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One of the Knowledge singers (I fail to recognise his name) has perhaps the most unique voice I have ever heard. It mightn't carry the tune most adequately, but it sure does carry the feeling subliminally, to say the least. That haunting voice just beams through the mix and gives me the chills each and every time. It isn't exactly bassy, but it certainly isn't falsetto either. I can only describe it as ethereal.

Good examples of this marvellous voice can be heard on tracks such as "Sentry", "Hail Dread" or "Population". Does anyone know of whom I'm talking about here? I sure would appreciate to know his name for certain. All the names are found in the liner notes of the Makasound collection, but there seems to be no way of identifying this one in particular.

A little help here, anyone?

Knowledge has recorded "Sentry", "Hail Dread" and "Population". Don't know the name of the singer though.

dennis brown
drummie zeb
brinsley forde
luciano
linval thompson
alton ellis
bob andy
jean adebambo
carol thompson
janet lee davis
gregory isaacs
michael prophet
little john

I can't beleive nobody has mentioned the only and only voice of Thunder PRINCE FARI!!!!!!!!

give thanks.

of course there are so many to mention. I guess nobody mentioned Keith Hudson

I like the ska track 'Congo War' by Lord Brynner - because it's a contemporary treatment of a very serious African situation - despite the humour in the lyrics - the world at large in 1960 found the African names in the headlines baffling and exotic. It all ended in tragedy for Lumumba...

It is sad but it's exciting,
When I read the newspaper.
About what's happening
In the western province of Africa.
Everybody's fighting,
to get Matadi bay.
But it is amusing,
When I read all the bosses names.
Such as Kasavubu,
and Etienne Tshisekedi
Fighting to gain power over Katanga.
Colonel Mombutu
rivaling Tshombe
to be boss over the Congo.

My father made me to know
that my great great gandfather
Came from the Congo in the Western Province of Katanga.
But I can't remember his name,
because it was too long.
and if I called the name
I might have to bite my tounge.
All like Kasavubu
and Patrice Lumumba
Fighting to gain power over Katanga
Colonel Mobutu
and Justin Momboko
rivaling Tshombe to be boss over the Congo
Oh Congo baba wa mojique berele
are ba pas arev ah roquo de mole,
Mojique berele Congo,
eh uwah Kosu.

ah all these people you mentioned are wonderful voices.i will may be add late wilfred jackie edwards,eddie lovetts,a singer from the french west indies who was not so popular but who released 2 great albums on barclay afrech label and who is called bernie lion;he made a rendition of the beatles'"eleanor rigby" and another beautiful tune called"hell",ernest wilson(i know myself),lloyd charmers,tabby shaw of the diamonds,haile maskell of the now defunct rastafarians,ras midas,hugh mundell,kiddus i,justin hinds,dennis brown,john holt,jackie brown(you rmember"wiser dread"),norman grant of the twinkle brothers,the black slate main lead vocalist whose name has slipped my mind ,ah gregory isaacs the cool ruler of course,tony tuff,kingsounds and one of the most underrated and not so popular once yabby u protégé wayne wade.ah too numerous talents to mention.
by the way does someone own any recording from eddie lovetts.i used to have an lp of him including"shining star"the manhattans' huge hit he covered so wonderfully.let me know guys.it seems that he has totally disappeared.
fadel

Rarely mentioned is Owen Grey, who has a poweful voice which reminds of soul-singers of the 60's.

Trojan has released an anthology with his works. Check it out!

Big Youth !!!
Gregory Isaacs
Cocoa Tee
Judy Mowatt
Marcia Griffith
Bob Andy
Burning Spear
Don Carlos
Joseph Hill (Culture)
Junior Murvin
Michael Rose
Junor Reid
Pinchers
Peter Tosh
Prince Lincoln Thompson (Royal Rasses)
Bim Sherman
Horace Andy
I-Wayne
Sizzla
Bounti Killer
Luciano

Lead Vocalists judgedd by their voice
other favourites of mine include :

Dennis Brown, Bunny Wailer, Bob Marley,
Wailing Souls, Israel Vibration and The Heptones