Daddae

Philip Harvey (28 February 1964 – 10 September 2024), known as Daddae Harvey or only Daddae, was a British guitarist, percussionist, keyboardist and composer formerly with Soul II Soul. He was one of the founding members of the group and co-wrote some of the tracks on their albums. They had a No. 1 UK hit with "Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)".^[1]

In 1997, Daddae teamed up with Joey Jay and Norman Jay to produce the roots reggae dub reggae album "I n I Deal With Roots" under the collective moniker, The Truth, which was successful with Jah Shaka followers. The album reworked drum and bass structures and production techniques from King Tubby, Prince Alla,Yabby You, Big Youth's iconic Screaming Target album, as well as sampling bass lines from The Palmer Brothers Step it Out of Babylon^[2]

Harvey was born in London, England on 28 February 1964, and died on 10 September 2024, at the age of 60.

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