{"id":1996,"date":"2020-09-16T13:44:06","date_gmt":"2020-09-16T13:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitmontserrat.com\/?page_id=1996"},"modified":"2020-09-16T13:44:06","modified_gmt":"2020-09-16T13:44:06","slug":"musical-pedigree","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.visitmontserrat.com\/about-montserrat\/musical-pedigree\/","title":{"rendered":"Musical Pedigree"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">OUR MUSICAL <span class=\"mont_green222\">PEDIGREE<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1600263165050{background-color: #00327d !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;mont_white222&#8243;]Montserrat, however, may be best known for its contribution to music and is home to calypso royalty. Alphonsus Cassell, better known as Arrow, hails from Wall Street just outside the island\u2019s capital, Plymouth and in 1983 released the international blockbuster, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OkGgdIBX1to\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Hot! Hot! Hot!<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/a> It was chosen as the official anthem for the 1986 Football World Cup in Mexico and was the signature song played during the Notting Hill Carnival in 1988. It became a mainstay in night clubs and dance halls the world over and still gets a party rocking even today![\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;Find out more&#8221; style=&#8221;custom&#8221; custom_text=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; i_align=&#8221;right&#8221; i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fas fa-arrow-right&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221; link=&#8221;url:%2Fmontserrat-history%2F%23sparrow|||&#8221; el_class=&#8221;clear_link222&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;663&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;right&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;509&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]For a walk back in musical time, a must-do stop in Montserrat is a visit to the Hilltop Coffee House in St Peter\u2019s. <em><strong>\u201cThe cafe includes lots of memorabilia of Montserrat\u2019s musical and volcanic past. You will want to check out the 80s musicians who recorded some of the most iconic albums at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airstudios.com\/history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Air Studios<\/a>.\u201d<\/strong><\/em> (Discover Montserrat)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1600263165050{background-color: #00327d !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;625&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;mont_white222&#8243;]In 1979, the late Sir George Martin, former manager of the Beatles, built the ultimate get-away-from-it-all recording studio. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airstudios.com\/history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AIR Studios<\/a> Montserrat offered all of the technical facilities of its London predecessor, but with the advantages of an exotic location. For more than a decade, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airstudios.com\/history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AIR Studios<\/a> played host to classic recording sessions by music royalty, including Dire Straits, The Police, Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Elton John, Duran Duran, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, The Rolling Stones, and Eric Clapton.<\/p>\n<p>Only ruins of the studio remain today, following the island-wide destruction of Hurricane Hugo in 1989, but you can still get a glimpse of the remnants of the site from the spectacular view from the Montserrat Volcano Observatory and bear witness to a piece of true rock \u2019n roll folklore.[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;Find out more about Air Studios&#8221; style=&#8221;custom&#8221; custom_text=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; i_align=&#8221;right&#8221; i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fas fa-arrow-right&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.airstudios.com%2Fhistory%2F||target:%20_blank|&#8221; el_class=&#8221;clear_link222&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;511&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;right&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] OUR MUSICAL PEDIGREE [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1600263165050{background-color: #00327d !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;mont_white222&#8243;]Montserrat, however, may be best known for its contribution to music and is home to calypso royalty. 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