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The Now Generation Band or NOWGEN as affectionately referred to in Reggae circles was a popular Jamaican Band during the late Sixties into the Seventies.Beginning as a dance band on the road they found themselves gradually doing more and more recording dates and in 1972 quit road work to concentrate on studio work. The band comprised Mikey Chung and Geoffrey Chung on Guitar,Val Douglas on Bass,Robert Lyn and Earl Wire Lindo on Keyboards, and Martin Sinclair and Mikey Boo Richards on Drums.They have recorded with most Jamaican Producers eg. Duke Reid, Joe Gibbs, Bunny Lee, Lee Scratch Perry, Harry J, Matador, Moodisc and Federal to name a few. Songs recorded include Dem Ha Fe Get a Beatin, Maga Dog by Peter Tosh,( Joe Gibbs) Beat Down Babylon by Junior Byles, (Lee Perry) Baby Dont Do it, Things in Life by Dennis Brown, (Lloyd Matador) Breakfast in Bed by Lorna Bennet, (Harry J) Life is just for Living by Ernie Smith, (Federal) Shaft by The Chosen Few (Derrick Harriott)and Y Mas Gan by The Abbyssinians, (Matador) among many more.