Dubtember 16

Sounds - sweet as Sugar - Lincoln Barrington Minott 

 

Lincoln 'Sugar' Minott was born in Kingston, Jamaica, on May 25, 1956. He began his career in the sound systems while still a child, working as a selector for the Sound of Silence Keystone outfit, before launching his own Gathering of Youth Sound System just as he hit his teens.

In 1969 Minott teamed up with Tony Tuff & Derrick Howard. Together they formed the group the African Brothers.

In 1974 Sugar teamed up with ace producer Coxsone Dodd at Studio One. After the loss of John Holt, Ken Boothe, & Alton Ellis to other studios, Sugar helped breath new life into Studio One. His first hit for Studio One was "Vanity" followed quickly by "Mr DC", "House is not a Home" & "Hang on Natty", which led to his first solo album Live Loving.

In 1979 Sugar left Studio One to form his own label, Black Roots Music. He created theYouth Promotion Possie, recording artists like Little John, Triston Palmer, Barry Brown, &Tony Tuff.

Sugar died on July 10, 2010 in St. Andrew Parish, Jamaica of heart disease.

Sugar originally released Ghetto-ology in 1979 on Trojan. In the true JA tradition, here are the originals & their versions... 

 

Sugar Minott - Ghetto-ology + Dub, Easy Star Records ES-1004, 2000.

Ghetto-ology -
Man Hungry
The People Got yo Know
Walking Through the Ghetto
Dreader than Dread
So Many Things
Never Gonna Give Jah Up
Ghetto-ology
Africa is the Black Man's Home
Strange Things
Free Jah Jah Children

Dub versions -
Hungry Dub
The People Got to Dub
Walking Dub
Dreader Dub
So Many Things Dub
Never Gonna Give Dub Up
Ghetto-ology Dub
Africa Dub
Strange Dub
Free Jah Jah Dub

Dub Onward,
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