Punany Train Riddim – 198x – Jumbo (E.Byfield)

PUNANY TRAIN RIDDIM produced by 198X – JUMBO (E.BYFIELD) | SONIC SOUNDS

By the 1980s, dancehall was moving hard out of roots territory and into leaner, more cut-to-the-bone rhythms, and Punany Train sits right in that shift. Produced by 198X – Jumbo (E. Byfield) for Sonic Sounds, it lines up ten voices across the same canvas, with Lady Mackerel’s “Rough Girls” and Singing Melody’s “Killing Me Softly” among the tracks that give the set its clearest lift. The selections lean into the era’s singjay energy and melodic phrasing, but the rhythm itself keeps a clipped, propulsive motion underneath. What carries the whole thing is the bassline and drum pattern: taut, mid-tempo, and built for the dance, with just enough room for each vocalist to phrase around the pocket.

Punany Train Riddim Tracklist:

1. J twins – i’ll always love you
2. Lady mackerel – rough girls
3. Tuffest – yu safe
4. Joe mannix – cut eye cut eye
5. Bert lancaster – one plus
6. Jango niceness – dub plate in my hands
7. Courtney candy – closer than just friends
8. Roland burrel – tonight is the night
9. Phillip frazer – stand by me
10. Singing melody – killing me softly