Don’t miss it ! Rare & unreleased Trinity recordings ! We’re proud to present to you this stunning record by Trinity, along some
of his friends and biggest names of Reggae music : Barrington Levy, Ken Boothe, Errol Dunkley or Johnny Clarke.
Wade Brammer aka Trinity was born in Kingston in 1954. As many kids from the ghetto, he had a pretty rough childhood. His
mother brought him to the Alpha Boy School but he quickly run away. He started to practice his DJ skills in various Kingston’s
sound-systems and did his best to emulate Big Youth, his biggest influence. His carrer really took off with the help of Dillinger,
when they made their ways to Channel One studio. He started to work for various producer and recorded his biggest hit for
Joe Gibbs in 1977, Three Piece Suit, over Marcia Aitken's version of Alton Ellis I’m Still In Love. Later versions of this riddim
includes Althea & Donna international hits as well as Sean Paul !
Trinity was in his prime when he began to work with Blackbeard. He soon became an honorary member of Blackbeard’s
crew, the Ring Craft Posse. Together they recorded a bunch of tunes over the years. Some of them are still unreleased to
this day. We dug deep into Blackbeard’s catalogue to select 12 smoking tracks featuring Trinity at his best. He shows us why
he was one of the most popular DJ in the second half of the seventies. He could carry off the seemingly irreconcilable styles of
culture and humour simultaneously. His approach was hugely influential on the new DJ school and would become the template
for the up and coming dance hall style DJs.
40 years later, these recordings and lyrics are still powerful and meaningful. I say our skin is black and I’ve got no reason to
turn back ! I’m going forward ! Straight forward !
Attention ! Pièce rare ! Nous dévoilons une bombe inédite signée Trinity, entouré de quelques uns de ses amis et plus grands noms du reggae de la fin des années 70 !
Né à Kingston en 1954, de son vrai nom Wade Brammer, Trinity connaitra la jeunesse difficile des enfants du ghetto. Trop turbulent pour sa mère, elle l’emmène à l’Alpha Boys School, comme d’autres grands noms du reggae, mais il s’en échappera rapidement. Il trouve refuge dans les sound-system de Kingston, où il forge sa technique derrière les micros. Sa carrière démarre réellement, avec l’aide de son ami Dillinger, quand il pousse les portes du studio de Channel One. Fortement inspiré par Big Youth, il est vite remarqué par de nombreux producteurs et sa popularité explose. Durant cette seconde moitié des années 70, il s’affirme comme un des DJ les plus talentueux et les plus prolifiques de la Jamaïque.
Il signe son plus grand hit en 1977, Three Piece Suite, qui inspirera le tube d’Althea et Donna, repris également par Sean Paul au début des années 2000.
C’est au faîte de sa gloire qu’il démarre sa collaboration avec Rodguel « Blackbeard » Sinclair et devient rapidement un membre d’honneur de son crew, le Ring Craft Posse. Ils enregistrent ensemble une multitude de titres, dont certains sont restés inédits jusqu’à aujourd’hui.
C’est dans ce catalogue que nous avons plongé et sélectionné 12 titres où Trinity nous rappelle pourquoi il est considéré comme un des plus talentueux DJ de se génération. Aux côtés de Barrington Levy, Ken Boothe, Errol Dunkley ou Johnny Clarke, il démontre l’étendue de son talent et de sa plume. Son flow rebondit sur ces différents riddims, il complémente ses invités avec perfection et aborde des thèmes aussi variés que la condition des noirs, la vie du ghetto, l’amour maternel, celui pour les femmes, sa foi ou les figures tutélaires de Marcus Garvey et Mohammed Ali.
40 ans après, ces enregistrements et ces textes sont toujours aussi puissants. I say our skin is black and I’ve got no reason to turn back ! I’m going forward ! Straight forward !
credits
released December 30, 2021
All tracks produced by Rodguel "Blackbeard" Sinclair
Mixed by Errol Brown, Errol Thompson and Jimmy Palmer
Recorded at Joe Gibbs and Treasure Isle Recording studios
Musicians : The Revolutionaries, The Roots Radics, The Upsetters, D.E.B. Music Players and The Ring Craft Posse
Arranged by Orlando Sinclair
Photo by Beth Lesser
Artwork by manu(at)patate-records.com
Compiled and mastered by Emmanuel Jaussely at Belleville Hill studio
