One of the world's most famous and greatest bassplayers has died. Robert Warren Dale, or just Robbie Shakepeare left us after being ill sometime from kidney problems. Robbie was one half of rhythm twins Sly & Robbie and was only 68 years old. They played with half of the Jamaican reggae artists and people like[...]

click on it She is known for her photographs of famous rockstars. Lynn Goldsmith was a recording artist, film director, made fine art photography etcetera. Lynn made this record under the name Will Powers in 1983. It is an album that gives you the perfect pep talk for your life. When it came out in[...]

Who would have thought a curfew would ever occur in our modern society in the free world, not me. Since about six weeks however we can't go out after nine o'clock in the evening. I am already quite tired of it. Not that I go out a lot usually, but still, it is the fact[...]

I think this must be my favourite Bunny Wailer album. With the Roots Radics, Errol Flabba Holt, Style Scott, Bingi Bunny and Steely but also guest starring Sly and Robbie, K.Sterling, Dwight Pinckney and the horns by Headly Bennett, Dean Fraser and R.Robinson. Six very strong songs by master Bunny Wailer and one written by[...]

click on it Richard Patrick Bennettt, better known as Charlie Chaplin was called after the famous actor since he was young. Many Jamaican deejays were called after film stars and such in a later stage. Charlie became popular for his focus on cultural matters. He worked with Yellowman, Josey Wales, Sly & Robbie, Henry 'Junjo'[...]

From the same year as yesterday's album, same label and also with Sly, Robbie, Barry Reynolds, Wally Badarou, Mikey Chung and Sticky Thompson we've got this stunning record by Joe Cocker. Also starring are Adrian Belew, Jimmy Cliff and Robert Palmer. What a great line-up and ditto album. Sly & Robbie guarantee an incredible fatback[...]

Vandaag maar eens een heel andere kant op. In de lange lijst Sly & Robbie projecten is dit een plaat die hoog staat op mijn lijstje. In 1982 kwam hij uit en scoorde direct als geen ander. Barry Reynolds werkte jaren met Marianne Faithfull met wie hij op deze plaat ook enkele nummers schreef. 10[...]

Among the numerous Sly and Robbie productions we find this 1981 album with singer Jimmy Riley. Been playing it a whole lot of times in those days. Only just took it from the shelf after so many years. Still great to hear, typical Taxi sound with the rhythm twins. Also starring; Rad Bryan, Mikey Chung,[...]

With Bob Marley and Peter Tosh, Neville O'Riley Livingstone, or Bunny Wailer was the third original Wailer. Bunnie made some memorable albums over the years. This is the second of his records here at the Global Groove. Some others will follow. With Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, Earl 'Chinna' Smith, K. Sterling, W. Wright, Headly Bennett,[...]

From 1993 we've got this dancehall disc with the magnificent Chaka Demus & Pliers. They scored big time with a couple of tracks such as Bam Bam and Murder She Wrote. It was made under the leading hands of Sly and Robbie's Taxi Productions Inc. Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare also play drum and bass[...]

During the period of early 70's, from 1973, Channel One began to create a sound that made them for the next few years the most popular record label in Jamaica. With every song coming out of Channel One becoming a hit with groups such as The Mighty Dia- monds, Pat Kelly, Junior Byles, Earth and[...]

From 1984 we've got this greatest hits album with the Meditations. Top range of participating artists like Errol 'Flabba' Holt, Robbie Shakespeare, Sly Dunbar, Mickey Boo, Winston Wright, Willie Lindo, Ansel Collins, Sticky, Scully, Dean Fraser and many others. Recorded at Federal Recording Studio, Channel One, Harry J. and Black Ark. Engineers, Sylvan Morris, Maxie,[...]

Early eighties, with a couple of friends, we really got stuck in reggae music. An album that was permanently on the side of the turntable was this dub version of Jacob Miller's 'Wanted'. Bald Head Justice with the Fat Man Ridim Section of Ian Lewis and his buddies with Sly and Robbie. I was totally[...]

Another classic 1976 reggae album is this one. The Mighty Diamonds' first release on Virgin. Originally on the Jamaican Well Charge label. It contains hits like title and opening song 'Right Time' and 'Them Never Love Poor Marcus' about Marcus Garvey. Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, Ansel Collins, Ossie Hib- bert and Tommy McCook are some[...]