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Sly & Robbie- Riding East
A fantastic dub, made so much better by the fact that it was recorded and released only last year in the brilliant album ‘Blackwood Dub’. The heavy roots vibe the pair mastered with Black Uhuru is on...
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Ini Kamoze- Wings With Me
Guided by the eye of production wizards Sly and Robbie, Ini Kamoze announced his arrival on the roots reggae-dancehall transition phase of the early 1980s with his masterful self-titled debut album....
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Mighty Diamonds- Right Time
Recorded at Channel One, ‘Right Time’ is the title track from the album that marked Sly & Robbie’s arrival on the Jamaican reggae scene, and what a track it is. From the very beginning, as the...
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Barrington Levy- Shine Eye Gal
One of the best things about Barrington Levy is his diversity. Whereas on one hand you have his heavy, militant steppers such as ‘Bounty Hunter’, on the other you have pure bliss such as the hit ‘Shine...
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The Silvertones- Rejoice Jah Jah Children
A grooving roots track from one of the many bands to successfully make the transition from ska and rocksteady to roots reggae. Produced in 1972 by Lee Perry, ‘Rejoice Jah Jah Children’ is symbolic of...
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Mighty Threes- Rasta Business
The Mighty Threes’ impact on Jamaica’s music scene was nominal to say the least. Whereas most artists and bands developed an extensive catalogue of singles and albums over the years, Mighty Three’s...
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Skatalites- Fugitive Dub
In 1975 the remaining members of the 60’s supergroup the Skatalites came together in session at Lee Perry’s Black Ark studio to record a number of tracks which would go on to be mixed at King Tubby’s....
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The Wailing Wailers- I’m Gonna Put It On
Recorded in 1965, just as ska was beginning to calm down and ease into the mellow swing of rocksteady, this early Wailing Wailers release incorporates the best of both worlds. The instrumentation of...
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Mad Professor- Rasta Movement
An obscure track from the appropriately named album ‘The Dubs That Time Forgot,’ this smooth dub exhumes the kind of effortless elegance that marks Mad Professor as one of the leading figures in the...
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Nelson Mandela
Apologies for the lack of posts recently, unfortunately the university workload leaves little time for blogging! Having said that, posts will still keep on coming, just perhaps less regularly. The...
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