Fire Over Babylon – Dread, Peace and Conscious Sounds At Studio One – v/a cd/2lp

Mooie nieuwe reggae verzamelaar op Soul Jazz, goed verzorgd zoals altijd uiteraard. ‘‘A stellar selection of 70s roots music – classic and rare tracks recorded at Clement Dodd’s musical empire. Rastafarian-inspired Roots music was an ever-important aspect of Studio One’s output from the start of the 1970s onwards and this album features many of the ground-breaking groups and artists that established the sound of Jamaica during this decade and beyond. Featured here are seminal artists such as Freddie McGregor, The Wailing Souls, The Gladiators, Horace Andy, Devon Russell, Cedric Brooks, Count Ossie, Judah Eskender Tafari alongside a host of lesser-known rare cuts made at Studio One from artists such as The Prospectors, Viceroys and Pablove Black.’