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Ska, rocksteady, funky reggae, roots, dub mixes, disco mixes, they’re all here from the queens of the Jamaican music scene – Studio One Women features a wide mix of classics and obscurities from the finest female voices in reggae.
Until this compilation surfaced from the fabulous SOUL JAZZ RECORDS some 18 years ago, most of these tracks were only ever been available as extremely hard to find Jamaican 7 inch and 12 inch singles and even if you were lucky enough to find them they’d cost you a small fortune
Marcia Griffiths and Rita Marley (here with her first group The Soulettes, whose iconic image features on the cover) are two of Jamaica’s most famous female singers hugely popular today. Both these artists became internationally famous as The I – Threes (along with Judy Mowatt), Bob Marley’s backing singers alongside The Wailers. Also featured are Hortense Ellis, sister of Alton who cut many smash hits on the island, and Jennifer Lara, a lady who had a long career with Studio One, singing on countless sides.
18 years on from its original release Studio One Women, unavailable for some time, now re-issued, remains one of Studio One’s most in-demand titles
