THE TWINKLE BROTHERS - RASTA PON TOP

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RASTA PON TOP

TRACKLIST




1. Give Rasta Praise
2. Natty Dread Up Town
3. Jah-Jah Gonna Get You
4. Barabas
5. Rasta Pon Top
6. Beat Them Jah-Jah
7. African Liberation
8. Different Kind a World
9. Big Bam Bam
10. It Gwine Dreada


Produced by Norman Grant
Recorded at Channel One
Engineers : Ernest Hookim, Jah Ossie
Mixed at Channel One
Lead Vocal & Drums : Norman Grant
Vocal & Rhythm Guitar : Ralston Grant
Vocal & Bass : Derrick Brown
Vocal & Percussion : Karl Hyatt


Accompagnied the Twinkle Brothers :
On Lead Guitar : Paul Hurlock
On Organ : Glen Star
On Piano : Eric Bernard
On Congos : Bongo Asher
On Percussion : Austin Williams


Label : Grounation (UK)


Rasta Pon Top is the acclaimed 1975 first album from the Brothers Twinkle, and while I don't see it as quite the classic that their later Countrymen would be, it's still an excellent set with several enduring cuts for fans not only of the group but of the roots harmony sound in general. The Twinkle Brothers have some of the best, most emotional, most soulful harmonies in reggae, and when combined with their soul- and gospel-tinged melodies, they form some of the most captivating roots reggae songs ever recorded. Their tunes run the gamut from bouncy, rocking Toots & The Maytals-like showstoppers like "Jah-Jah Gonna Get You" and "Natty Dread Up Town," to mid-tempo, funky fare like "Different Kind a World" and "Big Bam Bam" to dark, somber hymns like "Barabas" and the title track. Plus, only two of these songs were included on the "best of" set All the Hits: 1970-1988, so you can get both without worrying about too much crossover.