Appointment With His Majesty [Remaster]

Performer: Burning Spear
Producer: Burning Music Production
Distributor: Ryko Distribution

Notes: Burning Band: Winston "Burning Spear" Rodney (vocals, congas, percussion); Lenval Jarrett (guitar); James Smith (trumpet); Nelson Miller (drums); Winston Rodney (congas, percussion); Num (percussion). Additional personnel: Rupert Bent, Beezy Coleman (guitar); Howard Messam, Tony Green (saxophone); Chico Chin (trumpet); Nambo Robinson (trombone); Robbie Lyn, Steven Stewart, Barry O'Hare (keyboards); Trevor McKenzie, Colin Elliot (bass); Tony Williams (drums); Sticky Thompson (percussion); Carol Passion, Edna Rodney, Rachell Bradshaw, Yvonne Patrick, Sharon Gordon, Lyn, Num Heru-ur Shutef Amon Tehu (background vocals). APPOINTMENT WITH HIS MAJESTY was nominated for a 1998 Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album. Burning Spear--also known as Winston Rodney--is an institution in the world of reggae. His fervent yet warm and soulful voice (similar to Bob Marley's, but deeper) and his insistence to keep his style of reggae close to its Afro-Caribbean roots have produced some of the music's finest albums. MAJESTY is from 1997, and though it's more polished than his classic albums from the '70s (highly recommended: MAN IN THE HILLS or the compilation set REGGAE GREATS, both on Island), it's a fine, heartfelt, easygoing set of reggae. High points are "Play Jerry," a playful yet respectful tribute to the Grateful Dead's late guitarist/icon, Jerry Garcia; the proud devotional exhortation "Glory Be to Jah,"; and the soulful, '60s rhythm & blues-inspired "Don't Sell Out." Hard-core culture reggae fans might be put off by the smooth production here, but those new to reggae, as well as Burning Spear fans, will find a lot to groove on here. DVD Features: DVD Include

Burning Spear (born Winston Rodney) was originally a protege of his neighbor Bob Marley, but even his earliest music exhibited his characteristically unique and intense style. His lyrical concerns--black culture and history, a hybrid form of Pan-Africanism, Garveyism and Rasta tenets, and (especially) universal love--have been consistently and powerfully expressed throughout his lengthy recording career. Perhaps most memorable is his 1975 breakthrough masterpiece, MARCUS GARVEY, where he emerged as one of the most distinctive and original talents in the history of reggae.

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