Cat Coore
b. 6 April 1950, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies. Coore’s father was Jamaica’s Minister of Finance under Michael Manley’s government and as his career progressed he assumed the role of deputy Prime Minister. Coore Jnr.’s mother played the cello in the Jamaican Youth Orchestra and also taught music, which led to allegations in the media of partiality. Addressing the issue in the liner-notes of Third World Reggae Greats, Coore asserted ‘Sure I was Mr So-and-So’s son from across the gully but it didn’t make any difference’.