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'''''Man From Wareika''''' was the first album recording for [[Rico Rodriguez]] led by his own artistic imagination und his first recording created for album release.
'''''Man From Wareika''''' was the first album recording for [[Rico Rodriguez]] led by his own artistic imagination, and his first recording created for album release.


After recording one track ("Africa") in London with engineer [[Dick Cuthell]] as a kind of a demo for label owner [[Chris Blackwell]] - it's arrangement is completely different in comparison to the rest of the album and contains flute and chorus - Rico Rodriguez was offered a contract to record this album; and he could arrange to record in Jamaica.
After recording one track ("Africa") in London with engineer [[Dick Cuthell]] as a kind of a demo for label owner [[Chris Blackwell]] - it's arrangement is completely different in comparison to the rest of the album and contains flute and chorus - Rico Rodriguez was offered a contract to record this album; and he could arrange to record in Jamaica.

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Man From Wareika was the first album recording for Rico Rodriguez led by his own artistic imagination, and his first recording created for album release.

After recording one track ("Africa") in London with engineer Dick Cuthell as a kind of a demo for label owner Chris Blackwell - it's arrangement is completely different in comparison to the rest of the album and contains flute and chorus - Rico Rodriguez was offered a contract to record this album; and he could arrange to record in Jamaica.

After 15 years Rico Rodriguez returned for the first time to Jamaica. He had left the country in 1961 when he already has been heavily involved in creating the then new ska sound. In 1976 he added something new to reggae music. A critic wrote in 1977 that the album "does not just reflect the current popular trends, but ... expresses in a definitive way the Jamaican music tradition."

The 9 self composed tracks on the album offer Jamaican rhythms with horn lines between a melodic use (e.g. on "This Day", "Lumumba") and jazz; the latter helped to define something like a new genre, Jamaican jazz, transforming the experience from early ska days into 1970s roots reggae. Most of the songs remained in Rico's live repertoire until these days. Some have been re-recorded by other artists and by himself.

Track listing

  1. "This Day" - 4:14
  2. "Ramble" - 4:11
  3. "Lumumba" - 4:01
  4. "Africa" - 4:36
  5. "Man From Wareika" - 3:16
  6. "Rasta" - 3:38
  7. "Over The Mountain" - 3:14
  8. "Gunga Din" - 3:53
  9. "Dial Africa" - 3:22

All compositions and arrangements by Rico Rodriguez

Credits

Recorded at Joe Gibbs and Randy's Studios, Kingston, Jamaica, Sept. 1976. Engineers: Karl Pitterson, Errol Thompson, Dick Cuthell, assisted by Flick. "Africa" was recorded at Island Hammersmith Studios, May 1976 by Dick Cuthell. All tracks mixed at Island Basing Street Studios by Karl Pitterson and Dick Cuthell, assisted by Kevin Dallimore. Produced by Karl Pitterson. Executive producer: Chris Blackwell

Cover illustration by Tony Wright. Design by Eckford/Stimpson.

Releases

1977: LP: Island ILPS 9485 /UK LP: Blue Note BN LA819 H /US LP: Top Ranking no # /Jamaica ca. late 1980s: CD: Mango /Island CID 9485 /UK 1999/2000: Vinyl Only /Island 2004: CD: Island Japan

Man From Wareika was also remixed into a dub version, released as 'Warrika Dub' (LP: Ghetto Rockers PRE 1), re-released 2004 in Japan on Island CD

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