Cedric Brooks - United Africa LP (Indie Exclusive, Indie Exclusive)

Cedric 'i'm' Brooks' United Africa has achieved cult status amongst reggae fans since it's original release in 1978. Rightly so, the album is a sublime mixture of classic 70s reggae, afro beat and funk. This musically rich album is a varied set with some of Jamaica's top musicians including pioneering Afrobeat drummer Tony Allen. This seven track set with extended mixes and has been re-mastered for Pressure Sounds. Brooks is a product of The Alpha Boys school in Kingston Jamaica. His first recordings were with The Vagabonds and The Granville Williams Band, and sis first solo records were for Studio One with trumpeter David Madden and released as 'I'm and David'. In 1970 he connected with Count Ossie and was part of the 'The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari' where Cedric played Saxophone, Flute and arranged the horn section. He developed a wide musical influence moving between the USA and Africa where he performed in Addis Ababa Ethiopia.