Meeting Sly Dunbar.

Before Barry left Jamaica he had met Sly Dunbar. "He was just a wanna be like myself. The only difference was that I had already made my debut as a recording artist, he was an upcoming drummer. We became members of a band called the Yardbrooms, yeah mon, The Yardbrooms. Sly was the drummer, I was the lead singer for the band. The owner of the band, never believed in Sly as a drummer, but I knew he was wicked, so we had a show in a complex on Waltham Park Road, right in between my yard and Bunny's yard. I told the owner if Sly was not going to be the drummer, I would not perform. So, they let him play. We mash up the place with niceness, so I was the first artist that Sly Dunbar back up on stage, 4 real. He was wicked. From then on, we became friends."

"When I left Jamaica, the Wailers were still wailing. I went up to Canada, it was strange because of the seasons, plus snow! When I got to Canada, no one could pronounce Reggae. I had no choice but to go back to school while still holding down a day job. I had to do Adult Education in order to get a high school diploma, Canadian Standard. I started Pre University, where I studied Mechanical Technology. I also spent 4 years in the Armed Forces (Air, Land, and Sea). I never completed the 3 years needed to graduate as a mechanical tech., but with 2 years completed, I went to work for the Canadian Government at Canadian National in the engineering department as a Stationary Engineer. After awhile, I decided to study Business-Communication/Media and achievied my BA in Communications. Radio and Television announcing, journalism, administration, representation etc."

At this time Reggae music was starting to surface in Canada. "I toured and performed for a while, but I discovered 'behind the scenes of the music business'. I produced my first record that sold like hot bread. Then from there I started learning another trade. Being the man behind the scene. After setting up Circulation Productions (Les Productions Circulation) Circulation Music-Records/Media Co., it all came together. I was working part time as a Communication Specialist with a Media company, also part time as an A & R rep. for various Major and Independent record labels. I was also working as musical liaison for a few major companies helping to build their reggae music catalogue. After learning the ins and out of the business, I decide to just do my own thing. Build Circulation."

"While in Canada, I did not stay in contact with Bob, Bunny, Peter, and Junior. Before the Original Wailers split, they came up to Canada, the only show that they ever did in Canada. Again as faith would have it, the show was kept in Montreal, my city, the University of Montreal Complex. I attended the show, and reunited with them. We all were back stage, along with Rudy 'Long Story' Mills, David Madden, etc. We started taking pictures. After taking nuff pictures we then decided to take some of me, Bob, Bunny, and Peter, but the film finished. That's why I don't have any picture of all of us together. I only have of Peter and myself and Bunny and myself. After their Montreal appearance, I read about the split of the group among other things."

"Some time not long after the Original Wailers split, I started going back to Jamaica every year, because I was getting homesick. I linked up with Bunny and Peter. Again we started to vibe musically. Bunny was getting his 'Blackheart Man' album out there along with his Solomonic Productions, while Peter was trying to launch his Intel-Diplo (H.I.M) Label."