Jah Cure Interview

I remember in High School, my Religion teacher (went to Catholic school, big up Convent High) had this inner glow, its like she was always in that feel good mood. When I see Jah Cure perform, it's the same thing. He just has this inner joy that radiates and touches everyone around him.


Born on October 11, 1978 in Hanover Jamaica, the young boy who would touch the world with his melodious voice was always mesmerized by the pull of music. He would sneak out of his home and visit the dancehalls and various shows in the community, being influenced by and learning from performers such as Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Burning Spear, Beres Hammond, Marcia Griffith, Garnett Silk, Yami Bolo, Jacob Miller and Black Uhuru. So it was not strange that by age 11he had already chosen the name Little Melody and was performing in his community and school.

School days seemed fun for Siccaturie and one memory that stood out from those days surrounded his name. Not everyone could say Siccaturie. He remembers teachers asking him to spell his name, so much so that he would run around the school yard singing S-I-C-C-A-T-U-R-I-E. Most people just called him Sicca for short.

By age 15, Sica/ Little Melody moved to Kingston, where he met Capleton, Sizzla and Jah Mason. It was at this stage in his life that he was given the name Jah Cure by Capleton and his David House Crew. According to his MySpace bio it was because the singer looked young and healthy, and he was “well preserved,” as in “well cured” from using the plants of the land. Cure became enlightened spiritually, and his belief in living naturally became heightened.

It was during that period he encountered Beres Hammond who was so struck with his voice and talent that he took him under his wing and took him on tour. In 1998, Cure performed on a European tour and visited several Caribbean Islands with Hammond and the Harmony House Family, touching thousands of fans and defining himself as a definite talent and star!

Unfortunately , and unexpectedly, towards the end of 1998 he was stopped and arrested late one night in Montego Bay. His official bio states on the issue Cure was charged with four crimes, all of which he denied. He has maintained his innocence to this day, as he did all through his arrest, trial and incarceration. A non-jury trial was convened, where Cure’s defense lawyer based his case on “Identification vs. Recognition” case law. Failure by his attorney to file a timely appeal, regrettably, based on one victim’s claim that he sounded like one of the perpetrators, Cure was sentenced in 1999 to 15 years in prison.

While in jail, Cure recorded and released several records, many of which topped the charts as 1 singles. The songs “Jamaica” produced by Danger Zone Productions and “Longing For” produced by Don Carleon both hit 1 on the Jamaican charts and were international hits. His first album Free Jah’s Cure was recorded in jail, and later released in 2001, one year after his incarceration. It is a project that has been lyrically compared to Bob Marley’s classic, Exodus.

In 2003, Beres Hammond produced Cure’s second album Ghetto Life, which featured the single “Divide and Rule,” a duet with Sizzla, which was voted the best song of that year. Cure recorded more songs while still incarcerated and released his third album in 2005, aptly entitled Freedom Blues. Eventually, after serving eight years in jail, Cure was released from prison on July 28, 2007. His fourth album, Reflections, was released one week later. Since his release from jail, his goal has been to spread love and to promote peace and healing, universally through his music. He began his world wide tour in the Fall of 2008.

Cure’s fifth full-length album The Universal Cure is his first recorded album since his release from prison. The project is scheduled for worldwide release on April 14th, 2009, and the single “Mr. Jailer,” featuring SoBe label-mate Phyllisia is the first of many exciting collaborations for Jah Cure. The album contains appearances from various artists crossing the Reggae, Hip Hop, Latin, and R&B genres.

Crooner, Survivor, Forgiver, "Curer" Jah Cure you are officially Lime Certified!



Q&A

1. You have a very unique name. What does it mean and who gave it to you?
Thank you very much. My father named me Siccature Alcock after a president in Guinea named Seko Toure. My father read a lot and him like to name him kids African names.



2. When did you know you wanted to sing as a career?
There was a contest in the community and mi a sign up fi it. Write mi own song called "System Is A Fraud" (singing: youts cyan stand de pressure/so dem ah go teiff/yout man get shot/Mama belly feel weak/just like a dong running down inna de street). So mi win the competition and my prize was a food basket. Food basket had whole heap and variety of syrup, and food. Mi carry it up and mi mudda eat and mi and mi bruddah share from the rest. So me say a mi a go be de bread winner, you know. Second place winner only ting him get is a food basket. Mi had de food basket plus they carry mi a Sandals Hotel (never been before) for the day and eat big lunch. So it was a big ting inna mi life.

3.You turned 30 in October what did you do to celebrate ?
Mi and Wayne Marshall and some other friends a go to a club and party and ah bruck up other celebrities that were there -Sean Paul Bling Dawg, and we party together, and it looked like we were there together. Pure coincidence (laugh).

4. Tell us something about yourself that may suprise people?
Mi get drunk easy so mi na drink much. Fi mi birthday just take a little sip of champagne, eat some cake and ting.

5. Describe your first taste of fame?
(Smiling) Mi love country so mi ah go to MoBay, nobody dem cyan find me. Same time mi song play inna Irie FM and get five forward. Everybody asking who is Siccature Alcock who song playing on de radio. I used to have a girlfriend and we broke up. We get back together inna two weeks (laugh) cause tings look good! and mi have mi two good shirts and mi put dem on so people feel like say a yes him meking money now so him look good. (laugh) Haffi make it look good cause di career say you have fi market yourself.


6. Can you name the material things you missed while in jail?
Umm everything, the hot clothes, hot cars, women (smiling) making love to the ladies all of that.

7. If you could have dinner with any three persons who would they be and why?
Beyonce, Keyshia Cole and Alicia Keys. Cure loves the ladies.

8. Do you have a hobby?
Football/soccer. Mi love football.

9. Whats in your I-Pod?
Pop , R&B

10. Favorite female body part?
Smiling(touching chest) (need I say more?lol)







GO WITH YOUR GUT


11.Beach or river?
River

12. Mobay or Kingston?
Mobay


13.Wisdom or knowledge?
Both

14. Etana or Alaine?
Oh geez, both

15. TV or Radio?
TV cause you can see and hear




FINISH IT.....

16.I'm inspired by Bob Marley. He's legendary.

17.I bet you didn't know that Jah Cure is a professional soccer superstar.

18. Women...Cure loves you

19. Condoms are a must of course.

20.Jah Cure is a singer of MUSIC. So if you happen to hear me sing something and its not reggae remember it's just music.



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