Maxi Priest "Red Red Wines" to UB40 London, UK: Mar 29th 2008 Source: jamaicaobserver.net REGGAE STAR Maxi Priest is the new lead singer of British reggae band, UB40. He has replaced Ali Campbell as the new frontman of the superband which has decided to carry on despite an acrimonious split with Campbell after a festering row with management. The collaboration with Priest has already yielded a recording of Bob Marley's I Shot The Sheriff and is expected to form half of a double A-side single soon. A source close to the band said: "The recent recording session with Maxi Priest turned out brilliantly and the band are really buzzing about the year ahead." Priest joined UB40 on tour last year, culminating in sellout shows at the NEC in December. He had top ten hits with Wild World in 1988 and Close To You in 1990. He has worked with Sly and Robbie, Roberta Flack, Shaggy, Shabba Ranks, Joe and Dennis Brown. Meanwhile, Campbell is currently based in London where he is rehearsing a new band for probably the most important gig of his career, a showcase for his second solo album, Running Free, at the Royal Albert Hall. "We've got an explosive set planned," he promised. "It's going to be a historic night. Pato Banton will be there, Sly and Robbie are coming over and, most thrilling of all, I'll be sharing the stage with my all-time hero, Smokey Robinson."

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