Now Generation Band

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The Now Generation Band or NOWGEN as affectionately referred to in Reggae circles was a popular Jamaican Band during the late 1960s into the 1970s. Beginning as a dance band on the road they found themselves gradually doing more and more recording dates and in 1972 quit road work to concentrate on studio work. The band comprised Mikey Chung and Geoffrey Chung on Guitar,Val Douglas on Bass, Robert Lyn and Earl Wire Lindo on Keyboards, Martin Sinclair and Mikey Boo Richards on Drums. They have recorded with most Jamaican Producers eg. Duke Reid, Joe Gibbs, Bunny Lee, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Harry J, Lloyd "Matador" Daley, Harry Mudie and Federal to name a few. Songs recorded include "Dem Ha Fe Get a Beatin", "Maga Dog" by Peter Tosh, (Joe Gibbs) "Beat Down Babylon" by Junior Byles, (Lee Perry) "Baby Don't Do it", "Things in Life" by Dennis Brown, (Lloyd Matador) "Breakfast in Bed" by Lorna Bennet, (Harry J) "Life is just for Living" by Ernie Smith, (Federal) "Shaft" by The Chosen Few (Derrick Harriott) and "Y Mas Gan" by The Abbyssinians, (Matador) among many more.