Calling_Rastafari

<i>Calling Rastafari</i>

Calling Rastafari

1999 studio album by Burning Spear

Calling Rastafari is a studio album by Jamaican reggae singer Burning Spear. It was released on August 24, 1999 through Heartbeat Records. Recording sessions took place at Grove Music Studio in Ocho Rios.

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The album peaked at number 9 on the Reggae Albums chart in the United States. It won the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards in 2000.[4][5]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Burning Spear

Personnel

Burning Band
  • Winston Rodney – vocals, percussion, arranger, producer, mixing
  • Stephen Stewart – keyboards
  • Num Heru-ur Shutef Amon'Tehu – percussion
  • Clyde Cummings – saxophone
  • James Smith – trumpet
  • Micah Robinson – trombone
Additional musicians
  • Ian "Beezy" Coleman – harmony vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar
  • Carol "Passion" Nelson – harmony vocals
  • Rochelle Bradshaw – harmony vocals
  • Yvonne Patrick – harmony vocals
  • Lesline Kidd – harmony vocals
  • Wayne Arnold – lead guitar
  • Chris Meridith – bass guitar
  • Shawn "Mark" Dawson – drums
  • Uziah "Sticky" Thompson – percussion
  • Howard "Saxy" Messam – saxophone
  • Chico Chin – trumpet
Technicals
  • Sonia Rodney – executive producer
  • Barry O'Hare – engineering, mixing
  • Toby Mountain – mastering
  • Joshua Blood – supervisor, lyric transcription
  • Anne Murdock – design
  • David Corio – photography

Chart history

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References

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    Anderson, Rick. "Calling Rastafari - Burning Spear | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
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    Speers, Lauren (October 1, 1999). "Burning Spear Calling Rastafari". Exclaim!. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
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    Dacks, David (August 2, 2000). "Burning Spear Calling Rastafari". Exclaim!. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
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    Campbell, Howard (January 15, 2014). "Jamaica Observer Limited". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
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    "Burning Spear". Grammy. March 17, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
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    "Burning Spear Chart History (Reggae Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 17, 2018.

Calling Rastafari at Discogs (list of releases)
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