Live - Major Mackerel, Johnny Osbourne and Shabba Ranks

Audio clip from a recent Deadly Dragon Sound dance in New York featuring the veteran Jamaican stars Major Mackerel (pictured), Johnny Osbourne and Shabba Ranks riding Love Punaany Bad, one of my favourite 80s dancehall riddims:

Major Mackerel, Johnny Osbourne and Shabba Ranks - Love Punaany Bad Riddim

Great to hear artists of this calibre performing live in the casual, mic-sharing dancehall style; gutting that sessions like this aren't often held in London. For only $10 (£5!) the line up was incredible: three top class sounds in Japan's Mighty Crown, Tony Screw's Downbeat The Ruler and Deadly Dragon themselves, plus the three artists mentioned above, reggae singers Sadiki and Sammy Dread, upcoming bashment MC Teflon and a bunch of Japanese artists as well!

Posted by Gabriel Heatwave | Monday 10 December 2007