Hello Bovine Ska and Rocksteady Friends,

On Tuesday, July 16th, we lost one of the giants of Jamaican music as Pat Kelly, the great singer with The Techniques, solo vocalist, engineer and producer passed away in Kingston from complications from kidney disease. For our entire program this week, we memorialized his brilliant career by including his work as a vocalist, but also by selecting many tracks that feature Kelly’s impressive work as a producer and engineer. As part of our memorial, we also included a tribute to Pat Kelly from Stranger Cole that was a segment of an interview that we did with Stranger last week shortly after Kelly’s passing. We send our deepest respects to Pat Kelly’s wife, Jackie and to their family, friends and colleagues. Rest in power and God bless you Pat XO Generoso and Lily