Sinead begins recording reggae album

Singer Sinead O’Connor is in Jamaica recording a reggae album with some of the Caribbean island’s leading musicians.

O’Connor has been in the capital Kingston since last week working on tracks for the album, scheduled for release this summer, said her producer, Sly Dunbar.

The untitled album will include covers of some of reggae’s most famous protest songs – Bob Marley’s War, Peter Tosh’s Downpressor Man, and Burning Spear’s Marcus Garvey – Dunbar said.

Dunbar, a drummer, and bass player Robbie Shakespeare are co-producing the album. They reputedly form one of the world’s best rhythm sections.

In 1980, they founded their own Taxi record label, which has promoted the careers of such stars as Black Uhuru, Ini Kamoze, Beenie Man, and Red Dragon.

O’Connor, aged 38, is best known for her 1991 international hit, Nothing Compares 2 U.

In her early albums, she won praise for her unique voice and original songs although her career has frequently been marked by scandal.

O'Connor even became a Tridentine priestess in the late 1990s.