Peanut Vendor Riddim – African Museum, Jah Life, Joe Frasier

Peanut Vendor produced by Bunny Striker Lee, Gregory Isaacs, Hyman Wright, Lloyd Campbell, Michelle Campbell, Tinga Stewart for African Museum, Jah Life, Joe Frasier in 1981

Cut in 1981 and linked to African Museum, Jah Life and Joe Frasier, Peanut Vendor Riddim brings together a heavyweight mix of roots-era voices and later cuts on the same groove. Gregory Isaacs’ Top Ten is the key anchor here, with Jackie Edwards’ Pretty Star, Tinga Stewart’s Dream Of Me and the dub version Peanut Vendor Dub adding extra weight to the set. The rhythm is tied to Bunny Striker Lee and a wider production circle that includes Hyman Wright and Lloyd Campbell, which helps explain its deep classic-reggae feel. As a side note, Peanut Vendor is a longtime Jamaican favorite built on a melody that had already traveled far outside reggae before this version gave it a distinct island shape.

Peanut Vendor Riddim Tracklist:

1. Dub – Peanut Vendor Dub (1982)
2. Dino – Sex (2004)
3. Freddie McGregor – Nu Badda (2004)
4. George Nooks – Top Ten (2004)
5. Glen Washington – Roller Coaster Ride (2004)
6. Gregory Isaacs – Top Ten (1981)
7. Jackie Edwards – Pretty Star
8. Lloyd Brown – Giving Thanks (2004)
9. Marcia Griffiths – Back In The Days (2004)
10. Nadine Sutherland – Always (2004)
11. Sammy Dread & Louie Lepkie – Top Of The Pops (1982)
12. Tinga Stewart – Dream Of Me (2004)

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