Everyone knows Jamaica’s first Dancehall superstar Yellowman’s signature tune Zungguzungguguzungguzeng however the album of the same title is perhaps lesser…
Home-grown sounds of calypso and soca filled the ears of Ras Jammy as a youngster in Arima, northern Trinidad and Tobago. But the Suns Of Dub co-founder discovered other genres from an unlikel.
Dancehall artiste, Moses ‘Beenie Man’ Davis, recorded his debut single, Too Fancy, with producer Henry ‘Junjo’ Lawes in 1981. His Bunny Lee-produced debut album, The Invincible Beenie Man: The Ten Year Old DJ Wonder, was released in 1983 and that.
VP/Greensleeves Records will celebrate the 40th anniversary of John Holt’s iconic Police in Helicopter LP by issuing a rare 1983 12-inch single mix – informally known as the Sirens Mix – to streaming. It is presented in its original form alongside.
The late 80s represent a robust but controversial period in the Jamaican recording industry, as DJs were on the rise with new lyrical approaches, and digital production ruled the day.