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Linvall Thompson is a remarkable figure in the
history of Reggae Music. He is a talented and
skillful singer as well as producer with an
enormous catalogue of works that somehow
involves his name as his resume. Born in
Jamaica, he left for the USA in 1971 to be with
his parents. The going was rough, especially for
Reggae Music in the USA. In New York, Linvall
teamed up with Horace Andy and started an
band-with-no-name, only to return to Jamaica
where he would work as a vocalist and producer
with just about everyone in the business: Lee
Perry, King Tubby, the list goes on and on.
Algoriddim Radio livicated three episodes to
the enormous amount of work that somehow had
Linvall Thompson involved. This is the first
part, mostly diving into Thompson's work with
and for producer Bunny Lee in the 1970's.
The show takes us through 50 different titles
in just over an hour, all skillfully mixed into
one non-stop mix by our host who knows his
riddims as well. As we move from one tune into
the next, we are being treated with the skills
of King Tubby, Tappa Zukie and many others.
And this is just part one-of-three! |
