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Hugh Mundell - Africa Must Be Free By 1983
Message (#DSR 2365), 1978
Hugh Mundell, born in Kingston in 1962, had one of the most remarkable debuts in the history of reggae with this album, at the young age of 16. He started his career in cooperation with Joe Gibbs, with whom he recorded the still unreleased single "Where Is Natty Dread". Soon after that, he was hired as a DJ by Augustus Pablo for the legendary "Rockers Sound System". That [...]
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Message (#DSR 2365), 1978
Hugh Mundell, born in Kingston in 1962, had one of the most remarkable debuts in the history of reggae with this album, at the young age of 16. He started his career in cooperation with Joe Gibbs, with whom he recorded the still unreleased single "Where Is Natty Dread". Soon after that, he was hired as a DJ by Augustus Pablo for the legendary "Rockers Sound System". That [...]
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Israel Vibration - The Same Song
Top Ranking (#TC 084), 1978
The vocal trio of Cecil Spence ("Skelly"), Albert Craig ("Apple Gabriel"), and Lascelle Bulgin ("Wiss") is one of the finest roots groups in Jamaica's History. The met as children at Kingston's Mona Rehabilitation Clinic, all three of them being afflicted by Poliomyelitis (Polio). They spent the first six years of their career singing for their suppers, and by 1975 [...]
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Top Ranking (#TC 084), 1978
The vocal trio of Cecil Spence ("Skelly"), Albert Craig ("Apple Gabriel"), and Lascelle Bulgin ("Wiss") is one of the finest roots groups in Jamaica's History. The met as children at Kingston's Mona Rehabilitation Clinic, all three of them being afflicted by Poliomyelitis (Polio). They spent the first six years of their career singing for their suppers, and by 1975 [...]
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Third World - 96 Degrees In The Shade
Island Records (#ILPS 9443), 1977
Third World was originally formed in 1973 by keyboardist Michael "Ibo" Cooper and guitarist/cellist Steven "Cat" Coore. Both had played around the Kingston reggae scene before joining the original line-up of Inner Circle around 1968. When they left to form their own band in 1973, they took Inner Circle bassist Richard Daley with them, and also recruited drummer Carl Barovier, [...]
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Island Records (#ILPS 9443), 1977
Third World was originally formed in 1973 by keyboardist Michael "Ibo" Cooper and guitarist/cellist Steven "Cat" Coore. Both had played around the Kingston reggae scene before joining the original line-up of Inner Circle around 1968. When they left to form their own band in 1973, they took Inner Circle bassist Richard Daley with them, and also recruited drummer Carl Barovier, [...]
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Black Uhuru - Red
Island (#ILPS 9625), 1981
Black Uhuru is probably the most successful group in the history of reggae; even several changes in the line-up didn't affect that. Derrick Simpson, Don Carlos and Rudolph Dennis formed the initial band in the Waterhouse district of Kingston - with Simpson being the only constant in all the years of Black Uhuru. Don Carlos left the group, Michael Rose replaced him, and then Rose went solo and was [...]
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Island (#ILPS 9625), 1981
Black Uhuru is probably the most successful group in the history of reggae; even several changes in the line-up didn't affect that. Derrick Simpson, Don Carlos and Rudolph Dennis formed the initial band in the Waterhouse district of Kingston - with Simpson being the only constant in all the years of Black Uhuru. Don Carlos left the group, Michael Rose replaced him, and then Rose went solo and was [...]
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Ranking Toyan - How The West Was Won
Greensleeves (#GREL 20), 1981
Ranking Toyan started his career in the mid-'70s with moderate success. Even though he recorded with Jamaica's top sound systems and producers (e.g. Henry Lawes, Scientist, Jah Thomas), his success didn't come until the early '80s. His first two noticeable 7" releases, "Disco Pants" and "Nah Kill Nuh Man", were released in 1979. With the aid of producers like Scientist, [...]
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Greensleeves (#GREL 20), 1981
Ranking Toyan started his career in the mid-'70s with moderate success. Even though he recorded with Jamaica's top sound systems and producers (e.g. Henry Lawes, Scientist, Jah Thomas), his success didn't come until the early '80s. His first two noticeable 7" releases, "Disco Pants" and "Nah Kill Nuh Man", were released in 1979. With the aid of producers like Scientist, [...]
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Dr. Alimantado - Best Dressed Chicken In Town
Greensleeves (#GREL 1), 1978
Alimantado was born James Winston Thompson in Kingston, 1952. His talent was in deejaying and he listened and learnt from the master and originator of the art, the great U Roy.
While working for many different producers at the beginning of his career, he constantly changed his alias, including the names Winston Prince, Winston Cool and Ital Winston. Despite the fact that none of these [...]
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Greensleeves (#GREL 1), 1978
Alimantado was born James Winston Thompson in Kingston, 1952. His talent was in deejaying and he listened and learnt from the master and originator of the art, the great U Roy.
While working for many different producers at the beginning of his career, he constantly changed his alias, including the names Winston Prince, Winston Cool and Ital Winston. Despite the fact that none of these [...]
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