Jamaiel Shabaka - Land Of The Rising Sun 2xLP still hitting hard decades later

still hitting hard decades later

with Jamaiel

author and reggae aficionado David Katz sheds more concerted light on the complex tale that lies behind the work

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"we cyaan get nobody to sing 'pon this riddim" so I said

Jamaiel Shabaka - Land Of The Rising Sun 2xLP still hitting hard decades laterHeavy roots reggae album from 1988 by avant jazz horn player Jamaiel Shabaka. Remastered and released as a double LP gatefold sleeve in an edition of 500. With its unusual jazzy improvd sonic essays among straight up heavyweight roots tracks (such as I Am That I Am, Leaders & Armaggeddon ), saying that "The Land of the Rising Sun" is an unusual sounding reggae album is an understatement, and far from a surprise: after all, who in the reggae world