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Biography

Daniel Wahlgren AKA PAPA DEE

Born 13th of july 1966-

Swedish singer, Reggae mc, Producer DJ and Manic Recordcollector

Debutalbum: Lettin Off Steam 1990.
Currently working on his 8th album (see discography)

Biggest pophits: Ain`t no Substitute, First Cut is the Deepest, Island Rock

Styles: Reggae, Ragga, Hip Hop, Ska, Rocksteady, Soul, Funk, Pop and whatever sounds good

Other projects: Member of Brooklyn Funk Essentials. DJ for National Radio Sweden. Dub Chek (dub head duo with David Barratt). Rock Steady Revue (kind of a tribute band to 60s jamaican music).

Photos

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Discography

Click on the tracks to download. (These files are in MP3-format)


Letting of Steam

1. Letting of Steam

One Step Ahead

1. Ain´t no Substitute

2. Runaround Girl

Original Master

1. Coming From The Top

2. On The Move

3. Level Vibes

4. Always A Friend

5. Papa Do It Sweet

6. Coke And A Smile

7. Perfect Match

8. I’d Rather Be With You

9. Great Money Spender

10. Running From Progress

11. Restless Soul

12. Jungle Sound Clash



The Journey

1. The Journey

2. I Surrender

3. The First Cut I The Deepest

4. Angel

5. Feeding You Lies

6. The Tide Is High

7. Turn It Up

8. Just Let The Music

9. Without You

10. Rum Jam Style

11. Deadline



Island Rock

1. Endless Road

2. Island Rock

3. Simmer Down

4. Love Calls

5. Rewind

6. Nothing But The Bes

7. In The Noonday Sun

8. Without You

9. Step By Step

10. Good Morning Little School Girl

11. Latin Rock

12. Gunman

13. She’s So Fine



The Man Who Couldn’t Say No

1. Intro

2. Gimme some of your thing

3. I spy

5. Big showdown

6. The model

8. Born bad

9. Gimme shelter

10. Follow fashion monkey

11. Riding on high

12. Children of the revolution

13. Positive vibes

14. Don’t give up

Live It Up!

1. Live It Up!

2. Murder In The Dancehall

3. How About It

4. Get It On

5. Vibe

6. Fire Burning

7. Good Vibes

8. Gimmie Power

9. Miss African

10. Man With The Plan

11. Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow

12. Unity

Contact

Booking and Information

For booking and information

Scandinavia:

info@rubadub.com

For France Benelux and Switzerland (Europe):

leeking@backuprecordings.com

   

Papa Dee Talks

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Greetings


Finally we re launching the new website, Papadee.se. We re gonna give u regular updates of whats happening. Im gonna try to send a little message and info personally every week-keep things alive.

Well. I ve been away for a while and did some travelling on many different levels. Wrote a lot of music.. Ended up in Los Angeles for a while and  formed the band Ringo Franco with Jaakko Manninen(Beats and Styles). We ve recorded an album and did some touring on the westcoast.. Look out for big things very soon!!  (see links)


Now 2012 is the return for Papa dee with nuff things happening. Im releasing my new reggae album Fall From Grace in scandinavia. Give nuff thanx to Partillo, Lancelot and Hot this year band who gave their strenght and support and helped me get back on track. Same goes for Internal dread whos been a great support.! My crew My family!!

In Europe my album A little way different/Jamaican giants is finally getting a proper release courtesy Backuprecordings based in France .Big up to Lee King and his crew. First countries are France Benelux and Switzerland. Poland next. We added a bonustrack from the original release. Brand new track called. Cant hold us down produced by Lancelot

Brooklyn Funk Essentials are  playing a few dates this year (see link)and we re getting together to record a new album. Looking forward to that.Its gonna be a lot of fun.

Me and  my longtime friend Lati Kronlund, bassplayer/bandleader are doing some dj gigs as BFE djs-Istanbul and Paris look out! (see link)


Big up all my fans and real friends!!!

Big tings ah gwaan in 2012