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Yabby You is one of the more intriguing
figures in the world of roots-reggae. Born in Waterhouse as one of 12
children in his family, he grew up in extreme poverty. As a teenager
he suffered malnutrition and developed severe arthritis that...
King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown is
without doubt one of the crowning achievements of dub music. Released
as an LP in 1977, it is a collaboration of two of the most important
figures in the development of reggae: the introspective Augustus...
Stalag 17 is a strong contender
for the most popular riddim in reggae history - it has reportedly been
versioned in over 400 tunes.
The most famous Stalag versions
are probably the two massively popular early dancehall tunes - Tenor
Saw's...
Satta Massagana is one of the most revered riddims in the history of Jamaican music. The riddim was originally recorded as Far Far Away by the Abyssinians in 1969 for Clement Dodd. However, because Dodd didn't believe it had any commercial potential...
Junior Reid is a pioneering Roots Reggae artist from the Waterhouse district of Jamdown. Reid started his career at the age of 14, soon after forming his own band - The Voice of Progress - later carrying on to work with producers like Sugar...
Born in Manchester, Jamaica, Jah Mason began his career under the
guidance of Junior Reed, soon after linking with Capleton's David House
and Tony Rebel's Flames family. Touring extensively around Europe, the UK, US & the Caribbean, Jah...
Penthouse Records, Continuation Riddim (D. Germain), 2004 Jamaica
With
two so-slack-sounding track titles, it would be easy to just gloss over
these in a 7"s bin. Your eye might catch that the imperially conscious
artist, Queen...
Half Pint was born in West Kingston and after completing his secondary school education in 1976, began his music career, touring Jamaica with various sounds such as Black Scorpio, Jammys, Gemini, Lee's Unlimited and Killimanjaro. Building up a...
Born Jepther McClymont in 1964 in Davey Town, Luciano
started singing in church before moving to Kingston and cutting a
series of recordings for a number of producers and labels. It
wasn't until Luciano teamed with Phillip 'Fattis' Burrell in...
Since his debut around 1995, Jah Mali has worked with many big producers and artists including Tony Rebel, Donovan Germain, Fatis Burrell, Buju Banton and Bobby Digital. This killer track was released on the Digital B label in 1999 on the Fade...
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