The Revolutionaries

The Revolutionaries Sometimes Known As "Revolutionaires" Is A Jamaican Reggae Band. Set Up In 1975 As The House Band Of The Channel One Studios Owned By Joseph Hoo Kim The Revolutionaries With Sly Dunbar On Drums And Robbie Shakespeare On Bass Created The New "rockers" Style That Would Change The Whole Jamaican Sound From Roots Reggae To Dub And Be Imitated In All Other Productions. Beside Sly And Robbie Many Musicians Played In The Band Bertram McLean Radcliffe "Dougie" Bryan On Guitar Ossie Hibbert Errol "Tarzan" Nelson Robert Lyn Or Ansel Collins On Keyboards Uziah "Count Sticky" Thompson Noel "Scully" Simms On Percussion Tommy McCook Herman Marquis On Saxophone Bobby Ellis On Trumpet And Vin Gordon On Trombone. The Band Played On Numerous Dub Albums And Recorded As A Backing Band For Artists Like B. B. Seaton Black Uhuru Culture Prince Alla Leroy Smart Gregory Isaacs John Holt The Heptones I-Roy Tapper Zukie Trinity U Brown Errol Scorcher Serge Gainsbourg Among Others. read less