Singing For The People Riddim – Living Room Records / Tan Yah

Rough-cut roots. The Singing For The People Riddim carries a lean 1992 Tan-Yah/Living Room setup, cut across five vocals and keeping the focus on the songs rather than any studio trickery; Garnet Silk’s title cut is the clear centrepiece, with Dirtsman’s “Dem Want More” and Terry Ganzie’s “Time” adding a tougher edge around it. Tan-Yah was a U. S. -based reggae-dancehall label linked to Philip Smart’s HC and F Studio, and this one sits right in that early-’90s pocket where conscious singing was still meeting dancehall pressure. Dirtsman, Garnet Silk, Shelene, Terry Ganzie and Tony Tuff all turn up on the same riddim here.

SINGING FOR THE PEOPLE RIDDIM produced by LIVING ROOM RECORDS / TAN YAH 1992

Singing For The People Riddim Tracklist:

1. Dirtsman – Dem Want More
2. Garnet Silk – Singing For The People
3. Shelene – Give It To Me
4. Terry Ganzie – Time
5. Tony Tuff – Big Up Who Fi Big