Rupert Bent III is a Grammy-nominated producer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer and sound engineer with over 25 years in the reggae music industry.

Badda Banz, Backing Band for Sean Paul, led by Musical Director Rupert Bent III, performed the music on the Reggae Pickney™ product, "Shaggy Parrot and the Reggae Band". Members are: Rupert Bent III (Musical Director and Bass Guitarist); Andrew "Pregs" Thompson (Drums); Andrew McIntyre (Guitar); Richie Foulkes (Keyboards).

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Shaggy Parrot™ and the Reggae Band, is a captivating, breakthrough Storybook and CD, the first product in the new Reggae Pickney™ Series out of Jamaica.

Jana Bent is a Singer, Songwriter, Dancer and Choreographer, who has toured with a host of reggae artistes as a singer and backing vocalist for Shaggy, Damian Marley, Sean Paul, Bounty Killer and Spragga Benz.

Jana led the team of Authors - Rupert Bent III, Nicole Hoo Fatt, Kellie Magnus, Rebecca Packer, and Dr. Veronica Salter - to create the text, narration and script for the CD and Book." "Additional Editing was performed by Early Childhood Education authorities, Dr. Rebecca Tortello and the Dudley Grant Memorial Trust.

Cary Ragbeer is a US based Businessman with years of experience in sales and marketing as well as business operations. He is a director of the Tatiana McIntosh Foundation, a charity organization that helps underprivileged children achieve their educational goals. Visit www.taticaribbean.com for more details.

Additional marketing support is supplied by Jackmandora Ltd. in Jamaica, and Signpost Inc., in Charlotte North Carolina

The exquisite illustrations were created by Trinidadian Graphic Artist, John Mendes of Cote ci Cote la, with assistance from Jamaican Graphic Artist, Sanjay Charlton.

The Companion Colouring Book to the CD and Book was illustrated by Jamaican Rachel Wade. Additional Art Direction was done by Morton Publishing and Printing was by MAC Multimedia

Eunice Bent has been working in Corporate Public Relations and Social Marketing industry for over 35 years and has been Managing Director of Communications Consultants Limited, the premier Caribbean firm in this industry, for over 25 years.

Eunice has been managing the PR, publicity, promotion and social marketing for major corporations and government ministries.