I Roy - Exodus Chapter 2 - Ten Commandments | 1978
Genre: Reggae | 30:52 | mp3 192 | 42,5 MB
“Along with U-Roy, Dennis Alcapone, and Big Youth, I-Roy was one of a quartet of DJs that reigned supreme over the Jamaican music scene during the early to mid-'70s. Of the four, I-Roy was the most eloquent, and his toasts were littered with references to pop culture, from movies to historical figures. He was also one of the most prolific, cutting scores upon scores of singles, and dozens of albums. Although the DJ's sun began to set at the end of the decade, I-Roy continued to record sporadically up to the '90s, by then, though, his life had taken a tragic turn…”
– allmusic.com - Jo-Ann GreenI Roy - Exodus Chapter 2 - Ten CommandmentsIt was one of the most stunningly audacious concepts of all time.
Versioning a song was one thing, and by 1977 an enormously popular one at that, but the idea of versioning an entire album was something no one had ever even considered, least of all versioning a masterpiece like
Bob Marley & the Wailers' Exodus.
But that's precisely what I-Roy did on
Ten Commandments (aka Exodus Chapter II).
This album is a masterpiece that demands a new audience
source: Jo-Ann Green – allmusic.com