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The ball seldom bounced the talented Chantells’ way. Beset with personal complications, the Jamaicans’ laundry set of problems caused what might have been a guaranteeing career to get rid of abruptly. The Chantells’ — Samuel Bramwell, Tommy Thomas, and Lloyd Forrester — documenting output includes one recording (Waiting around in …

A duo made up of Cedric Myton and Roydel “Ashanti” Johnson, the Congos are known primarily known for just one record, Heart from the Congos, released in 1977. Reggae historian Steve Barrow, among the people behind the beautiful reissue of the long-thought-lost record, considers it as effective as seminal reggae …

Sonia Pottinger isn’t just mostly of the women suppliers in Jamaica, but, also probably one of the most successful. Three of her productions had been included on a summary of best 100 Jamaican strikes ever published by Clinton Lindsay of WNWK-FM in NY. Joe White’s 1968 saving of “EVERY EVENING” …

The foundations of Jamaica’s drumming style were set with the innovative playing of Sly Dunbar (born: Lowell Fillmore Dunbar). As one-half from the Riddim Twins, Dunbar became a member of with bassist Robbie Shakespeare to supply the tempo section and/or creation for recordings by reggae performers including Peter Tosh, Dark …

Willi Williams was among roots reggae’s important performers during its energetic and productive ’70s heyday, though he worked being a manufacturer and performer prior to and lengthy after, growing combined with the ever-turning tide of Jamaican music. Williams emerged onto the Studio room One picture in 1966, documenting a track …