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RWR 003CD
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The music contained on this album invokes the vibes and spirit that were so crucial to much of the music recorded during the 1960s and '70s in Jamaica. The musicians and singers of this era will tell you that the driving force behind the songs they created was the sheer love of music. The Kingston All Stars represent some of the most legendary musicians to ever grace the little island and it is thanks to their passion and dedication that we have a lifetime of music to enjoy. This is the third KAS LP showcasing the talents of Jamaica's top session musicians from the golden era of Jamaican music. These are the artists who laid the foundation for rocksteady, reggae, roots and beyond in countless recording sessions around Jamaica. The Kingston All Stars include Sly Dunbar, Hux Brown, Mikey "Mao" Chung, Ansel Collins, Jackie Jackson, Robbie Lyn, Everton & Everald Gayle with the guidance of musician, writer & engineer Moss " Mossman " Raxlen. Members of the Kingston All Stars have been part of/or recorded with The Revolutionaries, Lynn Taitt & The Jets, Studio One's Sound Dimension and Soul Vendors Band, Lee "Scratch" Perry's Upsetters, Peter Tosh's Word Sound and Power band, Toots and the Maytals, Now Generation, In Crowd, Wailers Band and countless others. The album's intro piece "Boo Rock", is a tribute to the legendary drummer Mikey "Boo" Richards. Singer Allen Jahsana brings two amazing songs to the project on "Jungle Justice" and "Rising from the Ghetto." Carol Brown's "Only Jah Knows" on a sweet dubbed out rocksteady riddim shines that much brighter with the help of her daughter, Krystal Mittoo. Legendary roots vocalist Prince Alla adds a real classic vibe to a new song he wrote titled "My Vision". A proper roots anthem from singer RZee Jackson with conscious lyrics and RZee's unique vocal style.
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RWR 003LP
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LP version. The music contained on this album invokes the vibes and spirit that were so crucial to much of the music recorded during the 1960s and '70s in Jamaica. The musicians and singers of this era will tell you that the driving force behind the songs they created was the sheer love of music. The Kingston All Stars represent some of the most legendary musicians to ever grace the little island and it is thanks to their passion and dedication that we have a lifetime of music to enjoy. This is the third KAS LP showcasing the talents of Jamaica's top session musicians from the golden era of Jamaican music. These are the artists who laid the foundation for rocksteady, reggae, roots and beyond in countless recording sessions around Jamaica. The Kingston All Stars include Sly Dunbar, Hux Brown, Mikey "Mao" Chung, Ansel Collins, Jackie Jackson, Robbie Lyn, Everton & Everald Gayle with the guidance of musician, writer & engineer Moss " Mossman " Raxlen. Members of the Kingston All Stars have been part of/or recorded with The Revolutionaries, Lynn Taitt & The Jets, Studio One's Sound Dimension and Soul Vendors Band, Lee "Scratch" Perry's Upsetters, Peter Tosh's Word Sound and Power band, Toots and the Maytals, Now Generation, In Crowd, Wailers Band and countless others. The album's intro piece "Boo Rock", is a tribute to the legendary drummer Mikey "Boo" Richards. Singer Allen Jahsana brings two amazing songs to the project on "Jungle Justice" and "Rising from the Ghetto." Carol Brown's "Only Jah Knows" on a sweet dubbed out rocksteady riddim shines that much brighter with the help of her daughter, Krystal Mittoo. Legendary roots vocalist Prince Alla adds a real classic vibe to a new song he wrote titled "My Vision". A proper roots anthem from singer RZee Jackson with conscious lyrics and RZee's unique vocal style.
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RWR 003LTD-LP
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Limited colored vinyl version. The music contained on this album invokes the vibes and spirit that were so crucial to much of the music recorded during the 1960s and '70s in Jamaica. The musicians and singers of this era will tell you that the driving force behind the songs they created was the sheer love of music. The Kingston All Stars represent some of the most legendary musicians to ever grace the little island and it is thanks to their passion and dedication that we have a lifetime of music to enjoy. This is the third KAS LP showcasing the talents of Jamaica's top session musicians from the golden era of Jamaican music. These are the artists who laid the foundation for rocksteady, reggae, roots and beyond in countless recording sessions around Jamaica. The Kingston All Stars include Sly Dunbar, Hux Brown, Mikey "Mao" Chung, Ansel Collins, Jackie Jackson, Robbie Lyn, Everton & Everald Gayle with the guidance of musician, writer & engineer Moss " Mossman " Raxlen. Members of the Kingston All Stars have been part of/or recorded with The Revolutionaries, Lynn Taitt & The Jets, Studio One's Sound Dimension and Soul Vendors Band, Lee "Scratch" Perry's Upsetters, Peter Tosh's Word Sound and Power band, Toots and the Maytals, Now Generation, In Crowd, Wailers Band and countless others. The album's intro piece "Boo Rock", is a tribute to the legendary drummer Mikey "Boo" Richards. Singer Allen Jahsana brings two amazing songs to the project on "Jungle Justice" and "Rising from the Ghetto." Carol Brown's "Only Jah Knows" on a sweet dubbed out rocksteady riddim shines that much brighter with the help of her daughter, Krystal Mittoo. Legendary roots vocalist Prince Alla adds a real classic vibe to a new song he wrote titled "My Vision". A proper roots anthem from singer RZee Jackson with conscious lyrics and RZee's unique vocal style.
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RWR 002LP
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The foundation of this dub album was created by some of the finest session musicians ever to grace the studios of 1960s and '70s Jamaica. Their instruments were the cornerstone to countless dub LPs that began to surface in the early '70s and continued on into the '80s, creating a whole new genre of music. As they did back in the early days of dub, the Kingston All-Stars gathered together in Kingston, Jamaica at Mixing Lab Studios and laid down a series of riddims that would lay the groundwork for what comes next: the singers. Both Greenwich Farm rasta, Prince Alla, and falsetto, Cedric Myton of the The Congos, contribute vocals to the album, but half of the riddims on this LP are, to date, unreleased and have yet to be voiced. The style of riddims that were created during these sessions range from the Cumbia influenced "Reyes Dub" to the Ethiopian jazz flavored "Kebra Dub" that pays tribute to the African sound system, Kebra Ethiopia sound, and shows the wide variety of influences that fuel these musicians. Tracks like "Dub Ova" combine Ansel Collins's keyboard work with Hux Brown's infectious grooves to create a funky rhythm that you have not heard the last of. "Clappers" features Sly Dunbar's big drums and another Hux groove, creating a classic skanking dub reminiscent of rhythms by The Revolutionaries band. As with all good dub albums, the tension and release as instruments are brought in and out of the mix, and are felt as they much as they are heard. The negative space left by dropping the bass is then filled with a horn line or guitar lick soaked in echo or reverb giving tracks a second life. Dubwise was mixed in Montreal by producer and engineer Mossman. The Kingston All-Stars are: Sly Dunbar, Ansel Collins, Mikey "Mao" Chung, Linford "Hux" Brown, Jackie Jackson, Robbie Lyn, Everton and Everald Gayle. In various incarnations, members of the group have been part of or recorded with Bob Marley's Wailers band, Studio One's Sound Dimension and Soul Vendors band, Lee "Scratch" Perry's Upsetters, Peter Tosh's Word Sound and Power band, Toots and the Maytals, Now Generation, and many more.
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RWR 002LTD-LP
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Colored vinyl version. The foundation of this dub album was created by some of the finest session musicians ever to grace the studios of 1960s and '70s Jamaica. Their instruments were the cornerstone to countless dub LPs that began to surface in the early '70s and continued on into the '80s, creating a whole new genre of music. As they did back in the early days of dub, the Kingston All-Stars gathered together in Kingston, Jamaica at Mixing Lab Studios and laid down a series of riddims that would lay the groundwork for what comes next: the singers. Both Greenwich Farm rasta, Prince Alla, and falsetto, Cedric Myton of the The Congos, contribute vocals to the album, but half of the riddims on this LP are, to date, unreleased and have yet to be voiced. The style of riddims that were created during these sessions range from the Cumbia influenced "Reyes Dub" to the Ethiopian jazz flavored "Kebra Dub" that pays tribute to the African sound system, Kebra Ethiopia sound, and shows the wide variety of influences that fuel these musicians. Tracks like "Dub Ova" combine Ansel Collins's keyboard work with Hux Brown's infectious grooves to create a funky rhythm that you have not heard the last of. "Clappers" features Sly Dunbar's big drums and another Hux groove, creating a classic skanking dub reminiscent of rhythms by The Revolutionaries band. As with all good dub albums, the tension and release as instruments are brought in and out of the mix, and are felt as they much as they are heard. The negative space left by dropping the bass is then filled with a horn line or guitar lick soaked in echo or reverb giving tracks a second life. Dubwise was mixed in Montreal by producer and engineer Mossman. The Kingston All-Stars are: Sly Dunbar, Ansel Collins, Mikey "Mao" Chung, Linford "Hux" Brown, Jackie Jackson, Robbie Lyn, Everton and Everald Gayle. In various incarnations, members of the group have been part of or recorded with Bob Marley's Wailers band, Studio One's Sound Dimension and Soul Vendors band, Lee "Scratch" Perry's Upsetters, Peter Tosh's Word Sound and Power band, Toots and the Maytals, Now Generation, and many more.
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RWR 001CD
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Composed of some of the most gifted musicians to ever walk the mean streets of the Jamaican capital, the Kingston All-Stars project is a celebration of the heyday of vintage reggae, taking the form of a contemporary music project that pays homage to the glory days of the music's past. Spearheaded by Canadian producer, engineer, and musician Moss Raxlen, who was also the driving force behind the Rocksteady: The Roots Of Reggae (2009) feature documentary, the Kingston All-Stars revolve around a robust core of legendary session players. Drumming mastermind Sly Dunbar is of course half of the great rhythm duo, Sly and Robbie; bassist Jackie Jackson joined the Supersonics at the birth of rock steady, was a part of the Beverley's All Stars, and has been a touring member of Toots and the Maytals since the early 1970s. Guitarist Hux Brown was a rhythm player in the All Stars and Toots' band; lead axe man Mikey 'Mao' Chung was in the Now Generation and made an impact in both the Revolutionaries and the Compass Point All Stars. Keyboardist Robbie Lyn was an important session player at Studio One in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and was also part of the In Crowd band. After something of a false start in the mid-60s as a drummer and singer with the Caribbeats, Ansel Collins switched to the keyboards, making an instant splash with "Night Doctor" (one of Sly Dunbar's first recordings), and then reached the UK pop charts through hit recordings like "Double Barrel" and "Monkey Spanner". The Kingston All-Stars project does not end there: the resident drummer of Lee Perry's Black Ark, Mikey 'Boo' Richards also contributed, as has the sax and trombone team of Everton and Everald Gayle. There are kettle drums from Supersad and Calvin, lilting steel pan from Dean Barnett, and guitar and percussion from Roger White and Mossman, as well as Stranger Cole and Trevor McNaughton of the Melodians on backing vocals. The album's guest vocalists include: Cedric Myton of the Congos and his singing sparring partner, RZee Jackson, the original Greenwich Farm Rastaman Prince Allah, and Alana Jonsana. Everything was captured on tape at Mixing Lab studio in Kingston during the winter and spring of 2016, with further overdubbing and mixing overseen by Moss in Montreal. This album is only the beginning for the Kingston All-Stars.
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RWR 001LP
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LP version. Composed of some of the most gifted musicians to ever walk the mean streets of the Jamaican capital, the Kingston All-Stars project is a celebration of the heyday of vintage reggae, taking the form of a contemporary music project that pays homage to the glory days of the music's past. Spearheaded by Canadian producer, engineer, and musician Moss Raxlen, who was also the driving force behind the Rocksteady: The Roots Of Reggae (2009) feature documentary, the Kingston All-Stars revolve around a robust core of legendary session players. Drumming mastermind Sly Dunbar is of course half of the great rhythm duo, Sly and Robbie; bassist Jackie Jackson joined the Supersonics at the birth of rock steady, was a part of the Beverley's All Stars, and has been a touring member of Toots and the Maytals since the early 1970s. Guitarist Hux Brown was a rhythm player in the All Stars and Toots' band; lead axe man Mikey 'Mao' Chung was in the Now Generation and made an impact in both the Revolutionaries and the Compass Point All Stars. Keyboardist Robbie Lyn was an important session player at Studio One in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and was also part of the In Crowd band. After something of a false start in the mid-60s as a drummer and singer with the Caribbeats, Ansel Collins switched to the keyboards, making an instant splash with "Night Doctor" (one of Sly Dunbar's first recordings), and then reached the UK pop charts through hit recordings like "Double Barrel" and "Monkey Spanner". The Kingston All-Stars project does not end there: the resident drummer of Lee Perry's Black Ark, Mikey 'Boo' Richards also contributed, as has the sax and trombone team of Everton and Everald Gayle. There are kettle drums from Supersad and Calvin, lilting steel pan from Dean Barnett, and guitar and percussion from Roger White and Mossman, as well as Stranger Cole and Trevor McNaughton of the Melodians on backing vocals. The album's guest vocalists include: Cedric Myton of the Congos and his singing sparring partner, RZee Jackson, the original Greenwich Farm Rastaman Prince Allah, and Alana Jonsana. Everything was captured on tape at Mixing Lab studio in Kingston during the winter and spring of 2016, with further overdubbing and mixing overseen by Moss in Montreal. This album is only the beginning for the Kingston All-Stars.
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RWR 001LTD-LP
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Limited LP version. Comes in a silkscreened sleeve; Edition of 300. Composed of some of the most gifted musicians to ever walk the mean streets of the Jamaican capital, the Kingston All-Stars project is a celebration of the heyday of vintage reggae, taking the form of a contemporary music project that pays homage to the glory days of the music's past. Spearheaded by Canadian producer, engineer, and musician Moss Raxlen, who was also the driving force behind the Rocksteady: The Roots Of Reggae (2009) feature documentary, the Kingston All-Stars revolve around a robust core of legendary session players. Drumming mastermind Sly Dunbar is of course half of the great rhythm duo, Sly and Robbie; bassist Jackie Jackson joined the Supersonics at the birth of rock steady, was a part of the Beverley's All Stars, and has been a touring member of Toots and the Maytals since the early 1970s. Guitarist Hux Brown was a rhythm player in the All Stars and Toots' band; lead axe man Mikey 'Mao' Chung was in the Now Generation and made an impact in both the Revolutionaries and the Compass Point All Stars. Keyboardist Robbie Lyn was an important session player at Studio One in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and was also part of the In Crowd band. After something of a false start in the mid-60s as a drummer and singer with the Caribbeats, Ansel Collins switched to the keyboards, making an instant splash with "Night Doctor" (one of Sly Dunbar's first recordings), and then reached the UK pop charts through hit recordings like "Double Barrel" and "Monkey Spanner". The Kingston All-Stars project does not end there: the resident drummer of Lee Perry's Black Ark, Mikey 'Boo' Richards also contributed, as has the sax and trombone team of Everton and Everald Gayle. There are kettle drums from Supersad and Calvin, lilting steel pan from Dean Barnett, and guitar and percussion from Roger White and Mossman, as well as Stranger Cole and Trevor McNaughton of the Melodians on backing vocals. The album's guest vocalists include: Cedric Myton of the Congos and his singing sparring partner, RZee Jackson, the original Greenwich Farm Rastaman Prince Allah, and Alana Jonsana. Everything was captured on tape at Mixing Lab studio in Kingston during the winter and spring of 2016, with further overdubbing and mixing overseen by Moss in Montreal. This album is only the beginning for the Kingston All-Stars.
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