Lee Perry & Friends - Black Art from the Black ArkIn the film 'Roots, Rock, Reggae' there is extraordinary footage of Lee 'Scratch' Perry producing a session at the Black Ark. The sequence shows Junior Murvin collaborating with members of the Congos and the Heptones on a song improvised on the spot for the film crew. Before the vocals are recorded, the Upsetters lay down the backing track. The musical director of the session is the afro haired bass player, Boris Gardiner. Gardiner was one of

and a call to build bridges from Mocambo chanteuse and percussionist Nichola Richards

advocating an intellectual mindset that

I call on the UN and African leaders so that we can coordinate our efforts to find a solution

The Acoustics - Living in Hard Times

Peter's and St

A Christmas record with a country flair by country/jazz guitarist Jim Campilongo and friends

and bassist Joey Erg (Joe Keller)

and he sadly passed away in early 2002 at the young age of 64

which has been in force for some years now

bisexuality

high-pitched tuned percussion

Carrying blistering funk lines in their fingers and worldly influences in their hearts