Prince Far I - Cry Tuff Chants On U [CD]

On U Sound

£14.40

Format: CD
Catalogue No.: ONUCD156
Barcode: 5056614796070
Release Date: 13 Sep 2024
Genre: Roots/Lovers Rock

 A compilation pulling together various guest appearances the legendary and much-missed Jamaican MC Prince Far I, made with On-U house bands Creation Rebel and Singers And Players, as well as some alternate versions and deep cuts for the true dub reggae heads.
 Prince Far I is a legend of roots reggae, both as producer and for his incredibly distinctive deejay style on the microphone. After cutting sides for the likes of Bunny ‘Striker’ Lee and Coxsone Dodd, he made a name for himself with the ‘Psalms For I’ album, featuring the gruff-voiced Prince intoning bible passages over the heaviest of dread rhythms.
 In 1976 he set up his own Cry Tuff imprint, distributed in the UK by Adrian Sherwood’s pre-On-U Sound label Hitrun, and a close working relationship was forged.
 Far I went on to contribute several memorable vocal performances to the Singers & Players project and toured with On-U band Creation Rebel in the early 1980s.
 Tragically, Prince Far I was murdered by gunmen in Jamaica in 1983, but his influence lives on in Adrian’s recordings right up to the present day.
 CD in 4pp digipack with eight-page booklet.

Tracklisting
In I Father’s House
Calling Over The Distant Sea
Nuclear Weapon
Water The Garden
Quanté Jublia
Bedward The Flying
Preacher
Dreadlock Soldier
Prodigal Son
Virgin
Cha-Ris-Ma
Frontline Speech
Autobiography
91 Vibration