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Youth Promotion

Lincoln 'Sugar' Minott set up both of his labels BLACK ROOTS & YOUTH PROMOTION in 1979 following his success as a recording artist at Studio One, joe Gibbs', Channel One & elsewhere to better control his own music and support talented youths from his local Maxfield Park home in Kingston. After a promising start YP output ceased in 1980 due to the singer's exploding popularity and fame leading to a couple of remarkable years absent from Jamaica, recording in and touring the UK and around the world. After his return in 1982 Sugar put much time and energy into the project going forward. This selection 1979 - 1988

Lincoln nurtured many talents like Captain Sinbad, Triston Palmer, Junior Reid, Little John, Yami Bolo, Trevor Hartley, Colourman & Tenor Saw. Established stars also passed through to ketch di vibes. The popular YOUTHMAN PROMOTION SOUND SYSTEM was central to the operation, lending the youths space and the gear to practice and a platform on which to perform and make their names in public