Prince Alla
b. Keith Blake, 10 May 1950, Denham Town, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies. Blake began his recording career with producer Joe Gibbs as part of the Leaders vocal group during 1967/8. Gibbs licensed three releases from the group through B&C Music in the UK before the Leaders disbanded. Blake remained with Gibbs, who produced his first solo recording, ‘Woo Oh Oh’, which, like the early Leaders recordings, was relegated to a b-side. In 1969, he became strongly involved in the Rastafarian movement, living in the island’s camp community until the mid-70s, when he re-emerged through Bertram Brown’s Freedom Sounds with a series of records that have since proved landmarks in the history of roots music. As Prince Allah, he recorded ‘Sun Is Shining’, ‘Mama Don’t Fight’ and ‘Come Away’, all featured on the Ethiopian Kings compilation, which described him as: ‘The singer that has ability to capture the musicians, and have them play whatever he wants. A truly talented young man. With great promise for the future’. The prediction proved to be true, with classic recordings over the following years, such as ‘Bucket Bottom’, ‘Lot’s Wife’, ‘Stone’, and ‘Nah Go A Funeral’, the latter marking a reunion with Gibbs. He continued sporadically to release material throughout the late 70s and early 80s, and in 1996/7 a retrospective compilation of his Freedom Sounds work appeared through the archive label established by members of Simply Red. The release of the roots anthem ‘Born A Fighter’ demonstrated that his career was not yet over.
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Only Love Can Conquer
Reggae - Erschienen bei Blood and Fire am 08.04.1996
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Jah Give I Love
Reggae - Erschienen bei Tuff Scout am 27.09.2019
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Run Come
Dub - Erschienen bei 11-7 Records - Time Tools Recordings am 17.08.2018
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Feel so Fine
Dub - Erschienen bei 11-7 Records - Time Tools Recordings am 20.07.2018
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Funeral (Re-Recorded)
Reggae - Erschienen bei Cleopatra Records am 15.03.2024
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Rebel Healing
Reggae - Erschienen bei La Tempesta Dub am 05.03.2024
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Crossroads (2 Ton Riddim)
Reggae - Erschienen bei Truesounds Un Ltd. am 06.11.2023
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Repartriate Out Of Rome / Can't Fight I Down
Reggae - Erschienen bei Attack am 07.09.2011
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I&I Livity / I Love Jah
Donovan Kingjay, Prince Alla, Ashanti Selah
Dub - Erschienen bei Ashanti Selah Music am 31.03.2023
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More Love
Dub - Erschienen bei Jah Warrior Records am 12.10.2002
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Burning Fire
Reggae - Erschienen bei Montego Records am 04.07.2019
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Flowing Garden
Dub - Erschienen bei Skankytone music am 17.05.2018
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City Without Pity (2019 Version)
Reggae - Erschienen bei iM Lee Fry Music am 22.01.2019
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Lot's Wife (2024 Mix)
Reggae - Erschienen bei Cleopatra Records am 28.03.2024
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Stone (Re-Recorded)
Reggae - Erschienen bei Cleopatra Records am 22.03.2024
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Bucket Bottom (Re-Recorded)
Reggae - Erschienen bei Cleopatra Records am 14.03.2024
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We Must Work It Out
Reggae - Erschienen bei Big Feet Records am 13.10.2023
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