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Kiddus I

Dec, 1944 ~

A truly mysterious Rastaman who musical flowering in the late 1970 saw only a handful of singles emerge and a brief glimpse of the man himself in the Island film Rockers. He only ever pressed small numbers of copies of each single and hence they were difficult to find, even at the time release, which only added to the mystery of the man.

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Real name:

Frank Dowding

Place of birth:

Jamaica

Born Frank Dowding in December of 1944. His chosen moniker, 'Kiddus (I)', reflected his Rastafarian beliefs and means 'blessed one' in Amharic: the ancient language of Ethiopia. He was a member of the legendary Rastafarian drum driven Ras Michael & The Sons of Negus from 1971 to 1978 - playing the funde drum. Along side this work he ran a Rastafarian Commune that produced crafts for sale.

In the late 1970's he managed to establish his own 'Shepherd' imprint on which he released a few singles. It was one of these releases that bought his name to the fore in deep roots reggae: 'Security in the Streets' and 'Too Fat' were issued on a fine Disco 45 in a lovely picture sleeve (very rare for JA issues). The single was recorded at Lee Perry's Black Ark studio and caught the vibe of the time – Kiddus was a prominent member of the Peace Movement that worked against the growing tide of violence, which was engulfing Kingston at the time. 'Crying Wolf' was the only other single to make it to vinyl from his time recording at the Ark – whilst another bunch of tracks went missing.

It was the film 'Rockers' that bought Kiddus to a far wider audience as it featured him recording 'Graduation in Zion' in the studio. His distinctive nasally falsetto and angular looks making a powerful impression on viewers. Reflecting Kiddus's place in the Rastafarian community he went on to cut one single, 'Love Child' at the Tuff Gong studios. His final vinyl releases – 'Harder' and 'Time' were recorded at the Sun Dragon studios in NY, in the early 1980's.

This brief period of activity ended when a planned album was lost and then the enigma that is Kiddus I dropped out of sight until the French label Dub Storeleased Inna De Yard in 2005. In 2007 Dub Store (of Japan) issued an album – 'Rockers: Graduation In Zion 1978-1980' that for the first time pulled together Kiddus I's 1970's recordings: suitably some 30 years late! Some tracks had been released on vinyl whilst others had remained on tape since the day they were recorded at Tuff Gong and Sun Dragon studios.

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Kiddus I

Rockers: Graduation In Zion 1978-1980

Shepherd/Dub Store Records JPN

¥2780 (US$27.09)

Rating:

No.2 at Total Ranking on Apr 26, 2007.

No.1 at Genre Ranking on Aug 30, 2011.

No.1 at Sub Genre Ranking on Aug 30, 2011.

No.1 at Format Ranking on Apr 12, 2010.

Genre:

Roots Reggae

Sub Genre:

Roots Reggae 1970s

Produced by:

Kiddus I

Approx. year:

1978-1980

Date added:

Apr 20, 2007

Country:

Japan

Catalog number:

DSR-CD-001

Music type:

Vocal

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14 TRACKS :
1)		Crying Wolf
2)		Too Fat
3)		Security In The Streets
4)		Love Child
5)		Love Child Dub


6)		Graduation In Zion
7)		Give I Strength
8)		Fire Burn
9)		Salvation
10)		Harder


11)		Harder Dub
12)		Time
13)		Time Dub
14)		Crying Wolf [Nyabinghi Take]

PRODUCED by F. Dowding ARRANGED by F. Dowding RECORDED at: Black Ark, Tuff Gong, Harry J Studio, Sound Dragon NY MIXED by: Lee Perry, Dennis Thompson & Chow Chow, Stephen Stewart ENGINEER: Lee Perry, Dennis Thompson, Mervin Morris, D. Lee OVERDUBBED at: Aquarius Studio

DRUM: Carlton ‘Santa’ Davis, Leroy “Horsemouth” Wallece , Cornell Marshall, Oral Fabian BASS: Robert Shakespear , Micheal Williams, Haile Maskil, Leebert ‘Gibbi’ Morison, Paul Blake GUITAR: Earl “China” Smith, Dwight Pickney, X Sweeney, Ernest Wilson SAX: Glen Da’Costa, Cedric ‘Im’ Brooks TRUMPET: Mike Hamson PIANO: Tyrone Downie, Newton Brenor KEYBOAD: Leslie Butler , Earl Wire Lindo , Harvey Bernard Touter, Winston Wright, Belly Lloyd, Little D CLAVINET: Tyrone Downie HARMONICA: Jimmy Beeker PERCUSSIONS: Kiddus I, I Jack BACKING VOCAL: Kiddus I, Congos, Tyrone Downie

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Customer review

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タイムって曲がちょーかっこよかったです☆

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ここのレーベルで出てるなんてすごい!! rockers大好きなんで買いました! もっとkiddusの曲ききたいです!

Reviewer: mkz from 東京