Various Artists - The Deejays Meet Down Town 1975-1980 [CD]

Format: CD
Catalogue No.: VOJCD003
Barcode: 5060135761400 
Release Date: 11 Sep 2026
Genre: Dub Reggae

The late sixties and early seventies spectacle of Jamaican Deejays taking their live performances out of the dance halls and translating them into hit records, not only marked the beginning of forty years of dance hall driven music on the island but also provided the original inspiration and template for the global dominance of rap and hip hop.

The art of deejay was now rightly recognised and the toasters or talk over artists advanced from introductions and interjections to stringing complete sets of lyrics together and riding the rhythm for the entire length of the song.

Deejays including U Roy, I Roy, Dennis Alcapone, Big Joe ,Little Joe and Prince Jazzbo who built their reputations working live on sound systems,now went one step beyond and moved on to become recording deejays with entire catalogues of hit singles and albums to their credit.

Throughout the seventies a whole host of mic men followed in their wake including Dillinger,Dr.Alimando,Clint Eastwood and Jah Stitch.

Talking records were not new, but ‘talk over’ records were...the repercussions of this uniquely Jamaican phenomenon would go on to reverberate worldwide...

Tracklisting
Track 1 Cocaine in my Brain-Dillinger
Track 2 The Barber Feel It-Dr.Alimantado
Track 3 Hold On-U Roy
Track 4 War and Friction-I Roy
Track 5 Roots Natty Congo-Dillinger
Track 6 Good Memories-Prince Jazzbo
Track 7 In the Ghetto-Big Joe
Track 8 It Must Come-Dennis Alcapone
Track 9 Bury the Barber-Jah Stitch
Track 10 Tradition Skank-Little Joe
Track 11 Kendal Crash-Trinity
Track 12 Daylight Saving Time-Dillinger
Track 13 What a Hard Man Fe Dead-Clint Eastwood
Track 14 Give me a Helping Hand-Trinity
Track 15 King of the Arena-Jah Stitch*
Track 16 Tickle Me-Dillinger*
*CD Bonus Tracks