Peace And Love In The Ghetto Riddim – Unknown Label

1978’s Peace And Love In The Ghetto Riddim comes from Bunny Striker Lee for Unknown Label, a lean three-track roots set that pairs Johnny Clarke’s title cut with King Jammy and the Aggrovators’ dub version and Tappa Zukie’s Ghetto Rock. The rhythm has a strong late-’70s Kingston feel, with Clarke’s vocal riding the familiar Peace And Love In The Ghetto line and the instrumental side getting room to breathe through the dub treatment. Bunny Lee’s name is closely tied to some of the era’s most durable reggae productions, and this one fits that tradition with a stripped-back, heavyweight arrangement that keeps the focus on the groove and the message.