Cymande | Orange Vinyl Orange

With the release of their self titled debut album in 1972, Cymande emerged as innovators of the black British music scene. Taking influences from their Guyanese and Jamaican roots, the band fused reggae bass lines, Afro tinged Nyabinghi percussion, psychedelic touches, and American style funk into a unique sound they’ve since dubbed as “ Nyah rock.” While they were embraced in the US, back home they were largely ignored and soon forgotten by a music business beset by prejudice against homegrown black talent. Cymande split in 1975 after releasing three albums in quick succession, but their music lived on as successive generations of artists a nd fans found and embraced their songs. Their far reaching influence can be heard in the countless samples taken from their music over t he last four decades, from pioneering DJs like DJ Kool Herc and Grandmaster Flash, to De La Soul, The Wu Tang Clan, Gang Starr, EPMD, Su gar Hill Gang, Fatboy Slim, and The Fugees to name a few. They stand today as one of the most revered and sampled bands in the history of Hip Hop, House, and Dance. Partisan Records/Liberator Music is proud to announce a special reissue of Cymande’s seminal debut, newly remastered at Abbey Road Studios and available for the very first time on translucent, orange crush vinyl. ‘ Cymande ’ features several of the band’s best known and oft sampled classics like “Dove,” “The Message” and more.

Tracks

1~1~Zion I
1~2~One More
1~3~Getting It Back
1~4~Listen
1~5~Rickshaw
1~6~Dove
1~7~Bra
1~8~The Message
1~9~Rastafarian Folk Song

Details

Format: Vinyl LP
Artist: Cymande
Release Date: 13 January 2023
Genre: Soul
Label: LIBERATION
Distributor: Universal Music