Social Living (Remaster) (CD)

Burning Spear (born Winston Rodney) was originally a protege of his neighbor Bob Marley, but even his earliest music exhibited his characteristically unique and intense style. His lyrical concerns--black culture and history, a hybrid form of Pan-Africanism, Garveyism and Rasta tenets, and (especially) universal love--have been consistently and powerfully expressed throughout his lengthy recording career. Perhaps most memorable is his 1975 breakthrough masterpiece, MARCUS GARVEY, where he emerged as one of the most distinctive and original talents in the history of reggae.

• Category:  Music  »  Reggae  »  Roots Reggae
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• Release Date: June 3, 2003
• Label: Island Records (USA)
• UPC: 044006353326
• WAPI (Tower ID): 106033492
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• Tower.com Sales Rank: #39935 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
• #221 in Reggae (See Top 100 Reggae Bestsellers)
• #79 in Roots Reggae (See Top 100 Roots Reggae Bestsellers)

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Personnel includes: Winston "Burning Spear" Rodney (vocals); Earl "Chinna" Smith, Ranchie McClean, Brinsley Forde, Donald Kingsley, Donald Griffiths (guitar); Herman Marquis (alto saxophone); Richard "Dirty Harry" Hall (tenor saxophone); Bobby Ellis (trumpet); Vin Gordon (trombone); Rico Rodriguez, Dick Cuthell (horns); Earl Lindo, Bernard Harvey, Michael "Ibo" Cooper, Courtney Hemmings (keyboards); Robbie Shakespeare, Aston "Family Man" Barrett, George Oban (bass); Sly Dunbar, Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace, Angus Gaye (drums).

Recorded at Harry J Studio, Kingston, Jamaica. Originally released on Island (9556). Includes liner notes by David Katz.

If Bob Marley was the populist spokesman of the Rastafarianism movement, then Burning Spear (Winston Rodney) was clearly, through his music, the intellectual spin doctor. His albums are gentle history lessons in black culture; they tend to inform rather than preach. This is one of a number of excellent albums built around his theme of Marcus Garvey, the great leader of the Back To Africa movement. Spear is surrounded by the finest session musicians in Jamaica, in addition to Sly and Robbie. In assembling a record collection there are always a few token Marley records included. At least one Burning Spear album should be made compulsory.

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