Bangarang 1976-199x – Penthouse Records / Randys 

Penthouse Records digging into the Bangarang rhythm brings a little old-school edge back into the picture, and the three cuts here lean hard on that link between late-’70s roots and later dancehall attitude. Buju Banton’s “Good Body” pushes the riddim into sleek early-’90s territory, Josey Wales rides it with the kind of clipped deejay pressure that made his name in the first place, and Lester Sterling’s “Bangarang” keeps the original spirit alive by nodding back to the tune’s deeper Jamaican lineage. The set is short, but that’s part of the appeal: no filler, just three versions of the same framework, each pulling a different shade out of it. Buju’s cut is the sharpest modern anchor, but Josey Wales is the one who really locks the whole thing into place.