Funk The Reggae Beat: Trojan Records
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RELEASE DATE 29th MAY 2026
| LP – | Cat:964215691 | Barcode:4099964215694 |
| CD – | Cat:964215682 | Barcode:4099964215687 |
When funk music exploded onto the global pop scene in the late sixties, many of Jamaica’s leading music-makers were inspired to incorporate elements of the exciting sound into their work. The result was the fascinating and compelling funky reggae style that proved immensely popular with record buyers on both sides of the Atlantic throughout the early ‘70s.
Pioneers of the sound included such celebrated producers as Lee ’Scratch’ Perry and Lloyd Charmers, whose recordings are heavily represented on both the CD and LP versions of this irresistible collection.
Collected here are some of the finest examples of the funky reggae, performed by some of reggae music’s most accomplished artists, from Ken Boothe and Lee Perry’s Upsetters to British-based acts, Greyhound and The Marvels.
LP
Side One
- Look-Ka-Py-Py – Lloyd Charmers & The Hippy Boys
- Funk The Beat – The Megatons
- Cloud Nine – Carl Dawkins
- Rock Steady – The Marvels
- Groove Me – Dave Barker
- Kill Them All – Lee Perry & The Upsetters
Side Two
- Shaft – Lloyd Charmers
- Shackatac – Dave Barker
- Is It Because I’m Black – Ken Boothe
- Soul Power – Nicky Thomas
- Jungle Lion – Lee Perry & The Upsetters
CD
- Look-Ka-Py-Py – Lloyd Charmers & The Hippy Boys
- Funk The Beat – The Megatons
- Popcorn – The Upsetters
- Geronimo – The Pyramids
- Groove Me – Dave Barker
- Pick Folk Kinkiest – The Upsetters
- Down On The Farm – Freddie Notes & The Rudies
- Cloud Nine – Carl Dawkins
- Give Me Some More – The Studio Sound
- Kill Them All – Lee Perry & The Upsetters
- It’s Your Thing – Alton Ellis
- Shackatac – Dave Barker
- OK Carrol – U Roy & The Upsetters
- Shaft – Lloyd Charmers
- Rock Steady – The Marvels
- Straight To The Head – The Upsetters
- The Change – Greyhound
- Is It Because I’m Black – Ken Boothe
- Soul Power – Nicky Thomas
- Jungle Lion – Lee Perry & The Upsetters
- 23. Kinky Fly – Bunny Scott & Lee Perry
- Splendour Splash – Jay Boys
- Soul Revival – Zap Pow
