The Very Best of the Wailing Souls

Performer: Wailing Souls
Distributor: E1 Distribution (USA)

Notes: Though this collection features a bakers' dozen of superlative tunes, all illustrating why the Wailing Souls and their mystical harmonies survived lineup and label changes for over 30 years. The biggest news here is the inclusion of a track never before released on an album and only previously available on a hard-to-find 12" "discomix." The unforgettable "They Don't Know Jah" is a reggae gem that could show today's "fiyah" burning DJs that you don't necessarily have to singe to strike a blow for the Almighty. The lyrics are full of grace and pride, and it would be hard to find a more perfect testament to belief. Top producers are highlighted as well; the late Henry "Junjo" Lawes with "Kingdom Rise Kingdom Fall" and "Firehouse Rock" (a tribute to one of the roughest and most musically fertile Kingston ghettos), and Linval Thompson, with the hymn-like "Who No Waan Come." The celebrated "Bredda Gravalicious" with "Pipe" Matthews singing lead is here, as are the wise warnings of "War," both done in the Souls' singular, enduring harmony style.

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