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Leslie Kong (20 December 1933 – 9 August 1971) was a Jamaican reggae producer.
Kong was on top of his game at the dawn of the 1970s when reggae emerged as the dominant sound in Jamaica when in fulfillment of Bunny Wailers’ alleged curse, died suddenly (from a heart attack) in August 1971.
Mar 29, 2022 · June 19, 2024. Several of them were produced by Leslie Kong, a Chinese businessman who operated Beverley’s Records along with his brothers Fats and Cecil. Kong, who died in August 1971, was...
Jul 20, 2012 · Kong was on top of his game at the dawn of the 1970s when reggae emerged as the dominant sound in Jamaica. He produced the classic By The Rivers of Babylon by the Melodians and looked set to compete with younger rivals like Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry and Winston ‘Niney’ Holness, when he died suddenly.
Leslie Kong (1933 – August 9, 1971) was a Chinese Jamaican, reggae record producer. Career Leslie Kong and his brothers (Fats and Cecil) used to run a restaurant, ice cream parlour and record shop named Beverley's in Orange Street, Kingston.
But Chinese-Jamaican businessman Leslie Kong, a former restaurateur, with his Beverley’s label, was initially more successful. His productions dominated the movie The Harder They Come (1972), and he organized Paul Simon’s “Mother and Child Reunion” session, which between them more or less introduced reggae to the world at…
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Feb 9, 2014 · The quartet of songs, comprising Kong's first outing as a producer, all hit the Jamaican charts, forming the launching pad on which the Beverley's label and Kong built an illustrious reputation. At one point in 1962, Kong had seven of his productions in the top 10.
