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David Jeffries from AllMusic says the two sides of UB40's career is represented in Greatest Hits from "the ultra-slick, easy to swallow side of the band" with tracks like "(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You" mixed in with "the underdog with roots reggae attitude and dubby production" numbers like "One in Ten". He calls it a "one-disc ...
Studio One is one of Jamaica's most renowned record labels and recording studios; it has been described as the Motown of Jamaica. The record label was involved with most of the major music movements in Jamaica during the 1960s and 1970s, including ska , rocksteady , reggae , dub and dancehall .
Studio One, Trojan, Joe Gibbs Musical artist Cornel Campbell aka Don Cornel or Don Gorgon (born 23 November 1945 in Kingston , Jamaica) is a reggae singer, best known for his trademark falsetto voice, and his recordings at Studio One in the late 1960s and his later work with Bunny Lee in the 1970s.
In 1975, the studio was upgraded to a 16-track recorder which enabled engineers to record each instrument distinctly, lending intricacy to dub mixes and giving rise to the "rockers" sound. [3] According to 2006's Caribbean Popular Music , the studio became widely known after the 1976 release of The Mighty Diamonds ' Right Time . [ 4 ]
Two-tone, or 2 tone, also known as ska-rock [citation needed] and ska revival, [1] is a genre of British popular music of the late 1970s and early 1980s that fused traditional Jamaican ska, rocksteady, and reggae music with elements of punk rock and new wave music. [1]
One of the most successful artists of the early dancehall era, Brown worked with some of Jamaica's top producers of the time, including Linval Thompson, Winston "Niney The Observer" Holness, Sugar Minott and Coxsone Dodd, as well as releasing self-produced material. [2] He recorded for Studio One in 1983, including Far East. [2]
The Reggae Christmas Hits Album (1986), Trojan; From One Extreme to Another (1986), Beta; Time Is the Master (1988), Creole; Sweetie Come Brush Me – Greatest Hits (1988), ROHIT; Rock with Me Baby (1988), Trojan; If I Were a Carpenter (1989) Why I Care (1989), Greensleeves; Reggae, Hip House, R&B Flavor (1993) Reggae Peacemaker (1993), House ...
Eek-A-Mouse (born Ripton Joseph Hylton, 19 November 1957) is a Jamaican reggae musician. He is one of the earliest artists to be described as a "singjay".[a] [1] Eek-A-Mouse is well known for pioneering his own style of scatting, differing from the-then toasting deejays in the 80s.