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'''Michael Chung''' (born 1954<ref name="Moskowitz">Moskowitz, David V. (2006) ''Caribbean Popular Music: an Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall'', Greenwood Press, {{ISBN|0-313-33158-8}}, p. 59-60</ref> - 28 December, 2021<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-30|title=Musician Mikey Chung dies at 71|url=https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/entertainment/20211230/musician-mikey-chung-dies-71|access-date=2021-12-30|website=jamaica-gleaner.com|language=en}}</ref>) also known as '''Mikey "Mao" Chung''', was a [[keyboard instrument|keyboard]], [[guitar]] and [[percussion]] player, [[arrangement|arranger]] and [[record producer]] of [[Music of Jamaica|Jamaican music]]. He worked with a wide array of musicians from Jamaica and elsewhere, notably [[Lee "Scratch" Perry|Lee Perry]] and [[Sly and Robbie]]. |
'''Michael Chung''' (born 1954<ref name="Moskowitz">Moskowitz, David V. (2006) ''Caribbean Popular Music: an Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall'', Greenwood Press, {{ISBN|0-313-33158-8}}, p. 59-60</ref> - 28 December, 2021<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2021-12-30|title=Musician Mikey Chung dies at 71|url=https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/entertainment/20211230/musician-mikey-chung-dies-71|access-date=2021-12-30|website=jamaica-gleaner.com|language=en}}</ref>) also known as '''Mikey "Mao" Chung''', was a [[keyboard instrument|keyboard]], [[guitar]] and [[percussion]] player, [[arrangement|arranger]] and [[record producer]] of [[Music of Jamaica|Jamaican music]]. He worked with a wide array of musicians from Jamaica and elsewhere, notably [[Lee "Scratch" Perry|Lee Perry]] and [[Sly and Robbie]]. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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He is the brother of keyboardist/producer [[Geoffrey Chung]].<ref name="Moskowitz" /> He has one daughter. |
He is the brother of keyboardist/producer [[Geoffrey Chung]].<ref name="Moskowitz" /> He has one daughter. |
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Chung died at the [[University Hospital of the West Indies]] in Kingston, Jamaica 28 December, 2021 after being treated for myeloma and other ailments. He was 71 years old at his time of death.<ref name=":0" /> |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Michael Chung |
| Also known as | Mao |
| Born | 1954 |
| Origin | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Died | 28 December, 2021 (age 71) Kingston, Jamaica |
| Genres | Reggae |
| Instrument(s) | Keyboard, guitar |
Michael Chung (born 1954[1] - 28 December, 2021[2]) also known as Mikey "Mao" Chung, was a keyboard, guitar and percussion player, arranger and record producer of Jamaican music. He worked with a wide array of musicians from Jamaica and elsewhere, notably Lee Perry and Sly and Robbie.
Biography
Chung, of Chinese Jamaican descent, grew up on Tewari Crescent in Jamaica, later moving with his family to the Vineyard Town area of the city, attending St. George's College.[3] He began his career in music as the guitarist for the Mighty Mystics, The Virtues (1967–69), Generation Gap, and the Federal Studios house band the Now Generation Band,[4] before playing with artists such as Jacob Miller and Inner Circle in the 1970s.[1] As a member of Word, Sound and Power from 1978, along with Sly & Robbie, he backed Peter Tosh on Mystic Man, Wanted Dread and Alive, and Bush Doctor, playing guitar and synthesizer.[1][5] He played for Lee Perry's band The Upsetters (?-1975?-?), and the Compass Point All Stars (Island Records).[3] He often accompanied Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare on their recordings and played guitar for Black Uhuru on their albums Anthem, Red and Chill Out.[1]
He has worked with many Jamaican and international artists, including Maxi Priest, Grace Jones, the Rolling Stones, Serge Gainsbourg, Bette Midler, Big Mountain, Art Ensemble of Chicago, James Brown, Garnett Silk, Joe Cocker and Sinéad O'Connor.[3][6]
He is the brother of keyboardist/producer Geoffrey Chung.[1] He has one daughter.
Chung died at the University Hospital of the West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica 28 December, 2021 after being treated for myeloma and other ailments. He was 71 years old at his time of death.[2]
Collaborations
With Grace Jones
- Warm Leatherette (Island Records, 1980)
- Nightclubbing (Island Records, 1981)
- Living My Life (Island Records, 1982)
- Hurricane (PIAS Recordings, 2008)
With Peter Tosh
- Equal Rights (EMI, 1977)
- Bush Doctor (EMI, 1978)
- Mystic Man (EMI, 1979)
- Wanted Dread & Alive (Capitol Records, 1981)
- Mama Africa (EMI, 1983)
With Joe Cocker
- Sheffield Steel (Island Records, 1982)
With Sinéad O'Connor
- Throw Down Your Arms (Chocolate and Vanilla, 2005)
References
- ^ a b c d e Moskowitz, David V. (2006) Caribbean Popular Music: an Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall, Greenwood Press, ISBN 0-313-33158-8, p. 59-60
- ^ a b "Musician Mikey Chung dies at 71". jamaica-gleaner.com. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ a b c Campbell, Howard (2014) "The Chung connection", Jamaica Observer, 6 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014
- ^ "In tune: classic Jamaican bands Archived 12 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine", Jamaica Gleaner, 29 July 2008, retrieved 2010-05-04
- ^ Larkin, Colin (1998) The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae, Virgin Books, ISBN 0-7535-0242-9, p. 58-9
- ^ "Sinead O'Connor touched by reggae, Rasta faith", Herald-Tribune, 11 August 2005, retrieved 2010-05-04
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