Rico's Music

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Index

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Go to:
Rico Rodriguez: Biography
Rico Rodriguez: Discography
Rico Rodriguez: Bibliography
Rico's Music

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Artists, groups and projects

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• Aitken, Laurel .ja
• Alphonso, Rolando .ja
• Armatrading, Joan .uk
• Beckford, Theophilus .ja
• Bennett, 'Deadley' Headley .ja
• Burning Spear .ja
• Chin, Vincent .ja (producer)
• Clue J & The Blues Blasters .ja
• Congos .ja
• Count Ossie .ja
• Daley, Lloyd .ja
• Clement "Coxsone" Dodd .jamaica
• Cuthell, Dick .uk (introduction in German language)
• Dammers, Jerry .uk
• Dodd, Clement 'Coxsone' .ja
• Drummond, Don .jamaica  (tb)
• Floyd, Lloyd .ja
• Folkes Brothers .ja
• Freetown.uk
• Gabbidon, Basil (voc) .ja
• Hibbert, Frederick "Toots" .ja
• Igantius, Sr. Mary .jamaica
• Jools Holland .uk
• JA-13 .uk
• Jackson, Siggi .uk
• Jazz Jamaica .ja/uk
• Jiving Juniors .jamaica
• Johnson, Cluett .ja

"Un des meilleurs musiciens de Jamaique se nomme Cluett Johnson. Lui et Ernest Ranglin ont commencé a jouer cette musique que l'on appelée Ska." (Rico Rodriguez in an interview with Reggaefrance.com, 2004)
Rico played with him ca. 1959/1960 when he led one of the main studio bands in Kingston, Clue J & His Blues Blasters.
• Johnson, JJ (tb) .us
• Jump With Joey .us
• Kodama, Kazufumi .japan
• Little Tempo .japan
• Livingston, Dandy .uk
• Mad Lighters .ch
• Mad Professor .uk
• Mansano, Joe .uk

Joe Mansano produced some singles with Rico during 1968/1969 as well as one LP (Brixton Cat, 1969); more on Joe at Trojan Records (artist of the month in Nov. 2006).
• Marley, Bob .ja
• Mayall, Gaz .uk
• Maytals . jamaica
• Mellow Cats .ja
• Mellow Larks .ja
• Moore, Johnny "Dizzy" (tr) .ja
• Morgan, Derrick .ja
• Myton, Cedric (voc).ja
• Ocean Colour Scene .uk
• Peeni Waali .ch
• Perry, Lee .ja
• Panaché Culture .be
• Perry, Lee .ja
• Prince Buster .ja
• Ras Michael .ja
• Reid, Duke .ja
• Rodney, Winston .ja (> Burning Spear)
• Rodriguez, Rico .ja, .uk
• Rose, Michael "Bammie" (sax, fl) .uk
• Rude Rich and the High Notes .nl
• Seivright, Floyd Lloyd .ja
• Selecter .uk
• Specials .uk
• Steel Pulse .uk
• Thornton, Eddie "Tan Tan" (tr) .ja/.uk
• Toots & The Maytals .ja
• The Undivided .uk
• Wailing Souls .ja
• Washington, Delroy .uk
• White Belly Rats .ch
• Williams, Oswald "Count Ossie" .ja
• Winding, Kai (tb).dk
• Z .de

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Record companies, labels ...

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There are very good sources online and also printed.

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Music infrastructure, collectors, writers, schools, mags, venues ...

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• Alpha School .jamaica
• Barrow, Steve .uk
• Katz, David .us
• Koningh, Michael de .uk
• Spencer, Johnny
• Recordiversity

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Some recommended links

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• Ariwa

Colourful WebSite of the Uk-based label driven by the Mad Professor
URL: http://www.ariwa.com
• Blood & Fire

Excellent reggae re-issue label. They gave us Heart of The Congos back on CD.
Außerdem ein sehr schönes (neues, Ende 1999) SiteDesign von Intro
URL: http://www.bloodandfire.co.uk
• Downbeat Special ,by Rob Chapman

A WebSite dedicated to Coxsone Dodd and Studio One - maximum of information
URL: http://www.robchapman.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/
• Dub Vendor

Reggae retailer and mail order
URL: http://www.dubvendor.co.uk
• Grover Records

Rico's Label in Germany; the label is releasing lots of actual ska and some re-issues (Laurel Aitken)
URL: http://www.grover.de
• Jammin' Reggae Archives

Lots of informations and links to all kind of reggae.
Die Drehscheibe für Reggae-Informationen!
URL: http://www.niceup.com
• Johnny Spencer

When I found this site, I was happy to have the www.
URL: http://www.johnnyspencer.info/
• Mensch Music, by Fizzé

You have to hear the music of Peeni Waali with Rico on trombone (and Rico's vocals)
URL: http://www.mensch3000.ch
• Recordiversity .uk

WebSite celebrating vintage African music on records ... Highly recommended!
URL: http://members.lycos.co.uk/dubcitizen/index.html
• Roots Archives

Quite new: Lots of information on roots reggae LPs 1970-1985 with a fine database architecture in the background.
URL: http://roots-archives.com
• Roots Knotty Roots, by Michael Turner & Robert Schoenfeld

The discography of Jamaican music!
URL: http://www.nghthawk.com/RKR
• Rootsconnection, by c

More reggae-fans in Switzerland. With informations dedicated to Rico (an extensive interview!), the Skatalites, Lee Perry and with a Don Drummond discography!
URL: http://www.rootsconnection.ch
• Skatalites, their official WebSite

The Official HomePage, formerly by Brian Keyo, with extensive notes on Roland Alphonso and Tommy McCook who passed away recently. No more by Brian who was called an imposter on their news side (March 2003). What's happened behind the curtain?
URL: http://www.skatalites.com
• Ska2Soul, by George Austen

URL: http://www.georgwa.demon.co.uk/
• Studio Won, by Gary Lewis

Perfectly compiled informations on the ska era. Very good!
URL: http://www.studiowon.com
• Tapir's Reggae Discographies, by André

Label discographies: everything from A (Achilles) to Z (Zola & Zola)
URL: http://www.xs4all.nl/~tapirs/
• 2 Tone Records. The 2Tone Records collector's web site by Jason Weir and Peter Walsh

URL: http://2-tone.info
A very good and helpful site - and very well designed!

 


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Last updated: 21.4.2005
Compiled by Mr. Braunov since Dec. 1998