THE ARTISTS: (on the album cover Rockers Showcase Vol. 3)

 

RICKY GRANT started singing  at an early age. He was joined by Delroy Williams and George Allison and, together, they became the Afrotones. Rick left the Afrotones in the early 60's before joining the Gaylads as a replacement for Delano Stewart. After parting with the Gaylads to pursue a solo career, he joined the Rockers family. He recorded a few 45's and an LP called I Love Jah Rastafari before migrating to the U.S.A. Ricky returned home and formed Psalms, previously known as the Gaylads. They recorded some 45's and an LP before Ricky returned to the U.S.A. He is now pursuing a solo career once agian and his song "Free Brasing" is his latest recording for Rockers International.
SPLIFFY DAN one of reggae's underground artists, who has been singing for a few years now but has not recorded many songs. He has performed around Jamaica and had a moderate hit called Credec. Spliffy Dan has slowly surfaced and is now ready for the world of recording. Let's see what he surfaces with.
SNOW MAN is one of the new names at Rockers. He has just recorded his two songs for Pablo. Snow Man is a DJ who is committed to chanting culture and not slackness.
HUGH MUNDELL Pablo asked him to do an audition for him. Pablo was impressed with both his singing and his lyrics that he rehearsed him for one day and subsequently recorded five songs of his the following week: "Don't Stay Away", "My Mind", "Lonely Man", "Let's All Unite", and "Africa Must Be Free By 1983", the latter becoming an international classic. The album of AFRICA MUST BE FREE BY 1983 was released in the late 1977 in Jamaica and did very good on exports to the U.S. and Britain.The tracks contained on the album were recorded over a time beginning in 1975 and through to 1977. Hugh also recorded a number of tunes for Pablo during 1978, among which were "Great Tribulation" and "Short Man". In 1979 Hugh began having the confidence to produce himself, although still maintaining his relationship with Pablo. The first tunes he recorded were "Stop Them Jah" and "Blackman Foundation". (ON THE ALBUM COVER - ARISE -)
YAMI BOLO Top-ranking dub-master, producer and multi-instrumentalist Augustus Pablo has always devoted himself to developing new young talent. Among his proteges have been Jacob Miller, Hugh Mundell, Delroy Williams and many others. One of Pablo's newest proteges is Yami Bolo, a young singer with a vocal sound somewhat reminiscent of Hugh Mundell. On this debut LP, he delivers a harddriving set of reggae which features a contemporary "electro" sound and a excellent Pablo productions, the album features many of the same musicians who have played on Pablo's recent LP's; Pablo himself contributes piano and melodica. It's an auspicious debut for a promising new talent. (Story on the cd "RANSOM")
JACOB MILLER Pablo took the youth to Dynamic Sounds studio in 1974 and the resulting remake far outshone its original incarnation.  "Love Is A Message" had become "Keep On Knocking", a sound that defines its era as strongly as any other record. Using Pablo's "Black Gun" rhythm, although Pablo's own melodica version didn't see release until long after "Keep On Knocking" was a hit, it was an astonishing single. This was a definitive roots music, the essence of mid-70's reggae. Miller was still plainly a youth singer, but no longer a kid. Laid  end to end, what an impact they make. "False Rasta", "Baby I Love You So",  "Who Say Jah No Dread" , "Each One Teach One" .......   (FULL Story on the album Who Say Jah No Dread)