It was at this newly acquired space that Studio One would take shape and allow Sir Coxson to cement his position as one of the world’s finest purveyors of new music. However, things changed in a big way when he opened the Jamaica Recording and Publishing Studio at 13 Brentford Road in 1963 (as of 2004 Brentford Road has officially been renamed Studio One Boulevard – love and respect to who ever made that happen!).
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Coxsone International Sound System – Clement Dodd with the microphoneĬoxson was confident he could transfer his success from the dancehall circuit to the recording business and released a series of his own productions on labels such as All Stars, Worldisc, Muzik City, Wincox and C&N to name a few. The rivalry between sound systems was fierce and sometimes violent but Coxson could rely on the likes of Lee Scratch Perry, Prince Buster and Count Machuki for early support, the latter of which was incidentally the first to toast and drop wisecracks over records in the dancehall, a feature which has become synonymous with sound system culture ever since. The flavor of the day out on the lawns of Kingston was jazz, merengue, bebop and R’n’B and having spent time working on farmland in America, Coxson was able to bring back rich pickings to play for the eager ears of Jamaican townsfolk and in the process quickly gained a reputation for having some of the best selections in the business. Setting up his own Downbeat Soundsytem in 1954, Coxson was at the forefront of the sound system wars, battling for the crown against other heavyweights of the time such as Tom the Great Sebastian and Duke Reid’s definitive Trojan sound.
It would be difficult to overstate the contribution Sir Coxson has made to the plethora of distinguished sounds to have come from Jamaica, so instead we’ll offer a brief overview of his journey and leave with you some choice cuts from his pervasive Studio One back catalogue to keep the fire burning for one of music’s all time greats.īorn in Kingston, Jamaica in 1932, Coxson established himself in the dancehalls of the capital well before releasing material on his famous Studio One imprint. The world of music is saturated with accomplished “legends” but here at Música Macondo we feel compelled to give special mention to one in particular Sir Clement “Coxson” Dodd.
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