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"'The unearthed Holy Grail of reggae.' That's what DJs, reviewers and music lovers worldwide are calling the rediscovery of roots reggae founder Claudius 'Kingman' Linton and the just-released CD collection of his essential 1970s reggae hits, Roots Master: The Vintage Roots Reggae Singles Vol. 1. But no critic has reviewed that reissue CD without an eager mention that the best is yet to come: along with his legendary backing band, the reggae master has prepared an album of new songs with a skill, charm and potency to match his classic recordings. A new band: Kingman & Jonah. A new full-length CD: Sign Time. Kingman's comeback was born from his chance meeting on the beach in Negril, Jamaica, with American indie-rock musician/producer Ian 'Jonah' Jones. 'Can you tune this thing, sire?' the old Rasta called out to the visitor, and a musical friendship was born. Kingman & Jonah made their first recordings -- the mellow groove 'In The Street' and the elegiac 'Baghdad' -- while cramped into a tiny tin-roof studio on a Jamaican mountainside. Then they continued their songwriting partnership and harmony rehearsals over the phone between Negril and Baltimore, Maryland. Soon, an album's worth of new material was ready to be tracked, complete with the irresistible melodies, infectious rhythms and a conscious message familiar to fans of Claudius' earlier work."
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"With a toot of the horn, Bob Marley pulled his BMW off the rutted Jamaican road and hopped out to warmly greet a Rasta sitting on the grass. Onlookers gaped as the singer who made reggae a global sensation sat down on the dusty roadside to talk and share a laugh. Who was this man who could readily command an audience from the island's favorite son? It was Marley's old Trenchtown friend Claudius 'Kingman' Linton, the roots reggae singer known around Kingston for his soulful voice and knack for a killer melody. As young teens, Claudius, Bob, Peter Tosh, and other future reggae stars had all learned to sing together from the 'father of reggae,' Joe Higgs. Years later, they had all participated on The Rolling Stones' Goat's Head Soup recording sessions. Claudius Linton is considered the originator of the roots reggae style of singing popularized by Culture, Burning Spear & other reggae artists for the last 3 decades. Along with singing partner Cecil Hemmings, Claudius fronted groups like The Angelic Brothers & The Hofner Brothers, rising with Tosh, Marley, Derrick Morgan, Toots & the Maytals and other reggae greats from early '60s ska singles to the crest of reggae's '70s heyday. Having walked with the giants from the invention of roots reggae in Jamaica's Trenchtown ghetto through reggae's worldwide popularity, Claudius Linton is a living history of reggae whose fans still claim him as 'one of the greatest reggae singers of all time.' This collection compiles the first volume of his essential classic material."
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