Official Reggae History: Noel Harper - Exclusive Interview 2018 Killamanjaro Sound System 🇯🇲
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- Опубликовано: 8 июл 2024
- Official Reggae History: Noel Harper - Exclusive Interview 2018 Killamanjaro Sound System 🇯🇲
Noel Harper’s Legendary Killamanjaro sound system has been a leading light in the dancehall world. The sound was started by Papa Jaro in 1969 and it’s name is derived from Africa’s highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro, and throughout their history they have constantly scaled great heights both in Jamaica and worldwide.
As Killamanjaro’s set grew in size and popularity they started to recruit deejays with O Lord being their first resident professional mic man. As the seventies made way for the eighties so Killamanjaro marched onwards and upwards. A major plus for the sound occurred when Mr Harper recruited Ainsley Grey as main selector. Sadly we have yet to hear a full Jaro session dated earlier than 1982 but a typical dance around 1982/83 would feature such luminaries as Jim Kelly (b. Sylvester Morgan), the apprentice of O Lord, who by this time had flourished into a great chatter and the sets number one deejay. Other deejays on the scene at this time were veteran Lone Ranger (b. Anthony Waldron), Buro Banton (b. Donovan Spalding), who had two separate stints with the sound, Danny Dread and Dirty Harry. In addition John Wayne (b. Norval Headley) and Papa Tullo aka Tullo T (b. Everald Crawford), who were previously on Studio Mix sound, could often be heard at Jaro dances.
As well as the deejays Killamanjaro also promoted singers around the set. Long time dancehall fixture Puddy Roots (b. Junior Smith), who had started out as a deejay Puddy Lion on the Arrows sound in the mid to late seventies, morphed into a singer who would appear on many of Killamanjaro’s crucial sessions in the early eighties. He would also be joined by U.U. Madoo, a singer with a voice almost indistinguishable to his older brother Madoo. These singers along with others like the sweet voiced Hopeton James and the “original” Thriller were always there to provide an alternative vocal refrain.
Tragedy struck the Killamanjaro camp midway through 1983 when Jim Kelly was killed, yet another victim of the violence that permanently haunts Jamaican society. In time though the void was filled by, not one, but two top notch deejays Super Cat (b. William Marragh) and Early B (b. Earlando Neil). These sparring partners had been plying their trade away from Kingston on St Thomas’ King Majesty sound but they now took up residency on Killamanjaro, now one of the islands top sounds. From 1983 to 1985 Killamanjaro were near untouchable, especially when the “Doctor” and Super Cat were firing on all cylinders. New additions to the Killamanjaro family included Little Twitch, (b. Richard Wright) who’d started out at King Sturgav, and later Super Cat’s younger brother Junior Cat (b. Wayne Marragh).
Midway through 1985 it was all change again for Killamanjaro. Skeng Don was assembling his Sturmars set and he managed to lure Super Cat, Buro Banton and selector Ainsley to his “supersound”. Early B remained in the fold, and so did Junior Cat and Dirty Harry, and over the next few years they continued to remain a “live artist” force. Patcheye took over the role of chief selector. About a year after this Jeremy Lee took over as selector and Killamanjaro were now being spearheaded by the emerging rudebwoy talent of Ninjaman (b. Desmond Ballentine), armed with his unique quick-fire “labbrish” style. In another move, they then added the experienced King Sturgav deejay Charlie Chaplin (b. Patrick Bennett) to their ranks.
Killamanjaro continued to promote “live artists” on their set in the late eighties, even though times were changing in the dancehall. New regulars on the set included deejays German, Ironman, Daddy Shark, Supervisor (b. Augustus Sutherland), Hammermouth (b. Patrick Wedderburn) and musician Bugleboy. Perhaps the most important newcomer in the late 80’s was Ricky Trooper (b. Garfield McKoy) who joined as a deejay. He had been working as a deejay on the Creation sound as Screechy Trooper, but prior to that he’d been a selector from a very young age on sounds like Coptic, Volume One and Ultimate Touch.
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My sound Killamanjaro greatest of all time
I love seeing the faces of the names I heard so much about on sound systems.
Yes Sah!!!
The baddest and best sound ever comes out of Jamaica my favorite sound for life.
I really wanted to see Ainsley being interviewed. Trooper talks about him so much. Big up Ainsley. Big up Jermaal Lee 2. One of my favorite selectors on Jaro.
Sound icon fada noel Jaro harper 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🎤🎶🎶🔊 #KILLAMANJAROSOUNDSYSTEM ..ST ANDREW AKA KINGSTON SOUND FROM BIRTH
The or original sound system thank you and respect for the music and quality you had been pushing over the years 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾🇬🇧🇯🇲🇬🇧🇯🇲
large up Mr. Noel Harper,thanks for the greatest sound. Im in Kenya and i love Killamanjaro Sound big time.i just wish Jaro can come and play in Kenya again.
Nah lie nuh sound can even compete with Jaro. Real talk. Mr. Harper really spend time and money on da sound deh. Jaro bass box will physically move you. And midrange and tweeter never sound sweeter. The sound clean like a studio and heavy like lightning and thunder. Wicked sound. Legendary. Anytime me string up is one goal mi have and is to try make the sound play like Jaro. Dance start when Jaro a tune the sound trust me.
100% yuh naw lie!!!
All. Who love papa jaro put up uno hand
I would love to see selector Ainsley get interviewed
LEGEND SOUND JARO 🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤💯💯💯💯💯💯
love this...big up uself Mr Harper
Big up Papa JARO 🙏🏽
greatest owner trooper is the greatest selector ever..
My sonud for life every time big up papa
jaro..build all sounds..jaro mek nuff sounds no sey dem can duh road..big up father Harper,vissioneer..big up Ricky Trooper u a one a di best ever..
jaro...world of a sound.
Whoa! Jaro!! Respect Mr. Harper
Only sound to never come off the road badman sound.
Mr. Harper talk de tingz... Don't care if nuff ah unnu nuh like it LAPTOP and MP3 MOSH UP SOUND SYSTEM BIZNESS AND DANCEHALL ECONOMY!!!
It was never about the big labels and at the height of the golden era many in the biz were making the money Big Label artists.
This is a time to reflect on how and why we must respect our own systems and keep them sustainable. Wax should still be a standard for Sound. Yes I said it....
JARO!....🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Jaro up top
RESPECT...BIG.UP
PAPA.GYRO.
Mr Harper what appen to the Volkswagen van that use to carry jaro
One love papa Jaro
First time seeing this sound turn up in a vw pickup thinking is this a joke but when i heard the sound quality and bass i was blown away respect jaro forever
jah know mr harper laptop mash up the sound sistem world
Yes it did some guys these days never bought a 45 or album in them life and calling themselves soundman.
@@David_Smith and they don't know about the history of the music. They don't even know some foundation artistes.
Massive!
🔥🔥🔥
Rule dem daddy Jaro!
Up harper
Jaro a king
I would love to hear that Jaro vs Blackstar
I still have dat CD jaro vs black star
@Da Royal General yes sir. Well said🐵👊
Gwen try and dig it up this week holiday
Jaro the highest mountain
Yes papa jaro I luv where ur inspiration came from for a soundsystem! I want some dubplate from jaro studio! Who can help me?
Greetings send your info of what Dubplates you want & we will get it done for you from Jaro studio email: donsinclairreggaevibes@gmail.com
Mr harper how me nuh hear u talk about Ted who was on of the pillars who carried the killamjaro sound pon him back for so many years all when u Ina u bed him out a street wid de sound give credit where it is due
papa jaro original sound
Jaro vs. Rodigan @ Mahi Temple - Rodigan was winning, a shor fire in the place and Rodigan get kinda bummy. When Jaro's time came Trooper put on the heat, rinsed gun tunes and right there the tables turn
Rodigan vs. Waggy T was a great dance, same venue.
U nuh hear wha di sound name KILLAMANJARO. No one plays Johnny Osborne like PaPa JARO ( the person doing the interview nervous).
were is that volks wagan van
Big bad sound my sound
Having a distinct sound is lacking in sound systems