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BURNING
SPEAR
Winston Rodney OD (born 1
March 1945), better known by the stage name
Burning Spear, is a
Jamaican roots reggae singer and musician. Burning Spear is a Rastafarian and one of the most influential and long-standing roots artists to emerge from the
1970s.[
Winston Rodney was born in
Saint Ann's Bay,
Saint Ann, Jamaica. As a young man he listened to the
R&B;,
Soul and
Jazz music transmitted by the US radio stations whose broadcasts reached
Jamaica.
Curtis Mayfield is cited by
Rodney as a major US musical influence along with
James Brown.[3] Rodney was deeply influenced as a young man by the views of the political activist
Marcus Garvey especially with regard to the exploration of the themes of Pan-Africanism and self-determination.[3] In
1969,
Bob Marley, who was also from
Saint Ann, advised Rodney to approach
Coxsone Dodd's
Studio One label after Rodney sought his advice during a casual conversation.
Burning Spear was originally Rodney's group, named after a military award given by
Jomo Kenyatta, the first
President of an independent
Kenya,[7] and including bass singer
Rupert Willington. The duo auditioned for Dodd in 1969 which led to the release of their debut single "
Door Peep" (the session also included
Cedric Brooks on saxophone).[4][8] They were then joined by tenor Delroy
Hinds. The trio recorded several more
singles for Dodd, and two albums, before they moved on to work with
Jack Ruby in
1975.[4] Their first recording with
Ruby, "Marcus Garvey", was intended as an exclusive track for
Ruby's Ocho Rios–based Hi-Power sound system, but was released as a single, giving them an immediate hit, and was followed by "
Slavery Days".[4] These recordings featured the backing band
The Black Disciples, which included
Earl "Chinna" Smith,
Valentine Chin,
Robbie Shakespeare and
Leroy Wallace.[4] The group worked with Ruby on their third
album, Marcus Garvey (1975), which was immediately successful and led to a deal with
Island Records to give the album a wider release.[4]
Island remixed and altered the speed of some of the tracks, much to the annoyance of fans and the group,[9] leading Rodney to set up his own
Burning Music[10] label for future releases where he would have full control, although further releases followed on Island including
Garvey's Ghost, a dub album, and the
Man in the Hills album.[4] In late
1976, Rodney split from both Ruby and group members Willington and Hinds, and from that
point on used the name Burning Spear for himself alone. Dry and
Heavy followed in
1977, self-produced but still on Island, and with a sizeable following by now in the
United Kingdom,[9] he performed in
London that year with members of
Aswad acting as his backing band for a sold-out show at the
Rainbow Theatre, which was recorded and released as
Live!.[4] Aswad also provided backing on his next studio album,
Social Living (1978), which also featured
Sly Dunbar and
Rico Rodriguez.[4] A dub version of the album,
Living Dub (
1979), was mixed by
Sylvan Morris.[4] His profile was raised further by an appearance in the film
Rockers, performing "Jah no
Dead".[9]
"
Burning Spear-Hail
H.I.M.",
"Burning Spear-The
Invasion",
"Burning Spear-Jordan
River",
"Burning Spear-Tradition",
"Burning Spear-Slavery Days",
"Burning Spear-Marcus Garvey",
"Burning Spear-Jah See And Know",
"Burning Spear-The Invasion (Aka
Black Wa Da Da)",
"
Justice Da Great-Trod Along Trod Along (feat.
Sanchez)",
"Burning Spear-African
Postman",
"Justice Da Great-Dance to a
Love Song",
"Justice Da Great-Oh Jah for
You I Sing",
"Justice Da Great-Wicked Dem a Come",
"Burning Spear-Old Marcus Garvey",
"Burning Spear-African
Teacher",
"Justice Da Great-Life
Enjoy It
While You Can",
"Justice Da Great-Jah Will
Be There",
"Burning Spear-Social Living (
12-inch Version)",
"Justice Da Great-Murder
One Bright Day",
"Justice Da Great-Why Dem so Bad
Mind",
"Burning Spear-Christopher
Columbus",
"Burning Spear-The Sun",
"Burning Spear-Dry & Heavy",
"Burning Spear-Red
Gold And Green",
"Justice Da Great-I Will
Pray for You",
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