Bangarang Riddim – Various Labels

Bangarang produced by Coxsone Dodd, Barry O’Hare, Witty, Clancy Eccles, Bunny Striker Lee, Dudley Swaby, King Jammy, Gussie P, Prince Jammy, Bobby Digital, Tappa Zukie, Freddie McGregor, Byron Murray for Studio One, Witty, Trojan, Lee’s, Ja-Man, Hot Stuff, Rockers Plantation, Jammy’s, Music Master, Digital-B, Tappa, X-Rated, Juggling, Big Ship, In The Streetz in 1968

Bangarang Riddim dates back to 1968 and pulls together a deep cross-section of Jamaican reggae history, with the groove credited to Coxsone Dodd, Clancy Eccles, Bunny Lee, King Jammy, Tappa Zukie, Freddie McGregor, and other hands across labels like Studio One, Lee’s, Ja-Man, Jammy’s, Rockers, and Digital-B. The selection moves from Clancy Eccles’ original Bangarang Crash and the early-watering sides by Derrick Morgan and Dawn Love to later cuts from Horace Andy, Brigadier Jerry, Buju Banton, Anthony Red Rose, and Admiral Tibet. It also catches the long life of the tune through versions from the 1970s, ’80s, and ’90s, with Freddie McGregor’s Bangarang and Brigadier Jerry’s take among the more familiar highlights. Rooted in classic roots and sound system culture, this is one of those riddims that shows how a single idea can keep resurfacing across decades and producers.

Bangarang Riddim Tracklist:

1. [Dub] – Rambo Version
2. Admiral Tibet – In The Ghetto (1989)
3. Anthony Red Rose – Till A Morning (1987)
4. Brigadier Jerry – Bangarang (1993)
5. Buju Banton – Good Body (1993)
6. Clancy Eccles – Bangarang Crash (1968)
7. Dawn Love – Watering (1975)
8. Derrick Morgan – Original Watering Man (1975)
9. Dillinger – Leave The Area (1975)
10. Freddie McGregor – Bangarang (2005)
11. Hindu – Hello Jah Jah (1995)
12. Horace Andy – Bangarang (1986)
13. Jah Mason – See Them Running (2006)
14. John Junior – Woman Of The Nation
15. Josey Wales – No Liar Man (1994)
16. Junior Cat – Figure (1992)
17. Junior Wilson – Rambo
18. King Kong – Mix Up (1986)
19. Lester Sterling & Stranger Cole & Lloyd Charmers & Max Romeo – Bangarang (1968)
20. Lieutenant Stitchie – Bangarang (1995)
21. Lord Creator – Bangarang
22. Mikey General – Hold Down Yu Head (1986)
23. Mikey Spice – Open Your Eyes (1995)
24. Perfect & Queen Ifrica – Natty Fi Grow (2009)
25. Natty Remo – Africa For The Africans (1995)
26. Nitty Gritty – Original Banga Rang (1986)
27. Prezident Brown – Bun Down Rome (1995)
28. Professor Frisky – Prayer For The World
29. Shabba Ranks – No Boogarism (1987)
30. Sluggy Ranks & Twitch – Rucumbine (1987)
31. Super Morris – Model And Pose (1995)
32. The Blackstones – Freeway (2005)
33. The Soul Vendors – Bangarang
34. X-Rated Gang – Interlude Version (1995)