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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

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