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laurel aitken - ska with laurel - cherry red - cd

Genre: Reggae / Dub

1. Street Of Glory
2. Lonesome Traveller
3. Madame Sorosie
4. We Shall Overcome
5. Call The Doctor
6. Freedom
7. Hallelujah Train
8. Looking For My Baby
9. Woman Is Sweeter Than Man
10. Its Coming Down
11. Take Off My Pyjamas
12. Leave My Woman Alone
13. Mary Dont You Weep
14. Ring Dont Mean A Thing
15. Come And Let Us Go
16. How Can I Forget You
17. Clap Your Hands
18. Jumbee Jamboree
19. Propaganda
20. Shake
21. Green Banana
22. Clementine
23. Shame And Scandal
24. Coconut Woman
25. I Dont Want No More
26. Last Night

It is not without reason that during his lifetime Laurel Aitken acquired the mantles of ‘The Godfather of Ska’ and ‘The High Priest of Reggae’, for he was true pioneer of the modern Jamaican music industry whose works helped shape the sound of Reggae. His breakthrough came in 1957 when, after making his name on the talent show circuit he recorded a series of hugely popular discs for pioneering producer, Dada Tuari. By the early sixties he was Jamaica’s most popular artiste, recording in variety of styles from Calypso and Mento to the local Blues or Boogie Beat, an early form of Ska. In 1960, he relocated to the UK where over the next 45 years he continued to record for an array of labels including Blue Beat, Pama and Trojan, remaining a hugely popular figure on the European Ska scene up until his untimely death in 2005 following a heart attack.