JAH SHAKA plays VAMPIRE Devon Irons 1986 (Seven Ladies)

"Due to Obadiah is a name from inna the Bible I just figure to use that name. Since that song come out and a lot of people who hear it the first thing them say when them see me again a “Wha’ppen Obi”. So everybody who know me inna them time deh would see me and say “Wha’ppen Obadiah” So when I go now and hear somebody say “Wha’ppen Obadiah” I know seh it’s a one who knew me from inna that era when I was living in town when that song was out.
So now, after doing that song I link up Scratch a little while after and say “Scratch wha gwan fi Ketch Vampire? Can you let off something pon me man?” Scratch say “Alright, hear what you a do. See that stamper yah, go hustle see what you can do for yourself”. That is how I get a master record for Ketch Vampire that I release on the label Cannon Ball.
Scratch inna those days live inna that studio. Scratch is a very creative man when it comes to acoustics and dealing with percussions, as Max Romeo woulda say, him woulda use a bottle and make all six different sounds and record it and put everything together. Him was a good listener and a good arranger for the songs. Because when I listen how him put Ketch Vampire together I don’t know if any musician woulda really so good fi find those notes that they play in those songs. So Scratch definitely had that gift to do all of that.
A lot of artist inna those days always go to his studio for recording. Name them, every artist inna Jamaica in those days go a Scratch studio fi do recording fi get that sound that him have in there. Scratch no sleep because Scratch is a man who just go inna the house and bust a Guinness and build a big spliff and come back in there. Most of him mixing work a night time him do in there."
-DEVON IRONS
(From reggaeville.com)
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[@rusirani2731]

Vibes running wild on this!!
Yes Shaka…. Open up the gates 🔥🔥🔥🙏

[@michaelwoodbridge5208]

Wicked Tune.

[@albertlawrence3102]

Would be great to hear more of this session

[@davidgleeson9225]

Do not skip this one

[@jahking1617]

Again thanks for the high quality post.
It’s pure vibrations here.
The crazy heart pulsating rhythm of Scratch the sorcerer meets the mighty valve amplifier from the King Shaka…moments of grace…

[@Tailomi]

Tuff tuff tuff! I've heard Shaka play a few tunes from the Black Ark and always sound awesome on his Shaka sound. Thanks for sharing.

[@krukus7]

Go deh B give tanks fi uploading ⚡

[@lucidrain9469]

That is a super interesting story B ! I had no idea you & Scratch had that kind of repoire. Heavy, Heavy vibes. I wish I could have been there! One Love 🇧🇴

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