Diseases Riddim – Greensleeves Records

Greensleeves Records’ Diseases Riddim landed in 1982 and pulls together a strong early dancehall lineup, with Linval Thompson’s Look How Me Sexy, Cocoa Tea’s I’ve Lost My Sonia, Josey Wales’ Let Go Mi Hand, Nicodemus’ Boneman Connection, and Papa Michigan and General Smiley’s Diseases among the key cuts. The riddim is best known for its sharp, unmistakable horn-driven feel, and it also carries later turns like Shaggy’s All Virgins and Spragga Benz’s Gimme The Bible alongside Yellowman’s Zungu Zungu Zeng and Tenor Saw’s Golden Hen. Often linked to Henry Junjo Lawes in reggae history, this rhythm has stayed visible well beyond its original era because of how widely it was voiced and reused.

Diseases Riddim Tracklist:

1. Linval Thompson – Look How Me Sexy
2. Cocoa Tea – I’ve Lost My Sonia
3. Josey Wales – Let Go Mi Hand
4. Nicodemus – Boneman Connection
5. Papa Michigan & General Smiley – Diseases
6. Shaggy – All Virgins
7. Spragga Benz – Gimme The Bible
8. Tenor Saw – Golden Hen
9. Yellowman – Zungu Zungu Zeng

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