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The late great Bim Sherman was a reggae singer gifted with a haunting, ethereal voice that reached into the very heart of his listeners. In the mid 1970s he recorded a small but perfectly formed showcase of classic roots tunes as a young struggling singer in Jamaica, He later moved to London where, as part of the post-punk reggae infatuation, he made a name for himself recording with Adrian Sherwood's On-U Sound label. He became part of various musical collectives associated with On-U Sound, such as New Age Steppers (alongside Ari Up, formerly of The Slits), Singers And Players (with Congo Ashanti Roy and the late Prince Far-I ), Dub Syndicate and Justice League of Zion. He also recorded a handful of solo reggae LPs. Towards the end of his life, Bim Sherman took a whole new musical direction. He went to India and re-recorded his classic 70s roots tunes alongside a full Indian classical orchestra in Bombay, creating his masterpiece LP, the highly acclaimed Miracle. This opened Sherman up to an entire new audience and he seemed at last to be emerging from the reggae underworld. It Must Be A Dream, an entire remix of Miracle was released with dance mixes by top UK DJs, followed by another stunningly beautiful Indian/reggae crossover LP What Happened? Then, out of the blue, Bim Sherman was diagnosed with cancer and died within weeks of his diagnosis. Who knows what Bim would have gone on to do had he lived longer, but this video in his later Indian style shows just what a beautiful and gifted soul Bim Sherman truly was. That he should receive an obituary in the Times newspaper was an honouring of his life and work that few reggae singers could manage to receive from the mainstream establishment... if you like what you see here... go check out his back catalogue. You won't be disappointed.