Capleton Interview: Man of Fire
Clifton George Bailey also known as Capleton aka the Fireman, aka the Prophet, aka King Shango, is a diverse reggae artist who is not afraid to express himself in song and dance. True to his Rastafarian roots, he was in Kenya this past weekend to celebrate Jamhuri Day with the Kenyan people at the very first Jamhuri Reggae Festival. Having being brought to Kenya by Head Cornerstone Entertainment to share his message of peace, hope and love, I caught up with him to know more about his life and powerful music and this is what he had to say: How did you acquire the stage name ‘Capleton’? I got it from my attorney who felt it was appropriate for me. Do you consider yourself a ‘Prophet of Music’? Yes I do as the system has oppressed and suppressed the people. The ghetto suffer so much. So I feel like I’m the voice of the people. You sing a lot of ‘message music’ which touches on societal issues. Can you explain why? For manifestation and message fulfillment. What do the teachings of Marcus Garvey teach you? Equal rights, restoration, emancipation, seeing and knowing myself to uplift my philosophy and curricular.