Sadly he is under-recorded with only a handful of singles & 4 LPs & to his name, the last in 2012. Songs like Life Seed, Living In Love & Lava Ground are deeply grounded nu-roots classics. I-Wayne made a massive impact when he hit the airwaves in 2004, especially in Jamaica where he continuous to perform to appreciative crowds. He surely left us much to absorb & ponder over the coming years. Revered by many as a prophet & visionary its almost as though he was in a rush to get his messages out before his untimely passing at only 50 in 2020. Vaughn must be one of reggae's most recorded album artists with literally countless albums of fresh songs (and there is more still to surface).

Vaughn reformed the group in 2015 as Akae Beka after Ron stepped back from touring. Other true pioneers, Vaugh & Ron Benjamin & Midnite blazed onto the scene in the late 1990's with a completely new approach to roots reggae, both musical & lyrical. Highly authentic & epic songs, deeply spiritual & personal self productions. Ijahman Levi emerged in 1976 with the Carry Jah Heavy Load & Jah Is No Secret singles, originally released on UK label Concrete Jungle before getting signed to Island in 1978 to international acclaim. I wore out two of his lps (True Experience & Rootsman Blues) back in my youth. Similar in style and substance to Roy Cousins & The Royals, Rasses music also tak es a little time to penetrate but enters deeper and deeper into the conscience with each play. Despite being signed up by Ballistic and then United Artists wider success eluded him as he trod his own path, making a total of only 6 vocal albums with a smattering of singles on God Sent into the 1990s. Studio One, starting his own label (God Sent) in the mid-70s and moving into self-produc tion. Started out in rocksteady group The Tartans before passing through Hit tunes Kingston 11 & Humanity (Neville King) have long been grassrootsД«lues party killers complete with stunning version sides. Multi-in strumentalist Thompson is best known for deep, profound and slightly unusual roots music. Bring s together some of the best songs from throughout his solo career (1976-1997). Paying homage one of my favorite artists, the late, great Prince Lincoln.

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