We had a strict Jamaican upbringing. However, our father always instilled in us a pride in our Jamaican heritage and confidence to succeed. My brothers Leroy and Dave had no doubt that we
would be successful, though being the eldest I had my doubts.
Homegrown British reggae, at the time, was still finding its feet and was looked down upon as not being authentic, even by the British reggae media.
This is where David Rodigan first made an impact on our future. As David Rodigan mentioned, one of the big sound systems at the time that he followed was 'Fatman' sound system. It was Fatman who
took us under his wing and brought us to the studio to record.
We laid down the rhythm tracks for Fatman's album 'Late Night Session' with two DJs from Fatman's sound Roy Ranking and Raymond Naptali. As the press cutting shows, no-one believed the tracks
were laid down by a British band even the renowned David Rodigan.
This reticence to believe by David Rodigan raised awareness of the band. This was his influence in the British reggae arena and as the film showed he was not afraid to enter the Jamaican reggae
arena to make his mark. That takes courage and confidence I can assure you.
As mentioned before, the film showed some of the social background during the rise of British reggae. There were periods of rebellion but a growing identity which increased confidence and
was being reflected in the music by bands such as Aswad and Steel Pulse. As the film stated, this was accompanied by the rise of Rastafari in Jamaica and the influence this had on the music with the
emergence of 'Roots Reggae' or 'Conscious Reggae'.