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The Revolutionaries (sometimes known as "Revolutionaires") was a Jamaican
reggae
band .
Career
Set up in 1975 as the
house band of the
Channel One Studios owned by
Joseph Hoo Kim , The Revolutionaries with
Sly Dunbar on
drums and
Bertram "Ranchie" McLean on
bass ,
[1] created the new "
rockers " style that would change the whole
Jamaican sound (from
roots reggae to rockers, and be imitated in all other productions). Beside Sly, many musicians played in the band:
Robbie Shakespeare on
bass , JoJo Hookim, Bertram McLean, and Radcliffe "Dougie" Bryan on
guitar ,
Ossie Hibbert , Errol "Tarzan" Nelson,
Robbie Lyn or
Ansel Collins on
keyboards ,
Uziah "Sticky" Thompson ,
Noel "Scully" Simms on
percussion ,
Tommy McCook ,
Herman Marquis on
saxophone ,
Bobby Ellis on
trumpet and
Vin Gordon on
trombone .
In 1976, they recorded a track named after
Kunta Kinte . This would become one of
reggae music's most recognisable
riddims which for many years was only played by selected
sound systems on
dubplate .
[2]
The band played on numerous
dub albums and recorded as a
backing band for artists like
B.B. Seaton ,
Carl Malcolm ,
Black Uhuru ,
Culture ,
Prince Alla ,
Leroy Smart ,
Gregory Isaacs ,
John Holt ,
The Heptones ,
Mighty Diamonds ,
I-Roy ,
Tapper Zukie ,
Trinity ,
U Brown ,
Errol Scorcher ,
Serge Gainsbourg among others.
Discography
The Revolutionaries
Revival Dub Roots Now - 1976 - Well Charge
Revolutionary Sounds - 1976 -
Channel One /Well Charge
Sounds Vol 2 - 1979 - Ballistic
Vital Dub Well Charged - 1976 - Virgin
Dread At The Controls - 1978 - Hawkeye
Dub Expression - 1978 - High Note
Earthquake Dub - 1978 - Joe Gibbs
Jonkanoo Dub - 1978 - Cha Cha
Reaction In Dub - 1978 - Cha Cha
Sentimental Dub - 1978 - Germain
Top Ranking Dub - 1978 - Rootsman
Burning Dub - 1979 - Burning Vibrations
Dub Out Her Blouse & Skirt - 1979 - Germain
Dutch Man Dub - 1979 - Burning Vibrations
Goldmine Dub - 1979 - Greensleeves
Outlaw Dub - 1979 - Trojan
Dawn Of Creation - Sagittarius
Dub Plate Specials At Channel One - Jamaican Recordings
Green Bay Dub - 1979 - Burning Vibrations
Medley Dub - High Note
Phase One Dubwise Vol 1 & 2 - Sprint
Satta Dub Strictly Roots - Well Charge
Dial M For Murder In Dub Style - 1980 - Express
I Came, I Saw, I Conquered - 1980 - Channel One
Compilations
Channel One - Maxfield Avenue Breakdown - Dub & Instrumentals - 1974-1979 - Pressure Sounds (2000)
Revival - 1973-1976 - Cha Cha (1982)
Roots Man Dub - 1979 - GG's
Channel One Revisited Dub - Top Beat (1995)
Macca Rootsman Dub - Jamaican Gold (1994)
The Rough Guide to Dub -
World Music Network (2005)
Agrovators Meets The Revolutioners At Channel One Studios - 1977 - Third World
Rockers Almighty Dub (Dubwise, Rockers, Bass & Drums) - 1979 - Clocktower
Agrovators Meet Revolutionaries Part II - Micron
Others
Kunta Kinte - 1976 -
Channel One
Guerilla Dub - 1978 - Burning Sounds
The Revolutionaries & We The People Band - Revolutionary Dub - 1976 - Trenchtown
Bobby Ellis And The Professionals Meet The Revolutionaries - Black Unity - 1977 - Third World
Derrick Harriott & The Revolutionaries - Reggae Chart Busters Seventies Style - 1977 - Crystal
Sly & The Revolutionaries - Don't Underestimate The Force, The Force Is Within You - 1977 - J&L
Sly & The Revolutionaries - Go Deh Wid Riddim - 1977 - Crystal
Sly & The Revolutionaries With Jah Thomas - Black Ash Dub - 1980 - Trojan
Errol Scorcher & The Revolutionaries - Rasta Fire (A Channel One Experience) - 1978 - Ballistic
Ossie Hibbert & The Revolutionaries - Satisfaction In Dub - 1978 - Live & Love
Pancho Alphonso & The Revolutionaries - Never Get To Zion - 1978 - Trojan
References
External links
International National Artists Other