Tomi Jenkins is a veteran of soul and funk music starting
out as the founder member of New York City Players aged 18 in 1974. They
later renamed themselves as The Players for one single only (the first
release on newly founded Casablanca Records) which was picked up by the
Northern Soul scene. The single was "Find My Way" an upbeat version of a
song originally recorded by The Tymes in 1969 and then by Paul Anka and
The Three Degrees). They changed their name again to avoid conflict with
the Ohio Players to Cameo and the single was also reissued under that
name.
Jenkins wrote/co-wrote many of Cameo's 80s hits such as their three
R&B #1 hits "She's Strange", "Candy" and "Word Up", their #2 "Single Life" and #3 and "Back And Forth" amongst others. He broke
out on his own in 1989 releasing a debut solo album "Tomi" produced and
arranged by Cameo's Larry Blackmon. A side note, one of the backing
vocalists was Dee Dee Wilde mentioned the other day as she is Vince Broomfield's sister.
His only other project since then was "A Life To Remember" in 2017. He has now released his third, "Soul Survivor", which were tipped about on Friday but didn't get around to posting.
The song already receiving airplay is "Let's Take It There".
Tomi is producing the music for an upcoming movie "Icemosis" which is a fictional tale about a 70s/80s funk band (now we wonder who that may be based on?). He has also written two crime novels, 'Crime, Love, and Honor' and 'Hope Park' and is writing a third 'Finding Kari'.
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| Rating: | 8 |
| Explicit: | N |
| Genre/Style: | New Soul |
| Format: | Album |
| Media: | Digital |
| Label: | Funk Or Die Records |
| Cat No: | None |
| Date: | 21/08/2023 |
| Price: | £9.99 |
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