After the runaway success of the brilliant “Foundation DJs”
the door was open for this new breed of JA & UK
Toasters to step up to the mike & show us their skills .
This they did in their own style drawing on what went before.
There were so many it was like
“DAM A BURST”
01 BADNESS NO PAY – KEN QUATTY
02 LOVE IN THE ARENA – RANKING FISHEYE
03 LOVERS ROCK – JAH MIKE
04 BUCKY SKANK – KING COUCHY
05 MAKA BEE - PRINCE HERON
06 UNTOUCHABLE SPECIAL- MERRYMAKERS
07 WICKED ARE TO BLAME- U BLACK
08 BELIEVE IN IT – PRINCE CHARMING
09 RASTA EXPESSION- JAH SON
10 NATTY WAIT IN VAIN – SUPER STAR
11 WORLD IS A STAGE – JAH WOOSH
12 SATA – KING SMILEY
13 JACAMMA ROCK – JAH MOJO
14 PSALMS TWENTY – JAMES BOOMS
15 PROPHESY REVEAL – BO JANGLES
16 MAN TO MAN – JAH NATTY & THE REBELS
17POSITIVE VIBRATIONS – PEBBLES
18 MESSAGE TO BLACKMAN – JAH KENNETH
19 BLAST OFF – SCARFACE
20 KUNTE KINTE BLACK ROOTS – RAY I
Re Upped 14-5-12
3 comments:
Much as I love your posts, and much as they have filled many gaps in a collection that has been developed for three and more decades, may I perhaps suggest that the reason why Jah Mike, Prince Nelson and Ranking Fisheye remain obscure is perhaps because they weren't very good?
Every era has its share of great stars (not always wholly inspired), lesser names and those who never hit the wider public consciousness, and who remain neglected by history. In the latter group, in the history of sixties/seventies Ja music some might place the Beltones, the Clarendonians, Larry & Alvin, and perhaps even Sir Lord Comic and Cool/Count Sticky.
However, there are a number of people whose obscurity is truly based upon limited talent, rather than simple ill-luck. Of the dozen or so new names (to me0 here, I doubt I'll want to hear more than two or three before.
Sorry
@ the voice of reason:
A lot of artists also walked away from the scene/their carrier because they were simply not payed at all. Jamaican producers were/are infamous for exploitation of artists.
Thanks for Dam A Burst! I think these songs are great. It's refreshing to hear, to me, way lesser known names, not just the usual suspects/riddims. Heavy conscious lyrics on some of these too. Good stuff.
Nelgroe, California
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