Funky Pearls - Dj Tarek From Paris

Funky Pearls vol 780 by Dj Tarek From Paris Special Tashan Pearse TASHAN (pronounced Tay-shon) BORN THOMAS JEROME PEARSE TOMMY IS A MUSICAL PRODUCT OF THE BEULAH BAPTIST CHURCH AND THE ESTELLE AND ALPHONSO DANCE STUDIO OF POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. MUSIC JOURNALISTS AND FANS WORLDWIDE HAVE COMPARED HIM TO THE LIKES OF OUR LEGENDARY SOUL MEN. HE HAS BEEN INFLUENCED BY THE BEST OF THEM AND HAS COMPILED QUITE A MUSICAL REPETOIRE OF HIS OWN. HE FIRST CAME ON THE MUSIC SCENE SINGING BACKGROUND ON THE FAT BOYS DEBUT ALBUM (CAN YOU FEEL IT?) HE THEN HOOKED UP WITH RAP GROUP WHODINI TO CREATE ONE OF THE FIRST RECORDS EVER TO BLEND RAP AND R&B TOGETHER "YOURS FOR A NIGHT" ON JIVE/ARISTA ('83) ONE YEAR LATER AFTER WRITING NEW SONGS AS A SOLO ARTIST HE WAS THE FIRST R&B SINGER SIGNED BY RUSSELL SIMMONS TO DEF JAM RECORDINGS.WE FIRST FELT TASHAN'S PASSION FOR SOUL AND HIP HOP ON HIS DEBUT RELEASE, "CHASIN' A DREAM" DEF JAM/COLUMBIA ('85). HIS SOPHOMORE RELEASE ON (OBR)ORIGINAL BLACK RECORDS/DEF JAM WAS "ON THE HORIZON