise of DaDa and
had success in the
dance charts in the
80s before recording
an album with Paul
Young and doing a
world tour with him.
He also performed at
Wembley Stadium with
Paul at LIVE AID in
1985.
In 1987 Jimmy teamed
up with pals Jimmy
Helms, George
Chandler and Willy M
and co-founded
Londonbeat. Jimmy
wrote the song “I’ve
Been Thinking About
You” which
Londonbeat recorded.
The song became a
massive hit getting
to #1 in 27
countries!
Londonbeat still
gigs regularly all
over the world.
Jimmy has also
recorded with other
major artists such
as Tina Turner
(Break Every Rule)
and Fine Young
Cannibals (The Raw
and the Cooked). In
2005 Jimmy wrote and
collaborated with
the group Laventille
Rhythm Section of
Trinidad and Tobago
with the songs
“Warriors” and
“North Stand.”
In 2012 Jimmy wrote
songs for Panorama –
including
Underdog, also
for J’Ouvert; he
wrote about the
present situation in
T&T and also for the
Carnival
celebrations. For
2013 he came with
two songs for
the Carnival season, –
’Rados! – a
tribute to the
legendary steel
orchestra
Desperadoes, and
Trini Girls, in
which he pays homage
to the beauties of
his Caribbean
homeland.
And now the 2014
Panorama season also
bears his musical
imprint with
both
Blows, and
Pan In Rio,
the track featured
here.
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