Wayne Wade - Black Is Our Colour: Yabby U & Wayne Wade Productions 1975-1979 (2022)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 607 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 376 Mb | Covers included | 02:37:32
Reggae | Label: Corn-Fed Productions
In the early 1970s the island of Jamaica, and in particular its reggae musicians, developed a love affair with small Japanese motor bikes. Honda bikes were eulogised in Big Youth’s ‘S90 Skank’ and Dillinger’s ‘CB200’, whilst their rival was lauded on Shorty The President’s ‘Yamaha Skank’, to name the most obvious examples. The plot of the film ‘Rockers’ revolved around how transformative a motorbike could be, providing a livelihood whilst projecting an image of success in the ghetto. Vivian ‘Yabby You’ Jackson had been fiercely independent as a singer and producer, and the success of his early self-pressed productions, mostly on the Prophets or Vivian Jackson labels, had given him a sense of hard earned autonomy.