SANCHEZ
Sanchez, whose real name is Kevin Anthony Jackson, is one of those Jamaican voices you don’t forget. Born in Kingston, he was raised in Stony Hill and Waterford. There, people didn’t call him Sanchez because of music. It came from football. As a youth, he stood out on the pitch, and the nickname stuck. Before recording, Sanchez worked as a selector with Kingston sound systems like Rambo Mango. That experience shaped him. It taught him timing, song choice, and how to connect emotionally with listeners. So, when producer Hugh “Redman” James brought him into the studio, Sanchez was ready. Redman had an eye for young talent, and this pairing proved it. His first single was a reggae version of Chris de Burgh’s The Lady In Red, released in Jamaica in 1987 on the Redman International label. The song showed exactly what Sanchez could do best. It announced him as a serious voice for romantic reggae.