Jammyland
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Jammyland Records is an independent music retailer in New York City
. It was opened in 1993 at its location on 60 E 3rd Street
in Manhattan, by owner Ira Heaps. The store specializes in Jamaican music
, specifically the ska
, rocksteady
and reggae
genres of the 60s and 70s recorded on vinyl
, though it also sells CDs. Jammyland also reissues more obscure reggae. The store used to have a recording studio in its basement, where artists including Victor Rice
The Slackers
and the Dynamos recorded, but recently an avant-garde/noise music retailer opened in the basement.
As well as from its storefront, Jammyland also sells records on eBay.
As of June 1 2008, Jammyland @ 60 East 3rd Street location has been closed.
, B.B. Seaton
, Glen Brown
, Sammy Dread, Ranking Joe
, Cornell Campbell
, Milton Henry and Congo Ashanti Roy of The Congos
are sometimes backed by a collective of musicians under the name Jammyland All-Stars. The band includes the store's owner, Ira Heaps, on bass guitar.
Other Musicians Include:
Eddie Ocampo
- Drums, Brett Tubin - Rhythm Guitar, Justin Rothberg - Lead Guitar, Benny Herson - Drums
New York City
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. It was opened in 1993 at its location on 60 E 3rd Street
3rd Street
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in Manhattan, by owner Ira Heaps. The store specializes in Jamaican music
Music of Jamaica
The music of Jamaica includes Jamaican folk music and many popular genres, such as mento, ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub music, dancehall, reggae fusion and related styles. Jamaica's music culture is a fusion of elements from the United States , Africa, and neighboring Caribbean islands such as...
, specifically the ska
Ska
Ska |Jamaican]] ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues...
, rocksteady
Rocksteady
Rocksteady is a music genre that originated in Jamaica around 1966. A successor to ska and a precursor to reggae, rocksteady was performed by Jamaican vocal harmony groups such as The Gaylads, The Maytals and The Paragons. The term rocksteady comes from a dance style that was mentioned in the Alton...
and reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
genres of the 60s and 70s recorded on vinyl
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
, though it also sells CDs. Jammyland also reissues more obscure reggae. The store used to have a recording studio in its basement, where artists including Victor Rice
Victor Rice
Victor Rice is a musician and producer from New York City. He is most noted for his work within the third wave ska genre of the 1990s through the early 2000s, as both a bassist and as a producer....
The Slackers
The Slackers
The Slackers are a New York City band, formed in Brooklyn in 1991. The band's sound is a mix of ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub, soul, garage rock, and jazz...
and the Dynamos recorded, but recently an avant-garde/noise music retailer opened in the basement.
As well as from its storefront, Jammyland also sells records on eBay.
As of June 1 2008, Jammyland @ 60 East 3rd Street location has been closed.
Jammyland All-Stars
Visiting Jamaican artists such as Glen AdamsGlen Adams
Glen Adams was a Jamaican musician, composer, arranger, engineer, producer, based since the mid-1970s in Brooklyn, New York.-Career:...
, B.B. Seaton
B.B. Seaton
Harris Lloyd "B.B." Seaton , also known as "Bibby" is a Jamaican reggae singer and record producer who was a member of The Gaylads, The Astronauts, Conscious Minds, and The Messengers , and who has had a long solo career which dates back to 1960.-Biography:Seaton first recorded as a solo...
, Glen Brown
Glen Brown
Glen Brown , also known as 'God Son' and 'The Rhythm Master', is a Jamaican singer, musician, and record producer, working primarily in the genres of reggae and dub...
, Sammy Dread, Ranking Joe
Ranking Joe
Ranking Joe aka Little Joe is a reggae deejay who rose to prominence in the 1970s and had continuing success in the 1980s.-Biography:...
, Cornell Campbell
Cornell Campbell
Cornell Campbell aka Don Cornell or Don Gorgon is a reggae singer, best known for his trademark falsetto voice, and his recordings at Studio One in the late 1960s and his later work with Bunny Lee in the 1970s.-Biography:Cornel has one of the sweetest falsettos of any Jamaican vocalist and uses it...
, Milton Henry and Congo Ashanti Roy of The Congos
The Congos
The Congos are a reggae vocal group from Jamaica active on and off from the mid-1970s until the present day. They are best known for their Heart of the Congos album, recorded with Lee "Scratch" Perry.-History:...
are sometimes backed by a collective of musicians under the name Jammyland All-Stars. The band includes the store's owner, Ira Heaps, on bass guitar.
Other Musicians Include:
Eddie Ocampo
Eddie Ocampo
Eddie Ocampo is an drummer of the Third Wave Ska movement. He performed in several bands, such as The Insteps, Stubborn All-Stars, Dave Hillyard Rocksteady 7, the Jammyland All Stars, the Fandanglers, and many more Ska and Version City related bands...
- Drums, Brett Tubin - Rhythm Guitar, Justin Rothberg - Lead Guitar, Benny Herson - Drums
External links
- Jammyland's official website
- MySpace page
- http://www.thevillager.com/villager_208/jammylandisjammed.htmlAn article about Jammyland in The VillagerThe VillagerThe Villager is a weekly newspaper serving Downtown Manhattan. It was founded in 1933 by Walter and Isabel Bryan. In 2001, 2004 and 2005, The Villager won the Stuart Dorman Award, honoring New York State's best weekly newspaper, in the New York Press Association's Better Newspaper Contest.The...
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