Mek We Dweet
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Mek We Dweet
- Artist: Burning Spear
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- Release Date: 1990
- Total Time: 42:41
- Type: Lyrics are included with the album
- Genre: Reggae
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One of the finest and best-selling reggae singers of the 1970s, Burning Spear (aka Winston Rodney) successfully entered the '90s with Mek We Dweet. Though not quite on a par with such '70s gems as Marcus Garvey and Man in the Hills, Dweet proved that Spear could still deliver a thoroughly satisfying album. In contrast to reggae singers who, in 1990, were incorporating heavy doses of dancehall, Spear wisely sticks with the type of earthy, simple reggae that earned him so devoted a following in the '70s. Cuts like "Elephant," "Garvey" (one of his many odes to Marcus Garvey), and "My Roots" aren't much different from what Spear was doing 15 years earlier and leave no doubt that he was intent on remaining true to himself. ~ Alex Henderson, Rovi| Mek Them Rock (1992 Album by Bunny General) | |
| Mek You Wet (1996 Album by Galaxy P) |
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Mek We Dweet
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| Released | 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1990 | |||
| Genre | Reggae | |||
| Label | Island | |||
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Mek We Dweet is a studio album by Jamaican reggae singer Burning Spear.
It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album at the 33rd Grammy Awards in 1991.
Track listing
- "Mek We Dweet"
- "Civilization"
- "Garvey"
- "Elephants"
- "My Roots"
- "Take A Look"
- "Great Men"
- "One People"
- "African Women"
- "Mek We Dweet In Dub"
Credits
- Executive Producers - Burning Music Productions
- Recorded at Tuff Gong Studios, Kingston, Jamaica
- Engineers - Gary Sutherland, Tony Kelly, and Mervyn Williams
- Assistant engineer - Garth
- Mixed at Sigma Sound, Inc., NYC
- Engineers - Michael Sauvage, Mervyn Williams
- Assistant engineer - Danny Mormando
- Mastered at Masterdisk by Tony Dawsey
- Cover design - Mo Ström
- Photography - Deborah Feingold
- Illustration - Hugh Dennis
- Special Thanks - Eric Greenspan Esq., Michael Sauvage, Sigma Sound, Rass Brass, Hooman Majd, All Burning Spear fans. Tedo, Singer Johnny and Juicy for the juices and food. And thanks to all the people from the parish of St. Ann's.
Musicians
- Winston Rodney - vocals, repeater, bass drum
- Paul Beckford - bass
- Nelson Miller - drums
- Lenford Richards - lead guitar, piano, funde
- Lenval Jarrett - rhythm guitar
- Alvin Haughton - percussion
- Charles Dickey - trombone ("Great Men," "Garvey")
- James Smith - trumpet ("Great Men," "Garvey")
- David Robinson - saxophone ("Great Men," "Garvey")
Additional Musicians
- Robbie Lyn - synthesizers, piano
- Dean Fraser - saxophone
- Ronald "Nambo" Robinson - trombone
- Junior "Chico" Chin - trumpet
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