Tempo Riddim (1985-2007) - Various Producers

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1960s-80s Reggae Riddims
175 cuts
145 artists

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Tempo (1985-2007) Release Details

Style: Reggae
Total tracks: 175
Unique artists on riddim: 152
Key artists on this riddim: Alborosie, Alley Cat, Anthony B, Anthony Malvo, Anthony Red Rose, Beenie Man
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Tempo Riddim – 1985-2007. Features over 170 tracks from various producers.

There’s something satisfying about hearing a single riddim carry that much history, and Tempo does it in plain sight: more than 170 cuts traced across 1985 to 2007, with Anthony Red Rose’s early take sitting beside later versions from Anthony B, Beenie Man, and Alley Cat. The groove has that lean, uptempo pull that made the pattern a favorite for deejays and singers alike, and the tracklist digs into the tune from the Firehouse era through Star Trail and Penthouse selections, then pushes onward into the 2000s. Anthony Red Rose’s “Tempo” is the anchor here, and the sequencing feels less like a random anthology than a long, deliberate run-through of how producers kept reworking the same rhythm for different moments, voices, and years.

Tempo Tracklist:

Admiral Shirt – Eager (Bum Rock Ltd)
Alley Cat – Sodomity (Penthouse) 1994
Andrew Right – Temper (Star Trail)
Anthony B & Derrick Lara – Nothing Nah Gwan (Star Trail)
Anthony B – Burnout Da War (Massive B) 2002
Anthony B – How Dem A Flex (Star Trail)
Anthony Malvo – Guard Yuh Head Back (Star Trail) 1995
Anthony Red Rose – Impersonators
Anthony Red Rose – Tempo (Firehouse) 1985
Aswad – Shine
Beenie Man – Bad Man Bizness 2001
Benjay – Babylon System 2007
Beres Hammond – Your Fool (Xterminator) 1993
Bionic Steve – Rude Boy (Star Trail)
Black Roots Players – Temp Dub 1985
Black Roots Players – Up Tempo 1985
Buccaneer – Chatty Chatty Mouth (Penthouse) 1994
Buju Banton & Garnett Silk – Complaint 1995
Buju Banton & Twiggy – I Want Your Love (Penthouse) 1994
Bunny General – Kill Dem All 2006
Burro Banton – Jah Jah Rules (Massive B) 2002
Busy Signal & Alborosie – Murderer 2008
Candy Man – Ganja Palace 2006
Capleton & Garnett Silk – Dis The Trinity Special 1996
Capleton – Dis The Trinity (Star Trail) 1994
Capleton – Speak Your Mind (Ras I) 2004
Carlene Davis – Rise Up (President Mandela) (Jammys) 1994
Chris Wayne – Don't Worry Yourself 1985
Chronicle – You Say You Love Me (Massive B) 2002
Chukki Starr – Show Your Love
Cocoa Tea – Jump And Spread Out (Volcano) 1992
Cocoa Tea – No War (Togetherness) 2002
Conscious Fiyah – Microchip
Cp Ink – Chain Saw 2006
Crank Angle Version 2006
D Django – Them A Run Come (Wild Geese)
Dave Robinson – Have To Go Thru (Leggo Sounds) 1987
Demolition Man – Tempo
Dennis Brown – Bubbling Sweet Tonight (Two Friends) 1990
Derrick Lara – Me No Have It (Star Trail)
Don Angelo – Get It Already (Jammys) 1985
Doniki & Steady Ranks – Soundboy A Moan & Yawn (Star Trail)
Elephant Man – No Time Fa Dem (Massive B) 2002
Everton Blender – Family Man (Star Trail) 1994
Gaddiel – No Time To Play (Ras I) 2004
Garnett Silk – Complaint (Penthouse) 1994
General Degree – Pee Pee Cluck Cluck (Penthouse)
Ginger – Man Nowadays (Mr Doo) 1991
Goldie Natch – Dem Nah Hear (Star Trail)
Gregory Isaacs – Curfew International (Oasis)
Gregory Isaacs – Kingston 14 (Universal Noiz)
Gregory Peck – A Di Woman (Kingston 11) 1994
Home T – Careless Whisper (Two Friends)
Hopeton James – Didn't I (Two Friends)
Hopeton Junior – Iniquity Worker
Hopeton Lindo – Tribute (Aqua) 1996
Ini Kamoze – Hardware (Xterminator)
Ini Kamoze – Imagine In Dub
Isasha – Unknown Title
Iyashanti – Problem (Star Trail)
Jack Radics & Kulcha Knox – Let My People Go
Jah Cure – Never Die Like Fool (Flash Records) 1998
Jah Mason – Open Up Yuh Heart (Ras I) 2004
Jerry Johnson – Tribute To Prince Knight 1985
Johnny Osbourne – No Sound Like We (Jammys) 1985
Juliet – Show And Tell (Penthouse) 1995
Junior Cat – Kingston Jamaica 2006
Junior Delgado – Run Come (Jammys)
Junior Demus – Badboy Business Too Common
Junior Kelly – Real (Togetherness) 2002
Junior Murvin – Jah Took Six Days (Jammys) 1986
Junior Randy – Nicht Genug (Jahsouljah) 2006
Junior Reid & Bitter Roots – Anthem 1992
Junior Reid – Bad Man (J R P)
Junior Timba – My Sweet Mama (Kingston 11) 1994
Junior Tucker – Lock Me Up (Penthouse) 1994
King Asher – Crank Angle Pt 2 (Firehouse)
King Everald – After All (Firehouse) 1985
King Everald – I've Found Love (Jammys) 1985
King Kong – AIDS (Firehouse) 1985
King Kong – Can't Ride Computer 1986
King Kong – Step On Dem Corn (Flash Records) 1998
King Kong – Tempo (World Enterprize) 1986
King Kong – This Sound Charge For Murder (World Enterprize) 1986
King Kong – Trouble Trouble (World Enterprize) 1986
King Kong – Unity (Massive B) 2002
Lieutenant Stitchie – Miss A+ Pon Di Corner (Jammys) 1994
Likkle Lion – Jah Love Conquer (Jahsouljah) 2006
Lilly Melody – Jah Guide (Park Heights) 1988
Little Devon – Wise Head (Star Trail)
Little Howie – Original Love Me (Oasis) 1990
Little John – Memories (Jammys) 1985
Little Twitch – My Lord (Star Trail)
Luciano & Charlie Chaplin – Jah Is Alive (Xterminator) 1994
Luciano – Black Survivors (Xterminator) 1994
Luciano – Love His Majesty (Flash Records) 1998
Luciano,Michigan,Mikey General,Jeffrey Star,Pampi Judah – Aint Got Love (Ras I) 2004
Lutan Fyah – My Voice 2006
Lutan Fyah – Put It On (Ras I) 2004
Mad Cobra – Sorry 2001
Manuel Stain – Devil A Fool You 2001
Michael Rose – Short Temper (Heartbeat) 1994
Micheal Fabulous – Kill Another Sound 2006
Michigan & Smiley – Fastest Man
Mikey General – Crazy Can't Test 2006
Mikey General – Gone We Gone (Digikal) 1986
Mikey General – Good Old Days (Platinum) 1988
Mikey General – Jah Blessed Me (Flash Records) 1998
Mikey General – Sound Doctor (Youth Promotion) 1985
Mr King – Rankin Bandedo 2007
Mr Vegas – I’m In Love 2007
Nana Mclean – Take My Loving (Penthouse)
Nardo Ranks & Junior Demus – New Jersey Drive
Natural Black – My Meditation (Flash Records) 1998
Nerious Joseph – Danger Man (Fashion) 1985
Nicky B – Legalize It 2007
Nicodemus – Da Plan Land (Massive B) 2002
Nicodemus – Ease Freeze 1986
Nicodemus – Mr Fabulous (Skengdon) 1986
Ninjaman – Love Unuh Want (Tachyon) 1990
Nitty Gritty – Hog In A Minty (Jammys) 1986
Nitty Gritty – Zero Their Minds (Jammys)
Norris Man & Anthony Red Rose – Heathen (Part 2) (Star Trail)
Pad Anthony – In Deh (Jammys)
Pampi Judah – Gone Crazy (Ras I) 2004
Papa Santress – Dance Inna Mount Zion (Skengdon) 1986
Patrick Andy – Computerised (Jammys)
Paul Elliot – Older Woman (Kingston 11) 1994
Peego, Fatman & The King Tubby All Stars – Crank Angle (Firehouse) 1985
Pinchers – Unknown Title 2007
Prezident Brown – Open Sesame
Raggamuffin – Badman (Jahsouljah) 2006
Ranking Joe – Too Much Confusion (Jahsouljah) 2006
Ras Menilik Dacosta – Free South Africa 1985
Ras Shiloh & Garnett Silk – Complain (Penthouse) 2002
Reggie Stepper – Killing Sound 2006
Richie Stephens – Forever (Penthouse) 1994
Robert Lee & Elephant Man – Run Fa Cover (Jammys) 1994
Robert Lee – Come Now Sound Boy (Jammys)
Rude Boy Face – Ragga Ragga 2007
Shabba Ranks – Love Up Your Woman (Two Friends) 1990
Shinehead – Who The Cap Fits (African Love Music) 1988
Singing Melody – Stand Up For Your Love (Oasis)
Sizzla – Dis Gangstar (Xterminator) 1995
Sizzla – I Love Jah (Massive B) 2002
Sizzla – We Want Love (Xterminator) 1995
Sluggy Ranks – Sodom & Gomorrah (Stars) 1993
Snow – Dance Alone (Massive B) 2002
Spectacular – Burn The System (Jahsouljah) 2006
Spice – Bed Room Bully 2007
Steve Harper – Jah Give I The Vibes (Youth Promotion) 1995
Steve Machete – See Dem (Massive B) 2002
Sugar Minott – Devil Is At Large 1985
Sugar Minott – Run Around Love (Youth Promotion) 1987
Super Black – Mouth A Massy Liza (Jammys) 1985
Talking Robot & Singie Singie – Ease (Turbo Crew) 1990
Terry Ganzie – King Of Kings (Penthouse) 1994
Thai Stylee – Bdbarrr (Jahsouljah) 2006
Thriller U – Good Bye
Tippa Irie – Live As One (Blue Moon) 1986
Tonto Irie – Come We Just A Come (Jammys) 1985
Tonto Irie – It A Ring (Jammys) 1985
Tony Rebel – Caan Bad Me Up (Mr Doo) 1991
Tristan Palma – Try Jah Love (Flash Records) 1998
Twiggy – I Want Your Love (Penthouse) 1994
Uwe Banton & Ganjaman – Kommt Seht Hort (Jahsouljah) 2006
Version (Kingston 11)
Version
Wayne Passley – Why Do You Lie (Kingston 11) 1994
Wayne Smith – It Gets Me Stronger (Jammys) 1985
Wayne Wonder – Why Did You (Penthouse) 1994
Willie Williams – Solid Rock I Stand 1985
Yami Bolo – I Don't Know Why (Wacam) 2000
Yellowman – Mek She Gwan
Zumjay – Ghetto Movement 2007