''Our Music'' is a studio album by
Jamaica
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reggae
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singer
Burning Spear
Winston Rodney OD (born 1 March 1945), better known by the stage name Burning Spear, is a Jamaican roots reggae singer-songwriter, vocalist and musician. Burning Spear is a Rastafarian and one of the most influential and long-standing roots ar ...
. It was released on September 20, 2005 through Burning Music. Recording sessions took place at the Magic Shop Recording Studio in
New York City
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.
The album was nominated for a
Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album
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at the
48th Annual Grammy Awards
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in 2006.
Track listing
Personnel
*
Winston Rodney
Winston Rodney OD (born 1 March 1945), better known by the stage name Burning Spear, is a Jamaican roots reggae singer-songwriter, vocalist and musician. Burning Spear is a Rastafarian and one of the most influential and long-standing roots ar ...
– lead vocals, background vocals, percussion, arranger
*Num Heru-ur Shutef Amon'Tehu – background vocals, percussion
*Marie Della Thomas – background vocals
*Joanne Williams – background vocals
*Patrick Gordon – background vocals
*Simone Gordon – background vocals
*Melanie Lynch – background vocals
*Celia Chavez – background vocals
*Michael Hyde – keyboards
*Earl Appleton – keyboards
(tracks: 10, 11)
*Ian "Beezy" Coleman – lead guitar, rhythm guitar, bass guitar
*Donovan Mackity – lead guitar
*Andy Bassford – lead guitar
*Chino Smith – lead guitar
*Cecil Ordonez – lead guitar
(track 7)
*Linford Carby – rhythm guitar
*I Palmer – bass guitar
*David Rekhley – bass guitar
(tracks: 10, 11)
*
Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace
Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace (born 22 August 1950) is a Jamaican drummer who worked for several years at Studio One, and has worked with numerous reggae artists including The Gladiators, Inner Circle,Hebdige, Dick (1987) ''Cut 'n' Mix: Culture, ...
– drums
*Karl W. Wright – drums
(tracks: 10, 11)
*Jerry Johnson – saxophone
*Jason Jackson – trombone
*Kevin Batchelor – trumpet
*Barry O'Hare – recording
*Benedetto Antonio Caccavale – assistant engineering
*
Chris Gehringer
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– mastering
*
Mark Seliger
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– photography
*Carter Van Pelt – footage
Chart history
References
External links
2005 albums
Burning Spear albums
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