Jamaiel Shabaka - Land Of The Rising Sun 2xLP sound into the Caribbean groove

sound into the Caribbean groove and creating a truly unique reggae sound topped with conscious and positive lyrics

with Jamaiel

and Roots Vibration

The album which Congolese artists Seskain Molenga and Kalo Kawongolo recorded together with Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry is one of the most mysterious projects to surface from the Black Ark Studio during the late 1970s

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

Jamaiel Shabaka - Land Of The Rising Sun 2xLP sound into the Caribbean grooveHeavy 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