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U-Roy – Runaway Girl

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U-Roy – “Runaway girl” from the album “Dread In A Babylon”

U-Roy was born Ewart Beckford on 21 September 1942 in Jones Town, Saint Andrews Parish, Kingston, Jamaica.
He started his professional career as a sound-system DJ in 1961 and in 1970 held the top three positions in the Jamaican charts for 12 weeks with “Wake The Town”, “Rule The Nation” and “Wear You To The Ball”.

“Dread In A Babylon”

1) Runaway Girl; 2) Chalice In The Palace; 3) I Can’t Love Another; 4) Dreadlocks Dread; 5) The Great Psalms; 6) Natty Don’t Fear; 7) African Message; 8) Silver Bird; 9) Listen To The Teacher; 10) Trench Town Rock

U Roy - Runaway Girl

Backed by The Soul Syndicate and Skin, Flesh and Bones Band
Recorded at Joe Gibbs Studio
Mixed by Errol Thompson and Prince Tony
Engineered by Errol Thompson
Arranged and produced by Tony Robinson

The Twinkle Brothers – Jahoviah

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The Twinkle Brothers – “Jahoviah” from the recently released “Front Line Presents Roots”
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The Twinkle Brothers

The Twinkle Brothers were formed in 1962 as a hotel show band, which goes some way to explaining their name.

The band initially consisted of brothers Norman (vocals, drums) and Ralston Grant (vocals, rhythm guitar) , but soon expanded to include Eric Barnard (piano), Karl Hyatt (vocals, percussion), and Albert Green (congas, percussion).
After a few minor hits with other producers they started producing themselves. “Rasta Pon Top” was released in 1975 and viewed as a classic.

twinkle brothers

Front Line Presents Roots

Disc 1
House Of Dread Locks – Big Youth; Chalice In The Palace – U Roy; Crazy Bald Head – Johnny Clarke; Country Living – The Mighty Diamonds; Mix Up – The Gladiators; Tribute To Marcus Garvey – I Roy; Natty Dread A Take Over – U Brown; Rastaman Skank-Tapper Zukie; If You Don’t Love Jah -Althea & Donna; Natty And The Root Man – Ranking Trevor; Created By The Father – Gregory Isaacs; Daughters Of Zion – Prince Far I; Jah Son Of Africa-U Roy; Keep On Trying – The Twinkle Brothers; Exodus – I Roy; Bodyguard – The Mighty Diamonds; Back Yard Meditation – The Gladiators; Free Africa – The Twinkle Brothers
Disc 2
Satta A Massa Gana – Johnny Clarke; Satta – I Roy; Pocket Money – The Gladiators; Evil Doers – U Roy; Jah Will Work It Out – The Mighty Diamonds; M.P.L.A. – Tapper Zukie; Blackman Land – Prince Far I; Masculine Gender – Ranking Trevor; Stop The Fussing And Fighting – Culture; This Land Is For Everyone – The Abyssinians; Babylon River – U Roy; Struggle – The Gladiators; Set The Captives Free – I Roy; Jahoviah – The Twinkle Brothers; Universal Tribulation – Gregory Isaacs; Let Jah Be Praised – The Gladiators; International Herb – Culture ; Hill And Gully – I Roy; Jah Kingdom Come – The Twinkle Brothers

I Roy – Roots Man

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“Roots Man” by I Roy

Born Roy Samuel Reid on 28 June 1944 in St Thomas Parish in Jamaica.

Along with U-Roy (whom he derived his name from), Dennis Alcapone, and Big Youth, he was one of a quartet of DJs that reigned supreme over the Jamaican music scene during the early to mid-’70s.

I Roy

Sadly he died on 27 November 1999 from heart problems.

This track is from “The Observer Book Of I-Roy”; part of the “Deep Roots Observer Style” box set. All of the tracks are produced and arranged by Winston “Niney” Holness – Niney The Observer.

“The Observer Book Of I-Roy”

1) Jah Come Here
2) Step On The Dragon
3) Camp Road Skanking
4) Fresh And Clean
5) Native Land
6) Point Blank Observer Style
7) Sister Maggie Breast
8) Water Rate
9) Jamaican Girl/Observer In Fine Style
10) Jah Is My Light/Wicked Eat Dirt
11) Roots Man/Observer Mix Version

 

 

Prince Far I – Foggy Road

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Prince Far I  – “Foggy Road” from the album “Message From The King”
I first heard this track in 1978 on the compilation sampler “The Front Line II”. Obviously I had to get “Message From the King” as soon as possible!

Incidentally the dub cut to this is “Long Life” from “Cry Tuff Dub Encounter Vol.1”

Message From The King

Message From The King

Side 1

Message From The King

The Dream

Commandment Of Drugs

Moses Moses

Blackman Land

Side 2

Concrete Column

Dry Bone

Foggy Road

Wisdom

Armageddon

Vocals : Errol Holt & Culture & Prince Far I & Fish Clarke

Drums : Fish Clarke & Sly Dunbar & Horsemouth Wallace & Santa Davis

Bass : Errol Holt

Rhythm Guitar : Bingy Bunny & Errol Holt

Lead Guitar : Earl Chinna Smith & Royal Soul

Piano : Theo Beckford & Dennis Brown & Bo Peep

Organ : Tarzan

Percussions : Sticky & Fish Clarke

“The Voice of Thunder” was born Michael James Williams in Spanish Town, Jamaica.