Various - The Deejays Meet Down Town 1975-1980 LP

Description:
UK import!
The late sixties and early seventies spectacle of Jamaican Deejays taking their live performances out of the dance halls and translating them into hit records, not only marked the beginning of forty years of dance hall driven music on the island but also provided the original inspiration and template for the global dominance of rap and hip hop.
The art of deejay was now rightly recognised and the toasters or talk over artists advanced from introductions and interjections to stringing complete sets of lyrics together and riding the rhythm for the entire length of the song. Deejays including U Roy, I Roy, Dennis Alcapone, Big Joe ,Little Joe and Prince Jazzbo who built their reputations working live on sound systems, now went one step beyond and moved on to become recording deejays with entire catalogues of hit singles and albums to their credit. Throughout the seventies a whole host of mic men followed in their wake including Dillinger, Dr.Alimando, Clint Eastwood and Jah Stitch.
Format & package: LP
Record label: Voice Of Jamaica
Year of release: 2016 (compilation)
Tracks:
A1 Dillinger - Cocaine In My Brain
A2 Dr. Alimantado & Jah Stitch - The Barber Feel It
A3 U Roy - Hold On
A4 I Roy - Wars & Friction
A5 Dillinger - Roots Natty Congo
A6 Prince Jazzbo - Good Memories
B1 Big Joe - In The Ghetto
B2 Dennis Alcapone - It Must Come
B3 Jah Stitch - Bury The Barber
B4 Little Joe - Tradition Skank
B5 Trinity - Kendal Crash
B6 Dillinger - Daylight Saving Time
B7 Clint Eastwood - What A Hard Man Fe Dead