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Harold McNair was an interesting guy. McNair, or Little G as he was called, was a serious musician, proficient on the alto and tenor saxophone, as well as the flute. He performed with all the important bands of the s and s, he directed his own band, and he toured all over the world. He was a musician, but he also sang.

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He sang calypso and called himself Digby. He performed flute on a number of Donovan tunes. I would have liked to have known him. Charlie grew up in the hills playing percussion among his family and the spiritual community he was part of, drumming every day in ceremonies that would go on for days or even up to a week at a time. He came to England in the late s, a move he found highly traumatic. His parents bought him his first drum kit to help him get over the shock and he soon became part of the nascent London reggae scene.

On-U Sound was as much influenced by post-punk, kraut-rock and industrial music as it was by the likes of Lee Perry and King Tubby, creating highly danceable but pretty way-out abstract reggae soundscapes. All their records are hugely innovative and have proven to be influential to an entire generation of bass-heads.

The first four African Head Charge LPs make for especially challenging listening and really sound like nothing else on Earth.

This band was tremendously popular in the Bahamas, as well as throughout the Caribbean. He formed his own band, The Explorers, and they had a residency at the famous Xanadu Hotel. It is now Alpha Institute , so their boarding school closed. They are learning about music engineering and radio broadcasting , and these are two viable areas of employment in Jamaica.

Something like this is long overdue in my opinion.

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Buying an Alpha t-shirt is easy, from their website or from etsy where they have a storefront. I visited the screen shop in and it was quite an operation—they produce all sorts of printed goods, including clothing and bags. I should note that a percentage of our book proceeds will be donated to Alpha Institute, so you can always purchase one of our books! To make a larger monetary donation, contact Sister Susan Frazer who heads the school today [or click here ]. So a real pioneer, but sadly he ended up penniless and died alone in ob.

Cradle Of Jamaican Music. Recorded in , it was the only time all the surviving original members came together.

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The tapes disappeared for about 30 years, allegedly because Jackie Mittoo ran off with them due to internal disagreements. The tapes re-surfaced and were salvaged and restored at Abbey Road Studios at great expense. The whole album is simply stunning. More Creation by Lennie Hibbert. There is a 3-part discomix version of this which appears as a bonus track on the Truth And Rights deluxe CD edition. It features an extended dub which then cuts into the original rocksteady instrumental, Swing Easy by The Soul Vendors.

It has a Yiddish klezmer vibe about it, which is largely due it being a cover of the theme tune to Fiddler On The Roof. Ghost Town —The Specials featuring Rico. Your email address will not be published. By using this form you agree with the storage and handling of your data by this website. No 1 resource for the global ska community. In any case, we hope they are helpful and entertaining to you. Cradle of Jamaican Music presents information in a biographical dictionary approach. How did this approach help or hinder your research and writing?

Sister Mary Ignatius Davies Adam: Share something new your research taught you about one of the Alpha School greats. Alpha did not just produce ska and reggae artists. Tell us about some of the other alum who made their mark in the music world. Can each of you share the brief story of one of those lesser-known artists?

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