Thursday, March 28, 2013

From Vinyl To Burning Spear CDs, Winston Godfrey Rodney Is Still An Artist Of Choice

By Flora Vinson


It is not unfamiliar to associate reggae and Rastafarian with the music of a specific artist. Rastafarian is a religion and captured in their music, a way of life. With the advent of compact discs in the 1970s and the cross over from vinyl to a new format, Burning Spear CDs quickly replaced the manufacture of vinyl records. This type of media storage enhanced the music industry.

Sony developed the laser disc and in 1976 they showed what they had achieved to the public. CDs were the means whereby information could be stored on a lightweight disc as opposed to heavy vinyl which was then in use in the recording industry. Their main objective was to develop a digital format from which you could play back recordings.

There has been much discussion between listeners of reggae and other genres of music as to which format is better. Vinyl became a collector's item, a nostalgic and sentimental capture of days gone by. Others and more so, the generation born in the 1970's, were born into this new technical arena and the format of laser disk technology took precedence.

A song writer once said that the things you need to write about when creating music are those things that matter to you. Things that develop who you are, such as friends and the people that interplay in your life. With reggae so this was and it is noticeable through its harmonic chants and rhythm.

Reggae music originated from a small coastal town in the Caribbean. It was fate that two reggae greats would meet in a place called St. Anne. A story about a simple farmer and another man seeking a better way of life through his music. His first song recording took place in a studio there and was named 'Door Peep'.

Since the recognition as an artist from those early days, he has gone on to win two Grammy award nominations. The favorite songs listened to by millions, are 'Jah is Real' and 'Calling Rastafari'. The music beats to a sense of timelessness and has captured an audience of millions.

All in all, the production of burning spear cds has grown in strength since its meager beginnings over 40 years ago. One can attribute this to two reasons. Their passion for what they believe in and their passion for nothing more than being able to play music.




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