Re: Reggae Guitar Solos

NINEMILES wrote :Check out the album - Red, Gold and Blues by John Kypia (pronounced kap i er). You will be blown away. If im correct the legendry Dennis Bovell had a part in the production.

Nice one NINEMILES, that truly it is a wonderful set.

http://www.lintonkwesijohnson.com/lkj-records-artists/john-kpiaye/

did anyone mention this one already?

Barrington Levy - A ya we deh

it not only features some nice rhythm guitar, but the sweetest slidings. sounds like from an higher region.
some other cuts on that rhythm, too.

Blue Riddim Band - Restless Spirit. This LP has some very nice guitar solos and arrangements

The Now Generation - For The Good Times. There's a lot of guitar playing in this one also.

guitar solos is not my favorite, but when there's the right sound then it's OK. Check out this. Rating & comments are welcome

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gg6wxYwskGo

@ abey: Yeah, the great Mikey "Mao" Chung plays all the nice lead guits on the Now Gen! Original Now Gen founding ember with his brother Geoffrey! Another tune with soe real nice guitar lead on it is "Caution" by The Wailers with the legendary Hux Brown doing the honors!

blessup wrote :Another tune with soe real nice guitar lead on it is "Caution" by The Wailers with the legendary Hux Brown doing the honors!

Never heard about that guitar player... the Dynamics-Maytals lead guitar!! Very cool info!

@ aabey: Hux Brown played rhythm and pick lead, etc.... on heaps of Studio One sessions as part of the Soul Vendors during the Rock Steady days and also recorded there in the later years of Ska previous to that. He played at Dynamic and Federal studios, played much of the rhythm guitar with Lynn Taitt & The Jets and after Taitt left JA for Canada he became the premier guitsy playing on loads of sessions for Clancy Eccles, Derrick Harriott, Leslie Kong and on and on ....... he played all the pick guitar on the entire "Harder They Come" soundtrack and is even in the movie. He played on and arranged Paul Simon's "Mother & Child Reunion", toured and recorded with Toots for years and this is just the tip of the iceberg. Hux legendary mi tell ya. He's still alive and playing! He's my neighbour!

very cool info blessup I will check the movie to see him!! thanks

Ive just heard an amazing tune on the movie star riddim and remembered this thread.... Ernest Ranglin - Ranglin Doddlin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8u1wotoNSE&feature=related

http://www.roots-archives.com/release/1219
If you happen to own Sticky Finfers by Chinna Smith you know solo guitar in reggae can sound great. A full lenght album with the best riddims filled up by chinna's guitar. Enjoyable album...

the minute long solo in the Heathen by BMW in Babylon By Bus