Dambala

[Bellyman]

Anybody can come up with some more information ?
The little I know is....
british reggae band (London area ?)...
been around from ca. 1979 until 1984...
made two albums 'Rally Rally Round' (isis label)in 1981 and 'Azania' (dada music label) in 1983...
probably the labels mentioned were their own...
had a very subtle or sophisticated sound, very dubby...
Who were they ? Is anybody of this group still involved in reggae ?
Every comment is greatly appreciated.
Greetings.

[collieman]

I never heard anything about them
but once i saw a 12" on ebay "Dambala" & i remembered it cause it was a Jimmy Lindsay Production. so i think it s a UK Band but i really dont know what does it look like.
I think it must be heavy roots..

[collieman]

tune's name was Zimbabwe. J.Lindsay prod..

[Max]

some info on Alvin Christie, former member...

http://www.swingswangswung.com/ShowFolder.asp?id=893

[Fabroots]

A friend have send me "Azania" in mp3 yesterday, this album is one of the finest that i have hear, very very subtile, lot of mystic vibes, they got high feeling! The singer got a voice a bit as Fred Locks, but less high, he is very good.
It give me the same vibes that the album "Dance hall style" of Horace Andy, dubbed roots + mystical vibes. Killer.

[fadel diagne]

jimmy lindsay was a member of the brit group called dambala and i think they only have put out a single called"zimbabwe"
fadel

[Sergio619]

Dambala is sick....i got some bad ass songs of theirs, it might be from the Azania album Bellyman mentioned. Not sure, but here are the tracks:

Azania
Mok Studio
Future
Lorraine
Welcome Home
One Step
Love To Love
Sodom And Gummarra
I Chukwumeka
I Nation Time

[mikeydread]

indeed, it is the same album

[fadel diagne]

hi guys
what's theyear of release of that dambala lp;was it released in the 70's or the80's?
i would be very glad to hear it
fadel

[fadel diagne]

http://www.barnsburyhousing.org.uk/poli ... ust_04.pdf
hi guys here is an article featuring horace mckenzie former dambala band member.i hope it will give some insights as to why this band was short-lived
love
fadel