Big Foundation Tunes….. Put them up !


When these yutes walked into Clement” Coxsone “ Dodd Studio 1 back in 1979 they laid the foundation for the current Kings of The Dancehall, Kings of Raps, Kings of Toasting…..they elevated the Game and once again Coxsone had to fine tune his set to allow yutes to ride the Riddims, U- Roy, drew up the Blue prints and set it into motion and IMO, these yutes took it to new heights……..They Blaze the trail…….and once again put Jamaica front and Center on the World Wide Stage…






Papa Michigan and General Smiley……They Buss with “ Rub A Dub Stylye “……but my two favorites are :








Michigan And Smiley-Nice Up The Dance

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Friday Evening.....eveyone working look towards Fridays.....Michigan &Smiley rode this riddim like a tire on a rim......real Field Generals !



Papa Michigan & General Smiley - Friday Evening

Big Ras tune.......the soft version to Diseases...


Michigan and Smiley - Sugar Daddy

Another Graduate from the Studio One..... The Big Bad “ Lone Ranger “ back with Welton Irie was killing riddims in Studio One with Chase Them Crazy in 1977

When Dem bad-minded people a try a diss thing bout culture and foundation….make sure you know Roots…..No Sound can contest…..



Lone Ranger let Dem Know ...We Badder than Dem !





Lone Ranger - Badder Dan Dem

Listen to how man ride riddim....Sell Off...Gaaan Ranger !


Lone Ranger - Style And Fashion

Listen to Echo chamber....listen to lyrics.....like Lone Ranger said....We Badder Than Dem....We Nicer than Dem......



Joe Lickshot and Welton destroy this track


Welton Irie & Joe Lickshot - Professional

When you Talk about Big Names in Foundation, the history books has short change this DJ….but make no mistake about it, he is a legend: Ranking Trevor : ....at 15 , back in 1975 he helped elevated the Rasta Icon image with this track......





RANKING TREVOR NATTY DREAD A DE ROOTS MAN







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Ranking Trevor - Savlamar Rock

Ranking Trevor mash up this riddim...the " Real Rock " riddim.......give blessings to foundation artistes....They Huge in This !



Ranking Trevor & Simple Simon

Based off his big hit, another General of Generals from the Studio One Field of Generals, Alton Ellis big hit…I ‘m still in Love with you…..Trinity took it to another level in DJing......




TRINITY - 'Three Piece Suit'

Althea and Donna answer back Trinity with : Uptown Top Ranking !


See me in me heels and ting
Dem check sey we hip and ting
True them no know and ting
We have them going and ting
Nah pop no style, a strictly roots
Nah pop no style, a strictly roots

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See mi in mi Benz and ting
Drivin' through Constant Spring
Them check sey me come from cosmo spring
But a true dem no know and ting
Dem no know sey we top ranking
Uptown Top Ranking




like Lone Ranger said...a true Dem nuh know si " We Badder than Dem, and We Nicer Than Dem.

Althea & Donna--Uptown Top Ranking

What they look like back then.....








althea and donna - Jah Rastafari

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When you talking about Foundation tune, The Sound of Jamaica, Big Tune, a Song and artist that defined that era, then look towards Sister Nancy, the first female battle tested DJ, ,she held it down single handedly, the younger sister of a another Field General, Brigadier Jerry, ….she did it all, the first female DJ to headline Reggae Sunsplash, the first female DJ to tour foreign….when ask why she left DJing…she stated to the Jamaican Observer :







". She explained that her absence from the recording scene was due to her wanting to "give other female artists a chance", though she said she was still "as ready as the first day [she] came into the business".[6] The Observer cited Russell-Myers a role model for a successive generation of female acts















Run the Big Tune.....


Sister Nancy - BAM BAM









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Sister Nancy......still on the grind, still holding it down..., i feel she can battle Lady Saw right now !








Interview Real Talk with Sister Nancy....said she don't agree with what a lot of female DJs doing now...but....