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Icho Candy Ft The Viceroys - Pave The Way​/​Dub

by Icho Candy Ft The Viceroys/Yakka

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    This is the fourth release from us at Poor Man's Friend Records, produced in the Poor Man's Friend studio and voiced in Jamaica only 300 copies of this incredible 45 are available for purchase.

    Vinyl Pre release - 24/07/23

    Release date is scheduled for 28/08/23

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Icho Candy Ft The Viceroys - Pave The Way/Pave The Dub


A truly enigmatic character from the golden era of Jamaican roots music, Icho Candy is an artist that has, to me, always been shrouded in mystery. A devout rastafarian born with a gift for prophetic songwriting, Candy always writes in a way that is true to himself and his deep seated beliefs, regardless of the external pressures he endures as a veteran artist, an incredible feet for an independent artist with a career that spans fifty years. 

 
First recording for the great Joe Gibbs and Jack Ruby in the late seventies,  Icho’s big break in the industry came with the hit record “Captain Selassie”, a track that is widely considered to be one of the greatest rastafari anthems in dancehall. During this time Icho also recorded for labels such as Jah Life, Rockers International, Tesfa, Jah Shaka and many more. Like so many of the great artists in the eighties Icho recorded and toured in America for an extended period alongside Sugar Minott, Nicodemus, Nitty Gritty, King Kong before returning to Jamaica to record two amazing albums for the late Jah Shaka. 

 
The A side of this latest seven inch gives us the classic writing style of Icho Candy. Pairing his  lyrical depth with an early 70’s Phil Pratt style production. An eerie horns line meets the clean sharp, older school backing vocals provided by The Mighty Viceroys to create something magical, the type of record we thought we may have already heard on some scratchy 45 deep in a soundmans crate. 

 
Yakka once again returns to the label on B side duties, providing another Tubby inspired voyage into dusty fx units and quick draw fades. The bassline increases, the vocal decreases but the vibe never ceases.

 
Welcome home Icho Candy


This is the fourth release from us at Poor Man's Friend Records, produced in the Poor Man's Friend studio and voiced in Jamaica only 300 copies of this incredible 45 are available for purchase.

Vinyl Pre release - 24/07/23

Release date is scheduled for 28/08/23

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released August 28, 2023

Winston Evans
Michael Gabbidon
Andrew Coombes
Stephen Blagford
Joe O'connell
Jed O'connell
Jodi Hunt
Leroy Horns

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