Showcase In A Suitcase is a 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...

 album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 comprising showcase (songs followed by dubs) format material produced by Prince Far I

Prince Far I

Prince Far I was a Jamaican reggae deejay, producer and a Rastafarian. He was known for his gruff voice and critical assessment of the Jamaican government. His track "Heavy Manners" used lyrics against measures initiated towards violent crime.-Biography:He was born Michael James Williams in...

, and performed by Prince Far I, Ashanti Roy, The Wailing Souls

The Wailing Souls

The Wailing Souls are a Jamaican reggae vocal group still recording and performing live, whose origins date back to the 1960s.-Career:They have recorded with many top Jamaican record producers including Coxsone Dodd of Studio One, Lloyd "King Jammy" James, Henry "Junjo" Lawes, Delroy Wilson and...

, and Naggo Morris. The backing band throughout is the Roots Radics

Roots Radics

The Roots Radics Band was formed in 1978 by bass player Errol "Flabba" Holt and guitarist Eric "Bingy Bunny" Lamont. They were joined by many great musicians. As a combined force the Roots Radics became a well-respected studio and stage band, which dominated the sound in the first half of the 1980s...

. The tracks on the album were taken from singles released on Prince Far I's Cry Tuff label, and remixed for inclusion on the album. The album reached number six in the UK Reggae Chart published by Sounds

Sounds (magazine)

Sounds was a long-term British music paper, published weekly from 10 October 1970 – 6 April 1991. It was produced by Spotlight Publications , which was set up by Jack Hutton and Peter Wilkinson, who left "Melody Maker" to start their own company...

in December 1980.

Track listing

1. "Throw Away Your Gun" - Prince Far I & Ashanti Roy
2. "Buds Bush" - The Roots Radics
   Roots Radics
   The Roots Radics Band was formed in 1978 by bass player Errol "Flabba" Holt and guitarist Eric "Bingy Bunny" Lamont. They were joined by many great musicians. As a combined force the Roots Radics became a well-respected studio and stage band, which dominated the sound in the first half of the 1980s...
   
   
3. "How Love Devine" - Prince Far I & The Wailing Souls
4. "Lowers Frock" - The Roots Radics
5. "If You Want To Know Your Friend" - Prince Far I & Ashanti Roy
6. "Farm Drunk" - The Roots Radics
7. "Can't Take Su Su Pon Dread" - Naggo Morris
8. "Prince Far I Dub" - The Roots Radics
9. "Mighty Ruler" - Prince Far I & Naggo Morris
10. "Jah Do That" - The Roots Radics

Personnel

• Drums: Lincoln "Style" Scott
• Bass guitar: Errol "Flabba" Holt
  Errol Holt
  Errol Holt , also known as Errol Carter and by his nickname Flabba, is a Jamaican bass guitar player who was a member of The Morwells and the Roots Radics and has played on hundreds of Jamaican albums.-Biography:...
  
  
• Rhythm Guitar: Eric "Bingy Bunny" Lamont
  Eric "Bingy Bunny" Lamont
  Eric Lamont , better known as Bingy Bunny, was a Jamaican guitarist and singer who recorded with the Roots Radics and The Morwells as well as recording solo material...
  
  
• Lead Guitar: Noel "Sowell" Bailey
• Keyboards: Gladstone Anderson
  Gladstone Anderson
  Gladstone Anderson , also known by his nickname "Gladdy", is a Jamaican pianist, keyboard player, and singer, who has played a major part in the island's musical history, playing a key role in defining the ska sound and the rocksteady beat, and playing on hundreds of recordings as a session...
  
  
• Percussion: Roy Johnston Kongo, Prince Far I, Scollie
  Noel Simms
  Noel Simms , often known by his nickname Scully, is a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae percussionist and singer.-Biography:...
  
  

Engineered by Anthony "Crucial Bunny" Graham and Noel "Scollie" Simms

External links

• Showcase in a Suitcase at Roots Archives