Tell Them Riddim – Sampalue Records

Tell Them Riddim from Sampalue Records is a 1996 reggae juggling with Emperor on Tell Them and Lady Saw on Glory To Be God, plus an instrumental cut that rounds out the set. The release carries Sampalue’s early dancehall touch, and Lady Saw’s appearance is the big draw, especially with the spiritual edge of Glory To Be God beside Emperor’s title track. Sampalue, aka Garfield Phillips, was already linked to Lady Saw’s early career and other mid-90s dancehall work, which gives this riddim a clear place in that era. Compact and direct, it’s a three-track one-riddim set built around two voiced versions and the bare instrumental backbone.