People of the World
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People of the World is a studio album by Jamaica
n reggae
singer Burning Spear
.
It was nominated for a Grammy Award
for Best Reggae Album
at the 30th Grammy Awards in 1988.
Additional Musicians
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
n reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
singer Burning Spear
Burning Spear
Winston Rodney, OD , also known as Burning Spear, is a Jamaican roots reggae singer and musician. Burning Spear is known for his Rastafari movement messages.-History:...
.
It was nominated for a Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
for Best Reggae Album
Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album
The Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality works in the reggae music genre...
at the 30th Grammy Awards in 1988.
Track listing
- "We Are Going"
- "This Experience"
- "Seville Land"
- "Who's The Winner?"
- "Distant Drum"
- "People Of The World"
- "I'm Not The Worst"
- "Built This City"
- "No Worry You'self"
- "Little Love Song"
Credits
- Executive Producer - A Burning Music Production
- All Songs Published By Burning Spear Publishing
- Recorded at Tuff GongTuff GongTuff Gong is a record label that was formed by the reggae group The Wailers in 1970 and named after Bob Marley's nickname, which was in turn an echo of that given to founder of the Rastafari movement, Leonard "The Gong" Howell. The first single on the label was "Run For Cover" by The Wailers...
Studios, Kingston, Jamaica - Recording Engineer - Mervyn Williams
- Assistant Engineer - Gary Sutherland
- Mixed at Sound Idea Studios New York City
- Mixing Engineer - Michael Sauvage
- Assistant Engineer - Ron Victor
- Originally Mastered by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering
- All horn arrangements by Rass Brass except "New Experience" and "Who's The Winner?" (Burning Brass)
- Art Direction/Design - Michael Hodgson
- Illustration - Scott Baldwin
- Photograph - Donna Klein
- Special Thanks To - Eric Greenspan. Esq., Michael Sauvage, Rass Brass, Robbie Lyn and all who helped make a great record.
Musicians
- Winston Rodney - vocals, harmony and funde drums
- Anthony Bradshaw - rhythm guitar, funde drums and harmony
- Devon Bradshaw - bass
- Nelson MillerNelson MillerNelson Miller is a Jamaican drummer and record producer. Miller was born and raised in Port Antonio. Influenced by Lloyd Knibb, Carlton "Santa" Davis, and Mikey "Boo" Richards, he began playing in bands in Port Antonio as a teenager....
- drums - Lenford Richards - lead guitar
- Richard Johnson - keyboards
- Alvin Haughton - percussion
- Pamela Fleming - trumpet
- Nilda Richards - trombone
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- saxophone
Additional Musicians
- Robbie Lyn - synthesizers, expander, yamaba clap
- Dean FraserDean FraserDean Fraser is a Jamaican saxophonist who has contributed to hundreds of reggae recordings since the mid-1970s. He was awarded the Musgrave Medal by the Jamaican government in 1993 in recognition of his services to music.-Biography:Fraser started to play the clarinet at the age of 12...
- saxophone - Ronald "Nambo" Robinson - trombone
- Junior "Chico" Chin - trumpet