Slim-Belly Man Riddim – Jah Life

Slim-Belly Man produced by Hyman Wright, Percy Chin for Jah Life in 1987

Slim-Belly Man Riddim – Jah Life was produced by Hyman Wright and Percy Chin and first appeared in 1987, bringing together a tight late-80s roots-to-dancehall lineup with Culture Paul’s Brutalize A Sound Boy, Cutty Ranks’ The Cutter, Joe Mannix’s Rapid Mi Rapid, and the instrumental Jah Life Time Players cut. The release also features Dickie Ranking, Lord Sassafrass, Screwdriver and Neville Lindo, and Tanto Metro, with Peter Metro’s Slim-Belly Man as the title tune. Hyman Wright’s Jah Life imprint was already a familiar name in that era, and this set captures the harder, sound-system-minded style of the period with a compact, varied selection and a dub cut that adds extra weight.

Slim-Belly Man Riddim Tracklist:

1. Culture Paul – Brutalize A Sound Boy
2. Cutty Ranks – The Cutter
3. Dickie Ranking – Jump And Shake
4. Jah Life Time Players – Slim-Belly Dub
5. Joe Mannix – Rapid Mi Rapid
6. Lenky Roy – I Can’t See Clearly Now
7. Lord Sassafrass – Want Some Air Play
8. Peter Metro – Slim-Belly Man
9. Screwdriver & Neville Lindo – Lyrics Just A Flow
10. Tanto Metro – Gimmie Gal Pickney

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