Skokian Release Details
- Riddim year: 1987
- Total tracks: 33
- Unique artists on riddim: 34
- Production credits: Various Labels
- Key artists on this riddim: Admiral Bailey, Glen Washington, Jahmali, Pad Anthony, Red Dragon, Singing Melody
- Browse this riddim in year & database lists: 1960s-80s Riddims Archive
Skokian produced by Hyman Wright, Bobby Digital, Lester Sterling for Ragamuffin, Ottey’s, Jah Life, Kangal, Digital-B in 1987
Skokian Riddim, issued in 1987, pulls together cuts linked to Hyman Wright, Bobby Digital and Lester Sterling across Ragamuffin, Ottey’s, Jah Life, Kangal and Digital-B, with a lineup that mixes singers and deejays in classic late-80s style. Admiral Bailey’s Two Year Old, Beeper Man’s Up Full, Carlton Livingston’s Armageddon and Glen Washington’s Come Away are among the key tracks, while the riddim itself is also known as Two Year Old and is tied to the African Beat version. It has that busy, sure-footed dancehall feel that lets different voices ride the same rhythm without losing momentum, and the mix of names here gives it a real archive feel for the era.
Skokian Tracklist:
- Admiral Bailey – Two Year Old (1987)
- Beeper Man – Up Full (1987)
- Carlton Livingston – Armageddon (1987)
- Glen Washington – Come Away (1987)
- I-Roy – Two Year Old A Solid Gold (1987)
- Ian Sweetness – I Believe I Can Fly (1987)
- Iton Dread – Earth Is The Lord (1987)
- Jahmali – The Earth Is The Road (1995)
- John Wayne – Sweet Nineteen
- Junior Wilson – Don't Let Go (1987)
- King Kong – Can't Stand Me (1987)
- Lady Junie – Two Year Old
- Many More – US Immigration (1987)
- Michael Palmer – Gun Shot A Burst (1987)
- Mikey Jarett – She Ragga Muffing (1987)
- Nardo Ranks – Fi De Youth In De Ghetto (1987)
- Pad Anthony – Dis Ya One To Wicked (1987)
- Pangy – How The Youth's Get Gun (1987)
- Patrick Andy – Money Love (1987)
- Peter Metro – Obeah In America (1987)
- Phantom & Monkey Lotion – Nah Get Wey
- Professor Grizzly – Cease And Preach (1987)
- Red Dragon – Gal Baton (1987)
- Rolando Alphonso – Skokian Instrumental (1987)
- Rolando Alphonso & Papa Life – Skokian (1987)
- Scion Success – Nr. One Title (1987)
- Singing Melody – Too Young To Fall In Love (1987)
- Super Cat – Hell A Go Come
- The Living Truth – Give Thanks (To The Woman I Love) (1987)
- Tony Rebel – See Dem A Come (1995)
- Top Cat – Pass The Chalice For Me (1987)
- Vassell Gold – No Heathen Can Stop Me (1987)
- Welton Irie – Over Twenty (1987)
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