****ALPHA BLONDY - JERUSALEM****

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JERUSALEM


TRACKLIST


1. Jerusalem
2. Politiqui
3. Bloodshed In Africa
4. I Love Paris
5. Kalachnikov Love
6. Travailler C'est Trop Dur
7. Miwa
8. Boulevard De La Mort
9. Dji


Label Shanachie
Orig Year 1986
Release Date Jul 22, 1988
Producer Alpha Blondy
Engineer Gary Sutherland; Anthony Kelly; Soljie Hamilton




BACKING VOCALS: Lorna Wairwright, Marcia Higgs, Dahlia Lyons, Georgia Higs, Olive Grant
BASS: Familyman
DRUMS: Carlton Barrett
LEAD GUITAR: Jr. Murvin
RHYTHM GUITAR: Chinna, Owen Reid
KEYBOARDS: Georges Kouakou, Wire Lindo
HORNS: David Madden, Bubbles Cameron, Glen DaCosta
PERCUSSION: Sticky, Scully


PRODUCED BY: Alpha Blondy
RECORDED AT: Tuff Gong
MIXED AT: Tuff Gong

Despite heated protests from his parents, Alpha Blondy abandoned his studies in education to establish himself as a singer, a move influenced by his discovery of the Rastafarian faith and the music of international reggae star Bob Marley. A ... Full Descriptionlongtime dream was fulfilled in 1986 when, five years after Marley's death, the singer's backing band, the Wailers, supplied the rhythms for Blondy's third album. Recorded in Jamaica, Jerusalem remains one of Blondy's most satisfying song collections. Lyrics alternate among English, French, and Blondy's own Dioula, a mix the singer attempts to unite through the rhythms of reggae music. Aiding him in his pursuits are some of the island's finest. Under Bob Marley, the seasoned rhythm team of brothers Aston and Carlton Barrett (bass and drums), Junior Murvin (guitar), and Earl Lindo (keyboards) refined reggae music to the slick, near-universal pulse Blondy was seeking. Though their former mentor's success distanced the Wailers somewhat from Jamaica's hard roots audience, they lost none of their exceptional musicianship in the process. The sound of Carlton Barrett's slick snare beats and Earl "Chinna" Smith's supple bluesy lines may have lacked the rough hues of the 1970s, but they did provide many music fans with a palatable introduction to reggae. Behind Blondy, they helped propel the singer to his own level of crossover success. Though the mix by engineers Anthony Kelly, Gary Sutherland, and Solgie Hamilton applies a certain amount of gloss to the music, sparse, competent rhythms ride below Blondy on tracks like "Boulevard de la Mort," "Travailler C'Est Trop Dur," and "Bloodshed in Africa." ~


Recorded at Tuff Gong Studios, Kingston, Jamaica.


Personnel: Alpha Blondy (vocals); Junior Marvin (guitar); David Madden, Bubbles Cameron, Glen DaCosta, Glen DeCosta (horns); Earl Lindo, Georges Kouakou (keyboards); Carlton "Carlie" Barrett (drums); Skully, Uziah "Sticky" Thompson (percussion); Marcia "Pinky" Higgs, Pat Higgs (background vocals).


Recording information: Tuff Gong Studios, Kingston, Jamaica.


Arranger: Alpha Blondy.


Personnel: Alpha Blondy (vocals); Earl "Chinna" Smith, Owen "Dready" Reid (rhythm guitars); Junior Murvin (lead guitar); David Madden, Calvin "Bubbles" Cameron, Glen Da Costa (horns); Georges Kouakou, Earl "Wire" Lindo (keyboards); Aston "Family Man" Barrett (bass); Carlton Barrett (drums); Sticky and Skully (percussion); Lorna Wairwright, Marcia "Pinky" Higgs, Dahlia Lyons, Georgia "Pat" Higs, Olive "Senya" Grant (background vocals)


Additional engineers: Anthony "Youth" Kelly, Solgie Hamilton, Gary Sutherland.