Supa Dee, another reggae music stalwart, passes

Supa Dee, another reggae music stalwart, passes

Another stalwart of reggae music, Anthony Wilson, who was popularly known as Supa Dee, a music producer, promoter, and operator of the famous Supa Dee sound system, has passed.

He passed on Sunday, sending many of his fans and followers in mourning—one of them being Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, who says she is saddened by his passing.

“Supa Dee will be remembered as a champion who took on all comers in sound clashes staged at the Harbour View roundabout in the 1990s. My sincerest condolences to Anthony’s daughter Melissa and sons Johnathan and Milton, and to his other relatives, friends and associates and to the music fraternity. Rest in peace, Supa Dee,” she posted on her Facebook page.

A fan, Oneil Meredith, wrote on Facebook, “Sad day, another contributor to this great culture called reggae has passed. I remember when Super Dee came to prominence and really turned the sound system industry on its head. They ran the eastern side of the island; every sound system in the East feared Super Dee (Lee’s Unlimited, Mello Construction, Studio Soul, Blackstone), all got their fair share of beaten. Nuts and Freddie was a force to be reckoned with. Jamaica gates on a Sunday night was fire. Stone Love had a hard time with them. I remember one particular dance where Rory (the greatest ever) shut down Stone Love and stopped playing because Supa Dee was going hard at them.”

Another, Glen Binns wrote, “RIP Super Dee!!! I spent many Sunday nights at Harbour View Roundabout getting entertained by your sound system.”