Live At Soledad Prison 1982
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Founded in the mid 70s, Black Uhuru really burst into the reggae scene in the early 80s when Sly & Robbie took over artistic direction duties and produced crucial albums like Showcase, Sinsemilla, Red, Chill Out and Anthem (note that a magnificent collection of their singles for Sly & Robbie's TAXI label is available on TAXI TRAXX, released by TABOU1 last year). Not only were the albums groundbreaking from an artistic standpoint, but the live shows were terrific. An avalanche of heavy-as-lead drum and bass, augmented by borderline metal rock guitars courtesy of the late Darryl Thompson, provided a bedrock of rhythm and energy for Michael Rose's lead vocals and Duckie Simpson's and Puma Jones' backing vocals. Black Uhuru's first US tour took place in 1982. Back then, Reggae was in its infancy in the US and there were only 3 Reggae radio shows in California: Doug Wendt in San Francisco, Roger Steffens in LA and Lance Linares in Santa Cruz. In addition to running his radio show at KUSP, Lance also booked artists in Santa Cruz and worked with the Soledad Prison to help inmates acquire professional skills that could be used once they would be out of jail. Lance contacted the Black Uhuru organization and offered to organize a concert in the prison itself. To his surprise his idea was enthusiastically accepted and the group performed in front of a full house at Soledad Prison. What we hear on this double LP is the entire concert, which was broadcast live on KUSP.
Tracks
1~1~Stage Intro1~2~Puff She Puff
1~3~I Love King Selassie
2~1~Mondays
2~2~Youth Of Eglington
2~3~Chill Out
3~1~Darkness
3~2~Whole World Is Africa
4~1~Happiness
4~2~Sponji Reggae
4~3~Sensimilla
Details
Catalogue Number: TB134Format: Vinyl LP
Artist: Black Uhuru
Release Date: 24 May 2024
Genre: Reggae
Label: TABOU1
Distributor: Rocket Group
