NATTY ROOTS SESSIONS (2016 RSD RELEASE) by JOHNNY CLARKE

Johhny Clarke is one of the great vocalists that ruled the Jamaican Dancehall scene from the mid 70’s to early 80’s.While Bob Marley was out conquering the world, Dennis Brown, Gregory Isaacs and Johnny Clarke were winning the hearts of the Jamaican people. Johnny Clarke’s use of the ‘Flying Cymbal’s sound took the island by storm and produced a run of hit singles few could match. Johnny Clarke (b.1955 Jamaica) cut his first record ‘God Made the Sea and Sun’ after winning a local singing contest in the Bull Bay area of Jamaica. Although the single was not a hit, but it led to two follow up tracks for producer Rupie Edwards,’ Everyday Wandering’ and ‘Julie’ that fared much better, on the Island and overseas in England and Canada. These tracks also brought him to the attention of Bunny Lee. A working relationship began and this relationship would produce a prolific catalogue of music. Jamaican has compiled someof Johnny Clarkes killer tracks cut with the great Bunny Lee and put them alongside their dub cuts that were worked over at King Tubbys studio. ‘Roots Natty Roots Natty Congo’,’King of the Arena’,’Move Out of Babylon’ and ‘None Shall Escape the Judgement’ all cuts that ruled the sound systems when they first appeared in the 1970’s.