In Focus: Tenor Saw 29th March 2024

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Palenque Records w/ Dj Guajiro

A deep dive into Afro-Colombian records with subject specialists, Bogotá-based Palenque Records.

The Trilogy Tapes

Clandestine record label, The Trilogy Tapes, tear up the NTS studios once a month, ripping through the grittiest and muddiest tracks. No words on this one, just tunes.

Dancehall Reggae

Ring the alarm! A cornerstone artist of early ragga and dancehall, Kingston's Tenor Saw lived up to his name, possessing one of the most instantly recognizable voices in the Jamaican musical canon. His experiments with electronic production in the early and mid-eighties were crucial to the development of the digidub style.

Compiled & mixed by Danny Bushes. Photo credit: Beth Lesser

Tracklist

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Tenor Saw Interview, Tenor Saw Interview, 19851985
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Tenor SawTenor Saw
Who Gonna Help Me Praise
0:04:50
Tenor SawTenor Saw
Lots Of Signs

Interview With Delores ‘Cherry’ Prince, Tenor Saw’s MotherTenor Saw’s Mother
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Tenor SawTenor Saw
Roll Is Called
Interview With Sugar MinottInterview With Sugar Minott
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Tenor SawTenor Saw
Pumpkin Belly
Tenor SawTenor Saw
Golden Hen
Tenor Saw Interview, Tenor Saw Interview, 19851985
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Tenor SawTenor Saw
Fever
Tenor Saw & Yami BoloTenor Saw & Yami Bolo
Dance Hall Part 1
Tenor SawTenor Saw
Come Me Just A Come
Tenor SawTenor Saw
Victory Train
Tenor Saw Interview, Tenor Saw Interview, 19851985
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Tenor SawTenor Saw
Ring The Alarm
Tenor Saw, Tenor Saw, Buju BantonBuju Banton
Ring The Alarm (Quick Mix)
Tenor SawTenor Saw
I Know
King KongKing Kong
He Was A Friend