****BURNING SPEAR - JAH KINGDOM****

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****BURNING SPEAR - JAH KINGDOM****


TRACKLIST


1. Jah Kingdom 3:59
2. Praise Him 4:05
3. Come Come 4:04
4. World Power 4:09
5. Tumble Down 3:39
6. Call On Jah 4:20
7. Should I 4:14
8. When Jah Call 3:58
9. Thank You 4:26
10. Land Of My Birth 4:07
11. Estimated Prophet 6:49




James "Hal" Smith - trumpet
nelson Miller - drums
Winston Rodney - vocals, percussion
Charles Dickey - trombone
Jay Noel - keyboards
Lenford Richards - guitar, piano, keyboards
Lenval "Shayar" Jarrett - guitar
Paul Beckford - bass
Shawn "Mark" Dawson - saxophone


Also: Dean Fraser, Nambo Robinson, Chico Chin, Richard Johnson, Richard Johnson, Robby Lyn




Burning Spear (a.k.a. Winston Rodney) spent most of the '80s bouncing between labels after establishing himself thanks to a string of legendary '70s albums released on Mango Records. The early '90s found Spear back with Mango and 1991's JAH KINGDOM was the last album he released on this Island Records offshoot before returning to indie label Heartbeat.


Staying consistent to his long-standing devotion to spreading his faith, Spear filled KINGDOM with words of praise for both Jah and Rastafari ("Praise Him," "Call on Jah") as well as pride in his roots ("Land of My Birth"). Guest musicians include legendary Jamaican instrumentalist Dean Fraser, and the rest of the collective plays with a lighter touch than what was normally heard on Spear's previous albums. This approach enabled Spear to put more of a steel-drum flavored, Caribbean spin on "Come, Come" and also redo the Grateful Dead's "Estimated Prophet," originally done for a Dead tribute album.


Recorded at Grove Studio, Ocho Rios, Jamaica.


Burning Spear: Winston Rodney (vocals, percussion); Lenford Richards (guitar, piano, keyboards); Linvall Jarrett (guitar); Mark Wilson (saxophone); James Smith (trumpet); Charles Dickey (trombone); Jay Noel (keyboards); Paul Beckford (bass); Nelson Miller (drums).


Additional personnel: Dean Fraser (saxophone); Chico Chin (trumpet); Nambo Robinson (trombone); Robby Lyn (piano, synthesizer); Richard Johnson (piano).






LYRICS JAH KINGDOM


No matter where we go
We are the lions in His Kingdom
No matter where we go
We are the lions in His Kingdom


Lion in His Kingdom
Lion in His Kingdom
Dreadlock in His Kingdom
Rasta in His Kingdom
Love in His Kingdom


No matter where we go
We are the lions in His Kingdom
No matter where we go
We are the lions in His Kingdom


Lion in His Kingdom
Lies in His Kingdom
Weak in His Kingdom
Rich in His Kingdom


Jah Kingdom, yes, Jah Kingdom
Jah Kingdom, yes, Jah Kingdom
Jah Kingdom, yes, Jah Kingdom
Jah Kingdom, yes, Jah Kingdom


No matter where we go
We are the lions in His Kingdom
No matter where we go
We are the lions in His Kingdom


Lion in His Kingdom
You're no one in His Kingdom
You're no one in His Kingdom
Nyabinghi in His Kingdom
Well-tried in His Kingdom
Bobo in His Kingdom


No matter where we go
We are the lions in His Kingdom
No matter where we go
We are the lions in His Kingdom


Lion in His Kingdom
Lion in His Kingdom