Barrington Levy - Barrington Levy Collection

This is a rare occasion. A collection of 11 songs, each stronger than the one before - not a single average tune in sight. Brilliant lyrics, fantatsstic vocals , really fine singing, great riddims - this set got it all - everything that is good about Reggae and Dancehall. Bet even occasional Barrington Levy fans will be astonishd how good his singing can be and how good some of his lyrics are - but most of all the Vibes Is Right and Dancehall nice even in Spanishtown Prison ! That's the place where the Prison Yard Oval rock took place, when the inhabitants heard Barrington nicin' up a local Dance right across the prison yard they kept on skanking and so the whole Prison Oval Yard was rockin...

A lesser known but great song is Teach The Youth - 'Teach Me something, Don't Teach Me Nothing'- a cry of too many youth suffering , selling STAR newspaper or wiping car windows instead of going to school or getting an education to make it in life and prosper...
Sure the Rasta hymns are not missing Under Mi Sensi, Bounty Hunter, Here I Come, Shine Eye Gal and the fine lover's tune Too Experienced make this an essential well rounded package,even a fine Soca combination with Shabba Ranks and Sassafras Step Up In Life is included (a cover of Toots Pomp And Pride). Somehow this never really got any proper distribution and is rare as snow in the sahara.You may find the songs on different compilations, but not in this massive dose of greatness...