►►► Throwback Thursday! ►►► Agony in the Big Belly!

Greetings!

 

The dictionary defines Agony as prolonged pain.  Dancehall defines Agony as one of the

hottest riddims to come out of the year 1987!

 

Produced by King Jammy's the riddim was clearly computerized, and heavily bass driven

with a computer touch.  It featured Admiral Bailey's "Big Belly Man" and the 'boom' chune

which named the riddim, "Agony" by Pinchers!

 

Back in the days, many women felt that if a manhad a big belly, it meant that he was financially well off, and could provide for her.  This in turn caused many men to want to have a big belly to demonstrate what they have, causing Admiral to DJ about the 'big belly' not in the context of a literal belly, but in the context of having fat pockets! Can you imagine if that was still the standard today?!  Hands down Sky Juice would be the man, and he is!  :)

 

On another note, I spoke to Pinchers earlier this year, who said that next to "Bandelero," "Agony" was by far his most popular with female fans.  He said they love to hear him balance the lyrics'100% of love she want 100 % of love / no 70 - 30 love / she nuh waan no 50 - 50 love...' with the 'dutty' bassline, and I have to agree!

 

Broadcasting at 320kbps, catch a few cuts on the Agony riddim produced by King Jammy's

here:

 

 

Agony Riddim - King Jammy's

 

Do Remember!

 

 

►►► Throwback Thursday! ►►► The Princess!

Greetings!

 

The name Sara (minus the letter 'h' at the end)

is the Hebrew word meaning Princess!  In Dancehall

and Reggae, we have Selector Princess from

Atlanta, and thanks to King Jammy's we have

the riddim called 'Sara!'

 

Built in 1987, the riddim played primarily off

of the computerized 'trill,' the bassline and the

skank.  Though the riddim was simple, it was

powerful when combined with artists Frankie

Paul, Gregory Isaacs, Leroy Gibbons and

Pinchers.  All artists ensured rub-a-dub in the

dance, especially the basement parties where

walls got 'beat up' when the selector touched

the riddim!

 

Sample some deadly lyrics from Pinchers: 

Loving that you're searching for yuh buck up

on dih right young man...

 

Broadcasting at 320kbps, catch cuts from the

Sara riddim here:

 

P.S.  If you were just getting to a dance and heard

this bassline beating from outside, you knew you

were in the right place!  :)

 

 

Sara Riddim - King Jammy's - 1987

 

 

 

Throwback Thursday! Ah Fih Fly Out Riddim

Greetings!

 

The first engine powered airplane to fly did

so in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina in 1903.

At the design of Orville and Wilbur Wright,

their patented 'flying machine' revolutionised

how we have come to know travel today!

 

Daddy Lizard recorded these famous words

in 1986:  Anyting mih say / unno say "haffi

fly out" / pon a British Airway / pon dih new

concord / we haffi fly out ...!  A popular expression 

after the release of this chune and riddim was

"foreign caan miss me!"

 

Produced by Winston Riley for the Techniques

label, Daddy's chune named the 'Ah Fi Fly

Out' riddim which was an immediate hit with

fans, as most were eager to 'fly out.'  Some

of the countries most travelled to were England,

the U.S. and Canada.  Despite what some

younger generation artists think, Artists travelled

to places like Japan and Germany regularly!

 

Trust me when I tell you, this is the type of

riddim to a 'buss' a dance if dropped at the right

time with the right speech!

 

Broadcasting at 320kbps, catch Daddy Lizard,

Sanchez, Flourgon and Courtney Melody on

the 'Ah Fih Fly Out' riddim here:  

 

Ah Fih Fly Out Riddim 

 

P.S.  Courtney Melody's chune "Bad Boy" was

featured on the recently released Winston Riley

Quintessential Techniques for the Reggae

Anthology series for VP Records.  If you don't

have this double disk, it's a must add to your

collection!

 

 

 

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