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DON CARLOS
DAY TO DAY LIVING
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1982 - Greensleeves -
studio - discs:1
Don Carlos started his career as original member of Black Uhuru, founded around 1977 by Derrick "Ducky" Simpson, Rudolph "Garth", Errol Nelson and Michael Rose with the late Puma Jones. After the Black Uhuru experience he went solo with the 1979 debut "Time Is The Master" produced by Bunny Lee. This is his third album as a solo artist. It is common way to consider Henry "Junjo" Lawes the father of the new genre of the late 70's: Dancehall. Don Carlos was one of his popular singers that broght cultural issues in the lyrics of the pre-digital early Dancehall. The songs are quite melodic and the approach is a laid back kind of style. Maybe the ten songs are a little bit too monotonous but at the same time are all quite strong, both musically and lyrically speaking. Even if in this set there are not real gems, it is an example of the new territories of the late 70's. The music is perfectly played by The Roots Radics Band with Dean Fraser and Nambo Robinson on horns on a couple of tunes. The album was produced by Lawes and engineered by Scientist and Soldgie. It was recorded and mixed at Channel One. Ten songs deep and slow for an interesting album.
yardie-reggae.com - 2007