Conquering Lion Release Details
- Riddim year: 1974
- Style: Reggae
- Total tracks: 21
- Unique artists on riddim: 17
- Production credits: 1974 - VARIOUS LABELS
- Key artists on this riddim: Jamal
- Browse this riddim in year & database lists: 1960s-80s Reggae Riddims
The Conquering Lion Riddim sits right in that heavy mid-’70s roots pocket, all dusky bassline and militant bounce, with Yabby You/Vivian Jackson’s fingerprints all over it. Augustus Pablo sounds especially sharp on “Pablo Dread In A Red” and “Tippa Tone Blues, ” where the melodica cuts through the rhythm like a siren, while Big Youth’s “Yabby Youth” and “Lighting Flash” lean into the deejay pressure and keep the whole thing moving. Devon Russell and Dicky Burton add a couple of deeper pulls too, and the King Tubby cuts push the riddim into dub territory without losing that stern, hymn-like feel. Recorded across 1974 to 1976 and spread across various labels, it catches that exact moment when roots reggae was getting leaner, darker, and more devotional.
Conquering Lion Tracklist:
- Augustus Pablo – Tippa Tone Blues
- Augustus Pablo & Yabby U – Pablo Dread In A Red (1974)
- Big Youth – Lighting Flash Weak Heart Drop
- Big Youth & Yabby U – Yabby Youth (1975)
- Devon Russell – Race Track Riot
- Devon Russell – Rat & Bat
- Dicky Burton – God Is Watching You (1974)
- King Tubby & Yabby U – Big Youth Fights Against Capitalism (1975)
- King Tubby & Yabby U – King Tubby’s Rock (1974)
- King Tubby & Yabby U – Lord Dub (1976)
- The Prophets All Stars – Lazy Mood
- Tommy McCook & Don Drummond Junior – Fisherman Special (1975)
- Toyan & Errol Scorcher – Natty Roots
- Trinity – Jamal Foundation
- Trinity – Samson The Strongest Man (1977)
- Vivian Jackson & The Ralph Brothers – Conquering Lion (1972)
- Wayne Wade – King Of Kings (Lord Of Lords) (1976)
- Yabby U – Conquering Lion (1977)
- Yabby U & King Tubby’s – Rock Vibrations
- Yabby U & The Prophets – Beware
- Yabby U & The Prophets – Beware Dub
