By 1967, Ba Ba Boom had already become one of those roots-era melodies that kept getting pulled back into the reggae and dancehall fold, and this Various Labels set leans into that history with productions tied to names like Duke Reid, Coxsone Dodd, Joe Gibbs, King Tubby, King Jammy, Sly Dunbar, and Robbie Shakespeare. The lineup mixes veterans and later voices, with Admiral Bailey, Admiral Tibet, Bounty Killer, Beenie Man, Anthony Cruz, Bushman, and Anthony Malvo among the key cuts, while the version and reworks show how long the riddim has stayed useful across different eras. The original link to The Jamaicans’ Ba-Ba-Boom on Treasure Isle gives the whole project its classic foundation, and the collection plays like a small survey of how a single rocksteady pattern kept being re-cut for decades.
Ba Ba Boom produced by King Jammy, Duke Reid, Dudley Swaby, Coxsone Dodd, Joe Gibbs, Errol Thompson, Prince Jazzbo, Nigger Kojak, Henry Lawes, Fergal Hickey, Dean Kennedy, Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, Gitsy Willis, King Tubby, Prince Tony Robinson, Chris Cracknell, Robert Fearon, Gyasi Addae, Count Shelly, Carlton Barrett, Devon Bradshaw, Paul McNamee, King Culture, Courtney Cole, Carl Gibson, Dave Kelly, Richard Bell, Phillip Burrell, Triston Palmer, Nigel Burrell, Maurice Johnson for Jammy’s, Stereo One, Treasure Isle, Studio One, Ujama, Volcano, Shang, Taxi, Taurus, TR Groovemaster, Unity Sounds, Shelly’s, IUS, Roof, Madhouse, Star Trail, Xterminator, Star Creation, Rocky Gibbs, Black Scorpio, Dub Station originally in 1967
Ba Ba Boom Riddim Release Details
- Riddim year: 1967
- Key artists on this riddim: Admiral Bailey, Anthony Cruz, Anthony Malvo, Beenie Man, Black Scorpio, Bounty Killer
- Browse this riddim in year & database lists: 1960s-80s Riddims Archive
Ba Ba Boom Riddim Tracklist:
1. [Dub] – Ba Ba Boom Version (2001)
2. Admiral Bailey – No More Shot
3. Admiral Tibet – Call Me (2003)
4. Anthony Cruz – Turn It Up
5. Anthony Malvo – Don’t Waste Time
6. Bascom X – Love You The Same (2003)
7. Beenie Man & Dennis Brown & Triston Palmer – Three Against War (2001)
8. Bounty Killer – Kill Fe Fun
9. Bounty Killer – Top A Top
10. Brooky D – Qualities (2003)
11. Bugs & King Ledgi – Love Of Money (1991)
12. Bushman – Jail House (2003)
13. Chuck Turner – Heart Desire (2003)
14. Clint Eastwood & General Saint – Disco Queen (1982)
15. Cobra – Pum Pum (2003)
16. Colin Sampson – Trying To Conquer Me (1991)
17. Da’Ville – Hold On Steady (2003)
18. Daddy Fish – Best Looking (1993)
19. Dai Pivo – Boom Boom Festival
20. Danny Caine – Rebel (1993)
21. David King & Rasta Youth – In Love (2003)
22. Dennis Brown – My Prayer
23. Dona V – Rub-A-Time (1991)
24. Duke Reid All Stars – Twilight Zone
25. Echo Minott – Strong Againso (2003)
26. Elephant Man – Who You Think You Is (2003)
27. Elephant Man & Triston Palmer – Poor People (2001)
28. Everton Blender – Right Blend (2003)
29. Frankie Paul – Run Come
30. Frankie Paul – There Is No Living Without You
31. George Nooks – Pack Up And Leave (2001)
32. George Nooks – You Too Greedy (1979)
33. George Nooks & Danny English – Pack Up (2001)
34. Gregory Isaacs – Don’t Dis The Dance (2003)
35. Half Pint – I’m Going (2001)
36. Horace Andy – I’m So Glad (2003)
37. Ja-Man All Stars – Nuclear Bomb
38. Jackie Mittoo – Baba Boom
39. Jackie Mittoo & The Soul Vendors – Ba Ba Boom (1968)
40. Jah Mason – Sweet Black Woman (2001)
41. Jah Zarro – None Shall Escape (2005)
42. Joe Gibbs – Treasure Dub
43. Junior Demus – No Man No Bad
44. Junior Demus – No Man No Bad
45. Junior Murvin – Bounce Back (1993)
46. King Culture – Arrow Hi Fi (1993)
47. King Ledgi – Sunshine (1991)
48. King Noah – From The Ark (1993)
49. L.M.S. – If You Feel (2003)
50. Leroy Gibbons – Build Up The Vibes (Dancehall Vibes)
51. Leroy Smart – All Of My Love (1981)
52. Little Meekie & Daddy Meekie – Shape
53. Lone Ranger – Nice Up Jamaica
54. Lone Ranger & Liza – Fist To Fist Rub-A-Dub (1979)
55. Luciano – Judgement All Over (2001)
56. Lukie D & Michigan – Where The Loving Gone (2001)
57. Menacing Dennis – Version (1991)
58. Michigan & Smiley – What Type A World
59. Mikey General – As A Man Thinketh (2001)
60. Mikey White – Soy Un Tuguere (1991)
61. Nando Boom – Aci Las Cosas Debendi Ser (1991)
62. Nando Boom – Be Nice
63. Nando Boom – So Things A Go (1991)
64. Nardo Ranks – Unwanted (1995)
65. Nitty Gritty – Ready Done (2005)
66. Nitty Gritty – Ready Dunn (1991)
67. Nitty Kutchie & Louie Culture – Light Them Up (2001)
68. Pam Hall – I Know (2001)
69. Pam Hall & Lexxus – I Know (2001)
70. Pan Head – Put Up Di Lighter (1994)
71. Papa San – Bun Dem (1998)
72. Papa San – Hear Me Now Soop (2003)
73. Paul Elliott – Reggae Get Stronger
74. Peter Metro – Bad Boy Skank
75. Phillip Myaz – Hold Me Tight
76. Pinchers – Don’t Throw Your Life Away (2005)
77. Princess Goldie – So We Stay (1991)
78. Ranking Don – Baddest DJ (1991)
79. Ray I – Boom Time (1982)
80. Richie Davis – Sensi Boom (1987)
81. Richie Davis – The Boom (2003)
82. Romeo – I’m Only Human (1991)
83. Ruddy Thomas – Baby Let’s Talk (2003)
84. Sammy Dread – Stuck In The System (1994)
85. Shabba Ranks – Shine & Criss
86. Sizzla – Real (1998)
87. Sizzla – Right Day
88. Sizzla – Right Day (2003)
89. Steve Knight – Baba Boom
90. Sugar Minott & Delly Ranks – Victim (2001)
91. Super C – Bad Boy (1991)
92. Tasha Lee – Love Takes Time (1991)
93. Terror Fabulous & Gary Minott – Yaga Yaga (1994)
94. The Jamaicans & Tommy McCook & The Supersonics – Ba Ba Boom (1967)
95. The Tamlins – Get Together (2003)
96. Trinity – Strickly Cash (1977)
97. Tyrone Taylor – Open Book (2003)
98. U Mike – Give Her What She Want (2005)
99. Upsurge – Spend More Time (2003)
100. Verdie Green & Dona V – Wine Wine (1991)
101. Ward 21 – Reggae Pledge (2003)
102. Winston Hussey – Work Under Man
103. Yami Bolo – Ethiopian Children (On A Mission) (2005)
