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01. I-ROY - Jamaican Colley
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02. I-ROY - Them Can't Conquer Rasta
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03. I-ROY - It Rough Down Ya
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04. I-ROY - Rasta Love Universally
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05. I-ROY - Wise Man A Rasta Man
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06. I-ROY - Big Eel
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07. I-ROY - Jamaican Colley - Dub
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08. I-ROY - Them Can't Conquer Rasta - Dub
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09. I-ROY - It Rough Down Ya - Dub
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10. I-ROY - Rasta Love Universally - Dub
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11. I-ROY - Wise Man A Rasta Man - Dub
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12. I-ROY - Big Eel - Dub
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ARTIST
I-ROY
TITLE
Can't Conquer Rasta
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
RADIATION ROOTS
CATALOG #
RR 311CD
RR 311CD
GENRE
WORLD
RELEASE DATE
6/16/2017
Radiation Roots present a reissue of
I Roy
's
Can't Conquer Rasta
, originally released in 1977. Born
Roy Samuel Reid
in Saint Thomas in 1944, I Roy was one of Jamaica's all-time greatest deejays. A natural-born toaster, his rhyming raps always sounded effortless, whether describing the harsh realities of the inner city, or making light of nonsense nursery rhymes. A former employee at Customs and Excise, he was first active on a sound system called Soul Bunnies in the rocksteady era, moving to Son's Junior in 1968, and later, to the legendary Supreme Ruler of Sound, defecting to the rival Stereo sound system after that. Hits for
Harry Mudie
and other producers soon followed, and after the killer debut album
Presenting I Roy
(1973) impacted overseas, the toaster began spending frequent periods in London. His longstanding working relationship with hit-making producer
Bunny Lee
led to some of his most noteworthy albums during the mid-1970s; the 1977 set
Can't Conquer Rasta
is a superb "showcase"-style album, on which the toaster blows hard lyrics over five of Lee's killer "rockers" rhythms (recorded with the likes of
Johnny Clarke
), each complete with a corresponding
Aggrovators
dub on the flip, all mixed by
Prince Jammy
at
King Tubby
's studio.
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