PRINCE FAR I - BLACK MAN LAND

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BLACK MAN LAND


TRACKLIST


1. Message from the King
2. Dream, The
3. Reggae Music Moving
4. Black Man Land
5. Marble Stone
6. Wish I Have a Wing
7. Armegeddon
8. Commandment of Drugs
9. Badda Card
10. Moses, Moses
11. Some With Roof
12. Foggy Road
13. Put It Out
14. King of Kings
15. Ghetto Living
16. River of Jordan


In the wake of Bob Marley's success, reggae music was a healthy business in the UK during the late '70s. Among the big labels that got in on the action was Virgin, via their Frontline imprint. Among those Jamaican artists signed up was the distinctive chanter and dub producer Prince Far I. This CD re-issue presents selections from two of the four albums which Far I recorded for the label.


The tracks from the first album, 1978's MESSAGE FROM THE KING, are among the greatest Far I ever recorded. His voice of thunder and lyrics of deep righteousness are in full effect, his band once again featuring some of reggae's greatest players. Though selections from 1981's LIVITY, his last recordings for the label, are not quite as strong, on the whole this is a well-sequenced collection.


Photographer: Dennis Morris.


Personnel: Prince Far I (vocals, percussion); Errol "Flabba" Holt, Joseph Hill, M. Williams (vocals); Earl "Chinna" Smith , Royal Soul (guitar); Bo Pee, Dennis Brown, Theophilus "T" Coakley (piano); Tarzan (organ); Eric Clarke (drums, percussion); Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace, Sly Dunbar (drums).


Label Frontline
Orig Year 1990
Discs 1
Release Date Dec 31, 1995
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Producer Prince Far I