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opportunity for more info call the
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Ras T will be APPEARING with The Flex
Crew at SKULLY'S on 5th and High in
Columbus ohio every sunday see you there.
Crew at SKULLY'S on 5th and High in
Columbus ohio every sunday see you there.
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The Meditations
formed - 1975
(Kingston, Jamaica)
Ansel Cridland - Danny Clarke - Winston Watson
The Meditations first formed as a group in the mid-seventies
following the breakup of the Linkers. Led by Ansel Cridland, The
Linkers had made a series of recordings in the late sixties,
including the classic, "Nyah Man Story." About 1971, Danny Clarke
and Winston Watson recorded several titles for Lee Perry's
Upsetter label individually and as the duo, 'Flames.' Ansel and
Danny first began working together informally about 1972, with
Winston joining them soon after. Inspired by a love of the
Impressions, the group began to develop a vocal blend that would
bring them international respect.
The Meditations cut a number of important 45s for producers in
Jamaica as early as 1974. However, a series of recordings for
Federal Records in the mid-seventies led to the release of the
group's first album, "Message From The Meditations," in 1976 and
a second, "Wake Up," in 1977. Rightly regarded as classics today,
these two albums established the Meditations as one of reggae
finest vocal groups. These seminal recordings opened the door to
live appearances in the US and Bermuda in 1977, and brought
them to the attention of Bob Marley.
The Meditations began working full time as Marley's harmony trio,
recording with producer Lee Perry. Together they recorded the
classics "Rastaman Live Up," "Blackman Redemption" and "Punky
Reggae Party." In April 1978, the Meditations opened the historic
One Love Peace Concert for Marley, at the National Stadium in
Kingston. They also released singles that year on Marley's Tuff
Gong label and Perry's Black Art label in Jamaica. In 1979, they
began to work on the album "Guidance," with the Wailers for Island
Records. However, that agreement was never signed and today
that album can be heard on "Reggae Crazy," (Nighthawk CD-317).
'Reggae Crazy' anthologizes fifteen Meditations titles from 1971-
1979, selected by Ansel Cridland for this CD.
Throughout the eighties, the Meditations continued to record and
perform. They released the album "No More Friend" in 1983, on
Greensleeves Records, and a Greatest Hits package in 1984 for
Shanachie. In 1988, Heartbeat released "For The Good Of Man,"
an album of new recordings and in 1994 that label issued "Deeper
Roots – The Best of The Meditations," collecting titles from the first
two albums on CD.
Of all the groups that came out of the fertile seventies reggae-
scene in Jamaica, the Meditations, perhaps more than any other
group, set the standard for sheer vocal virtuosity. Each is an
experienced lead singer having performed and recorded as
soloists and in other groups, throughout the decades since the
sixties. The group survived a breakup in the mid-eighties and went
on to reunite in 1993, when they recorded "Return Of The
Meditations."
Ras T is Currently Touring with
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Ras t Skankin with the
Legendary "meditation's"
Legendary "meditation's"
