1980 studio album by Burning Spear
Hail H.I.M. is a studio album by the Jamaican musician Burning Spear , released in 1980.[ 1] [ 2] He supported the album with a North American tour.[ 3]
Critical reception
Trouser Press considered "African Postman" and "Columbus" to be classics.[ 7] The Black Country Evening Mail wrote that Burning Spear "is probably the only authentic rasta musician around who has not gone commercial."[ 8]
Track listing "Hail H.I.M." (Winston Rodney )
"Columbus" (Rodney)
"Road Foggy" (Rodney)
"Follow Marcus Garvey" (Rodney)
"Jah See and Know" (Rodney)
"African Teacher" (Rodney)
"African Postman" (Rodney)
"Cry Blood Africans" (Rodney)
"Jah A Guh Raid" (Rodney)
Credits
Musicians
References
^ "Burning Spear Biography by Jo-Ann Greene" . AllMusic . Retrieved 31 October 2023 .
^ Moskowitz, David V. (2005). Caribbean Popular Music: An Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall . ABC-CLIO. p. 46.
^ Snowden, Don (24 Oct 1980). "Burning Spear Debuts at the Roxy". Los Angeles Times . p. VI:7.
^ "Hail H.I.M. Review by Jo-Ann Greene" . AllMusic . Retrieved 31 October 2023 .
^ "Burning Spear" . Robert Christgau . Retrieved 31 October 2023 .
^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music . Omnibus Press.
^ "Burning Spear" . Trouser Press . Retrieved 31 October 2023 .
^ Walker, Paul (7 Jun 1980). "New Albums". Black Country Evening Mail . p. 9.
^ Thompson, Dave (2002). Reggae & Caribbean Music . Backbeat Books. p. 52.
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