Spectacles For Tribuffalos [2LP]

Rita Marley/Ignacio Scola/Gregorio Paniagua - Spectacles For Tribuffalos [2LP]

This album is a collaborative project born from the creativity, cooperation, and boldness of three completely different artists who decided to combine their talents to shape this remarkable work. Ignacio Scola is a Spanish record producer who, in the early 1990s, released albums with a number of artists, including well-known names such as Juan Luis Guerra, Willy DeVille, and Manu Dibango. Rita Marley was a Jamaican singer who had been a member of the Soulettes -- something like a Jamaican version of The Supremes -- in the mid-1960s. While still very young, she married Bob Marley and lived through a turbulent relationship, overshadowed by her famous husband. After Bob's death, she decided to resume her artistic career and released several noteworthy reggae albums, which were later rediscovered by Scola and issued in Spain through his record label. He subsequently became her producer and organized several concerts for her, bringing her a certain level of recognition and helping her songs reach major radio playlists. When Scola presented Marley with a song he had composed, "Miracle Baby," dedicated to his newborn son, she agreed to record it immediately. The original recording was completed with arrangements by Spanish cult artist Gregorio Paniagua, and the result was so striking th(more...)

A1. Lady Bellows
A2. Behaving Like Two Fools
A3. Navigation
B1. Miracle Baby
B2. The Sunshine Song
B3. If You Are Afraid
B4. Baby's Charles
B5. Like So Many Years Before
C1. Equis Pototia
C2. Yellow Cab
C3. Fish Blues
C4. What Are You Dreaming Of?
D1. Behaving Like Two Fools (Dawn Mix)
D2. Behaving Like Two Fools (Morning Mix)
D3. Behaving Like Two Fools (Noon Mix)
D4. Navigation (Instrumental Mix)