Junior Delgado

Junior Delgado - Raggamuffin Year - Mango/Island - 1986. Co/produced with Augustus Pablo - 'Raggamuffin Year' it's a song and a album that takes up the challenge thrown down by the West's move to the right, with the retort of just how much blood and destruction do you want? Except the failure, it's impossible to stand in the way of change and progress. Junior follows such a powerful song with others about love, life, history and his faith. It's a truly moving LP, and it was one that Junior back to the top in both the UK and the U.S. where the album sold very well.

Junior Delgado - Moving Down The Road - Live & Love - 1987 The threat/treat of a Junior Delgado musical explosion as been there for many years. Then in the early eighties Jux went to Jail in the UK on some minor offence. After recording some tunes released on disco in the UK, he then returns to Ja to work with Pablo. That LP 'Raggamuffin Year' as now been followed by 4 more! This set is from King Jammys. And over well worked computerized rhythms, Jux gives us manys moods. Mellow and loving on 'Sweet Lady', angry on 'If You A Worrier' and iry and upful on 'Rasta People'.

Junior Delgado - Stranger - Skeng Don - 1987

Next comes 'Stranger' for the Miami based Skeng Don company, who have recorded it seems LP's with nearly every reggae artist who visits the studios in the city. Jux's LP suggests that the company clearly will be a force to contend with. 'Stranger' the opening title track sets the pattern for the whole of the album. A human based, tight bass and drum is lead by some wonderfully played keyboard lines (Jackie Mittoo?). This is all Jux needs to inspire and create some interesting lyrics.

Junior Delgado - It Takes Two To Tango - Fashion - 1987 London's Fashion label gives us Jux's third release of '87, and provides us with more good works. 'Hot Stuff' was a very popular tune for Jux last year, and is really the starting point for this LP.

With Augustus Pablo and Jux working in the A.Class studio last Autumn more tracks were produced, and thus we end up with this wonderful creation. Throughout the LP a varied production approach is taken. Some tracks are fully computerised others are mixed

while some feature real bass and drum.

Junior Delgado - Roadblock - Blue Trac - 1987

This is another set for producer King Jammy. Although this one is for the Blue Trac company which usually means a more co-operative

approach is used. That co-operation seems to be the use of Channel One for the recording of the LP and Dynamics for the mix. Musically it sounds like the High Times Players who provided Jammy with rhythms, before he become fully computerized. It's even possible that 'Roadblock' was recorded before 'Moving Down The Road' Either way the LP finds all concerned in good form.