Wontstop Record
{{Short description|English record label}}
{{Infobox record label
| name = Wontstop Record
| image =
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| parent =
| founder = Emmanuel Anebsa
| status = Active
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|genre = Folk, Acoustic, Reggae{{cite news |last1=Campbell |first1=Curtis |title=Won't Stop Records Aims To Drive Reggae In Europe |url=http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/entertainment/20170419/wont-stop-records-aims-drive-reggae-europe |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622160214/http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/entertainment/20170419/wont-stop-records-aims-drive-reggae-europe |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 June 2017 |accessdate=16 December 2019 |work=The Gleaner |date=19 April 2017}}
| country = United Kingdom
| location = Bristol{{cite news |title=Emmanuel Anebsa calls on 'Black People' to stand up to racism |url=http://www.loopjamaica.com/content/emmanuel-anebsa-calls-black-people-stand-racism-0 |accessdate=16 December 2019 |work=Loop Jamaica |date=5 April 2017}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.wontstoprecord.com/|Official website}}
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Wontstop Record is an independent record label founded in 1998 by Emmanuel Anebsa in Bristol, United Kingdom. The label has produced and released 37 albums and 30 singles, including singles such as Junior Kelly's "Jah Know", Anthony B's "Make My Money" and Anebsa's "Change My Life". In 2016, the label released a compilation album featuring the work of Anebsa, Doniki, Junior Kelly, Determine, Jah Mason and Turbulance.{{cite news |title=Emmanuel Anebsa brings 'groove conscious' music |url=http://jamaica-star.com/article/entertainment/20191120/entertainment-go |accessdate=16 December 2019 |work=The Star |date=20 November 2019}}{{cite news |title=Anebsa says he 'Wontstop' |url=http://m.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/anebsa-says-he-wontstop-_180230 |accessdate=16 December 2019 |work=Jamaica Observer |date=25 November 2019}}
According to a report in The Gleaner, the label has "built a reputation for hard-hitting dub and roots reggae music that elevates black consciousness".
Selected discography
- Emmanuel Anebsa – To Be Humble
- Emmanuel Anebsa – Smiling
- Emmanuel Anebsa – We Got Problems
- Emmanuel Anebsa – Ghetto Beats
- Emmanuel Anebsa – Conscious Voices
- Emmanuel Anebsa – St. Paul's Ghetto
- Emmanuel Anebsa – Action Now
- Emmanuel Anebsa – If You
- Emmanuel Anebsa – Mr. Nobody
;Singles
- Junior Kelly – "Jah Know"
- Anthony B – "Make My Money"{{cite news |last1=Campbell |first1=Howard |title=Anebsa goes Acoustic |url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/anebsa-goes-acoustic_111471 |accessdate=16 December 2019 |work=Jamaica Observer |date=21 September 2017}}{{cite news |last1=Campbell |first1=Howard |title=Black People by Emmanuel Anebsa |url=https://unitedreggae.com/news/n1940/031317/black-people-by-emmanuel-anebsa |accessdate=16 December 2019 |work=United Reggae |date=13 March 2017}}{{cite news |title=Emmanuel Anebsa sings for the oppressed |url=http://jamaica-star.com/article/entertainment/20170224/emmanuel-anebsa-sings-oppressed |accessdate=16 December 2019 |work=The Star |date=24 February 2017}}
- Emmanuel Anebsa ft. Turbulance – "We Wear It Well"
- Emmanuel Anebsa ft. Doniki – “Fly to Zion"
- Emmanuel Anebsa ft. Jah Mason – "Have Fi Pray"
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.discogs.com/label/1720705-Wont-Stop-Record Discogs for Wontstop Record]
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Category:Record labels established in 1998