Little Roy

Little Roy - Tribal War - Tafari

The early seventies in Reggae music did not produce that many solo albums. That is why the few that did get released are held in such high esteem. One that got sadly overlooked was this set released through the Wackies label in New York. Produced by the late Munchie Jackson in Jamaica it is a LP that shows Little Roy to be the creative singer he was thought to be, in both lyrics and singing. Production wise this is Wailers/Upsetter inspired music at it's very best, and you can't really improve upon that.

Little Roy - Columbus Ship - Copasetic

In a strange way the early eighties were like the early seventies for roots music. In the early seventies reggae wasn't supposed to have anything to say - and for many people in the early eighties reggae wasn't saying anything anymore. Little Roy then lost out again. Although his UK record company marketed this album very well, it just didn't sound right for the time of release. Its sound was the late seventies, and it didn't matter that once again you had excellent songs/singing and production.

Little Roy - Tribal War - Tafari/ Tafari Earth Uprising - Pressure Sounds

The early seventies in reggae music did not produce that many solo albums. That is why the few that were released are held in such esteem.One that was sadly overlooked was this set released through the Wackies label in New York. Produced by the late Munchie Jackson in Jamaica it is an LP that shows Little Roy to be the creative singer he was, always thought to be, in both lyrics and singing.Production wise this really is Wailers/Upsetter inspired music at its very best, and you can't improve on that.Little Roy had started out with Lloyd Daley back in the late sixties. He had big hits like 'Hard Fighter' -and 'Scrooge-.It was teaming up with Munchie though that took him to even greater heights. Songs like 'Prophesy-'Christopher Columbus-and 'Don't Cross The Nation-are the very foundation of the roots era, in terms of lyrics and rhythm. And when it comes to 'Tribal War- the title track of this album - the tune is now a legend. The bass line, played it seems by Dennis Brown has been recut many, many times, while the song itself was a very big hit for John Holt at Channel One.