Prince Far I
Prince Far I is a legend of roots reggae, both as producer and for his incredibly distinctive deejay style on the microphone. After cutting sides for the likes of Bunny ‘Striker’ Lee and Coxsone Dodd, he made a name for himself with the Psalms For I album, featuring the gruff-voiced Prince intoning bible passages over the heaviest of dread rhythms. In 1976 he set up his own Cry Tuff imprint, distributed in the UK by Adrian Sherwood’s pre-On-U Sound label Hitrun, and a close working relationship was forged. The musicians who played with Prince Far I, known initially as The Arabs, became a core part of the On-U crew, performing in different permutations as Creation Rebel, Singers & Players, and Dub Syndicate. Sherwood cut his production teeth on albums such as Cry Tuff Dub Encounter Chapter III, a Prince Far I set featuring an eclectic cast of musicians including David Toop, Steve Beresford, and Ari Up of The Slits. Far I went on to contribute several memorable vocal performances to the Singers & Players project, and toured with On-U band Creation Rebel in the early 1980s. Tragically, Prince Far I was murdered by gunmen in Jamaica in 1983, but his influence lives on in Adrian’s recordings right up to the present day.
Discography
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- Artist
- Prince Far I
- ReleaseProduct
- Cry Tuff Chants On U
- Label
- On-U Sound
- Catalogue Number
- ONUDL156X
- Release Date
- 3 dezembro 2021
- Vinil
- CD
- Pacote
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Merchandise
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- Artist
- Prince Far I
- Merch
- Cry Tuff Chants On U T-Shirt
- Label
- On-U Sound
- Release Date
- 13 setembro 2024
Appears On
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- Artist
- Various Artists
- ReleaseProduct
- On-U Sound Present Reggae Archive Volume 1
- Label
- On-U Sound
- Catalogue Number
- ONUDL1013
- Release Date
- 1 janeiro 1993
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- Artist
- Various Artists
- ReleaseProduct
- Sherwood At The Controls: Volume 1 1979 - 1984
- Label
- On-U Sound
- Catalogue Number
- ONUDL128
- Release Date
- 6 abril 2015
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