Mighty Diamonds - Back Weh (You No Mafia) & Mafia Dub - Locks Records - 1975 скачать в хорошем качестве

Mighty Diamonds - Back Weh (You No Mafia) & Mafia Dub - Locks Records - 1975

Some sad news today concerning the shooting of Tabby Diamond, founder member of the Mighty Diamonds. MAY HE REST IN PEACE. News report below from the Jamaican Observer: “Lead singer of stalwart reggae group Mighty Diamonds, Tabby Diamond was among two people killed in a drive-by shooting on McKinley Crescent in Kingston minutes before 10 on Tuesday night. Three other persons were injured in the attack. Police report that the 67-year-old singer, whose real name is Donald Orlando Shaw, was among a group of people who were gathered at a section of the community when gunmen opened fire from a passing motor vehicle. Tabby Diamond and another man, whose identity has not yet been released, were pronounced dead at hospital. The shooting has left members of the reggae industry in shock and grief, as Tabby Diamond was known to be a staunch Rastafarian who embraced the philosophy of peace and love”. News report below from Nationwide News: “Reggae group, the Mighty Diamonds, have lost one of its members. Tabby Diamond is one of two people who were shot and killed on McKinley Crescent. Shaw was 67-years-old. It’s understood the second man who died is a relative of Shaw, Owen Beckford. Preliminary reports indicate three other people were shot and injured during the incident. Residents say an unknown vehicle was seen driving in a suspicious manner in the community. It’s understood that men alighted from the vehicle before walking up to a gathering and opening fire. The group was reportedly sitting in front of Shaw’s home, an area described as a regular spot for socialising. Reports are Shaw was struck several times including in the face. He was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. Sources believe Shaw may have been the target of the attack. According to Nationwide sources, one of Shaw’s close relatives has reportedly been involved in several recent shooting incidents in the community. Reports are the man, who’s described as a major violence producer in and around the McKinley Crescent community, is in police custody. The St Andrew South Police have increased their presence in the community in an attempt at preventing reprisal attacks”. Mighty Diamonds are one of the long standing reggae vocal groups that had that quality throughout the seventies and eighties to correctly propel them into legendary status. This 7” single, “Back Weh” is one of my favourites, produced by Joseph Hoo Kim at Channel One. Words below allmusic site. Vocal trio the Mighty Diamonds were one of the most internationally popular reggae groups to emerge from the seventies roots era. More accessible than many other roots outfits, the Diamonds boasted soulful, gorgeously pure harmonies and tight, catchy song writing, much of it from within the group itself. They were devout Rastafarians but balanced their spiritual and political messages with sweet romantic material, which gave them a more universal appeal than militant groups like Culture or Black Uhuru. Regardless of whether they were singing love songs or protest anthems, the Mighty Diamonds brought a startling emotional commitment to their best material, and their debut album, Right Time, still stands as one of roots reggae's all-time classics. The Mighty Diamonds were formed in 1969 in the Kingston ghetto of Trenchtown, also home to Bob Marley. From day one onward, their line-up consisted of founder and harmony singer Pat "Lloyd" Ferguson (aka Judge Diamond, the Judge), lead singer Donald Shaw (aka Tabby Diamond, the Prophet), and harmony singer Fitzroy Simpson (aka Bunny Diamond, the Jester). Their sweet sound and polished choreography were distinctly inspired by the Motown groups of the sixties. During the early seventies, they recorded for several producers, including Stranger Cole and Rupie Edwards, without much success. Finally, in 1973, they caught on at Byron Lee's Dynamic Sounds studio and notched their first hit with "Shame and Pride." From there, the group moved on to Joseph "JoJo" Hoo Kim's Channel One imprint in 1975. They scored two quick hits with "Country Living" and "Hey Girl," and then had their biggest success yet with "Right Time." Signed to a major-label deal with Virgin, the Mighty Diamonds issued their first album, also titled Right Time, in 1976. It was an instant classic, tackling a multitude of social and spiritual issues with powerful yet graceful music, and spawned further hits in "I Need a Roof," "Have Mercy," and "Africa." Now stars in the U.K. as well as Jamaica, the group traveled to New Orleans to record their follow-up LP, Ice on Fire. Produced by Allen Toussaint, the album was an uneasy marriage of reggae and American R&B and was received poorly by the group's roots-minded fans. Retreating from crossover territory, the Mighty Diamonds returned to Channel One and cut several strong roots albums over the next few years: 1978's Stand Up for Your Judgement, 1979's Tell Me What's Wrong, and the most acclaimed of the bunch, 1979's Deeper Roots.