Jad & David Fair - Shake, Cackle And SquallIn 1974 Jad and David Fair teamed up to form a band called Half Japanese. The route was simple, at first. If one pounded on drums the other could squeeze sounds from an electric guitar. There were no other band members to stay in tune with, so there was no particular reason for them to worry about tuning the guitar in a traditional manner or learning traditional chords. They were free from the start to express their music in their own way. They traded

åÊLP is pressed on 140g coke bottle green clear vinylåÊ

Tradisyon Ka's Gwo Ka album is newly recorded in Pointe-A-Pitre

with download card and poster

the album explores the difficulties in staying political

reconstituting once again in 2013

is still a nice set of music featuring popular tracks such as Bald Head Bridge and Zion Gate

This debut album remains hugely influential

Artwork by Robert Crumb

The multititled closer

Lucky Millinder w Sister Rosetta Tharpe - That's All 5

the first re-issue featuring seven additional tracks

with liner notes and archive images