#Sizzla killamanjaro dubplate mix code

They were the first World Clash Champions for sound systems held in 1993. “Courtney Singh’s year to year sound Bodyguard were also formed around 1988 and have their home base in May Pen in Clarendon. Future champions on the rise.”īodyguard v Inner City Portmore, St Catherine, April 1991įeaturing: Tony Rebel, Talking Tim, Grindsman, Leroy Hornsman, Cutty Ranks, Beenie Man The driving force behind the war machine is Edward “Pink Panther” Johnson and his sidekick Rodney “Unzie” Johnson and in this clash, against Cannon sound, it’s pure armshouse and killing specials. “Formed in 1990 the multiple champion sound Black Kat hail from Christiania in the parish of Manchester. Can’t test the veteran.”īlack Kat v Cannon Trelawny, 16 th January 1993 He proceeds to do just that with lyrics delivered over newer patterns like the “Ting a Ling” as well as older riddims updated. Brigadier leads off the performers issuing Bass Odyssey a challenge in that he’ll jump on any bashment riddim they care to give him. Odyssey were on the rise at the time of this recording and Squingy and the crew draw a good varied selection.

“Bass Odyssey were formed around 1988 and by 1992 were based in Alexandria in the parish of St Ann. This tape showcases regular juggling interspersed with some specials cut by artists like Capleton, Penny Irie and Hammamouth.”īass Odyssey St Anns Bay, St Ann, November 1992įeaturing: Brigadier Jerry, Alton Black, Jigsy King, Tony Curtis

#Sizzla killamanjaro dubplate mix code

“As far as we know Area Code were an Brooklyn based sound unconnected to the newer JA sound Area Code 876. Deejay Capleton caught his first break working the set and this session, which sees in the New Year for 1995, features the “Fireman” blazing his way through many of his hits of the day.”Īrea Code Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York City, June 1993 “African Star sound system is run by Stuart Brown and the were active in Jamaica when Brown returned from Toronto in 1989. Adonai have a wicked Bounty special of “Can’t Believe Mi Eyes” on the “Bruck Out” and run cuts galore to Steely & Clevie’s massive “Street Sweeper” and Richard Browne’s “Baddis” riddims.”Īfrican Star Junction, St Elizabeth, 1 st January 1995 The “Mission Impossible” riddim heralds the start of the bashment selection with cuts by Bounty Killer and Innocent Crew. There are also specials by roots favourites Jah Cure and Capleton. The session opens, as it quite often seemed to do, on a cultural tip with hits by Sizzla and Luciano revoiced over the ever popular “Stalag”. “Adonai were originally formed in New York in 1995 but it took a move to Jamaica in 1997 before the self proclaimed “sound of the future” burst onto the dancehall scene. An extended live artist section features veterans Dicky Ranking, Peter Metro and the Don Gorgon himself, Ninjaman, recently repatriated to Jamaica from USA.”Īdonai v Cornerstone Belmont Drive In, Tavern, Kingston, 27 th February 1999 “This is Addies on tour in Jamaica and flinging down X amount of specials from artists like Cobra, Shabba, Panhead and Junior Cat. We have started this section to showcase some of the sounds which thrived in the nineties, some of the recordings have live artists mixed in with the bashment, others with pure juggling and dubplate specials.Īddies Savanna La Mar, Westmoreland, 10 th July 1992įeaturing: Ricky General, Dicky Ranking, Peter Metro, Ninjaman, Junior Demus Veteran sounds like Killamanjaro, Metromedia, Stone Love, King Jammy’s and Saxon managed to successfully make the transition and compete with the best, and to this day the dancehall soundclash business is still growing worldwide. The established sounds of the eighties had to adapt or step aside for newcomers like Bodyguard, Bass Odyssey, Addies, Black Cat, Rodigan, Sound Trooper, Mighty Crown to name just a few.

In this decade the art of soundclash really came to the fore with all manner of competitions, trophies, and reputations, to be won.

So instead of the artists working on sets they were recruited by a new breed of “music only” sounds who cut one off specials with the performers, adapting the lyrics to hit songs to boost up the name of their own sound. The use of dub plate specials was taking over in Jamaica and juggling was becoming big business. The 1990’s decade was a lean time for “live” artists appearing on sound systems.