For context, Eglington is an area of Toronto with a large Jamaican community. Brixton is an area of London with a large Jamaican community. And…
Tag: Sly & Robbie
03/10/2020: “Thunder & Lightning Dub” by Scientist
Scientist In The Kingdom Of Dub, released in 1981, is hands down one of the best dub albums ever produced. Featuring a hard hitting list of musicians such as Sly…
08/11/2019: “Private Life” by Grace Jones
This one was originally recorded by The Pretenders in 1980; Grace Jones covered it in the same year. Its essentially a reggae track, but the…
03/07/2019: “Nightclubbing” by Grace Jones
“Nightclubbing” started life as a song written by Iggy Pop in collaboration with David Bowie. It’s a very cool song, with a distinctive drum machine…
17/10/2018: “Shine Eye Gal” by Black Uhuru
Sly Dunbar & Robbie Shakespeare are two of the most famous names in reggae. Sly Dunbar plays drums, and Robbie Shakespeare plays bass guitar. So…
18/05/2018: “Baltimore” by The Tamlins
Randy Newman deserves great credit for writing the song in the first place. His 1977 version is also a very good performance and arrangement of…