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The Meditations

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This article is about The Jamaican Reggae group. For the book by Marcus Aurelius commonly referred to as "(the) Meditations", see Meditations.
For other uses, see Meditation (disambiguation).
The Meditations
OriginJamaica
GenresReggae
Years active1974 (1974)–present
Members
  • Ansel Cridland
  • Laury Webb
  • Daddy Lion Chandell
Past members
  • Danny Clarke
  • Winston Watson
  • Milton Henry

The Meditations are a reggae vocal harmony group from Jamaica formed in late 1974. They have released several studio albums and are still performing in the 2000s and today.

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History

The Meditations were formed by Ansel Cridland, formerly from The Linkers in late 1974, Danny Clarke formerly from The Righteous Flames and Winston Watson.[1] After releasing singles credited to the individual members, they began recording as The Meditations in late 1976, shortly after which they released their biggest hit, "Woman Is Like a Shadow", which sold over 45,000 copies in its first month of release.[2] They recorded in the mid-1970s for producers such as Dobby Dobson, Joseph Hoo Kim, and Lee "Scratch" Perry, their righteously Rastafarian style gaining comparisons with The Mighty Diamonds.[1][3] Their first album, Message From The Meditations, was released in 1977. Robert Christgau called it "a nice one" in Christgau's Record Guide (1981), highlighting the "island chauvinism" of songs like "Running from Jamaica", which "gets on those who emigrate to Canada, Britain, the States, and Africa".[4]

The Meditations sang backing vocals on a number of Bob Marley songs, including "Blackman Redemption", "Punky Reggae Party", and "Rastaman Live Up", as well as providing backing for Gregory Isaacs, Jimmy Cliff and The Congos (on their Heart of the Congos album).[2][5]

They appeared at the One Love Peace Concert in April 1978, officially a commemoration of the 12th anniversary of Haile Selassie's state visit to Jamaica, but more famous for the handshake between Michael Manley and Edward Seaga when they joined Bob Marley on stage.[6]

The Meditations 1983 album, No More Friend, written and sung by Ansel, was produced by Linval Thompson and featured The Roots Radics, and saw them adapting to the prevailing early dancehall sound of the time.[5]

While Cridland was in Jamaica due to an injury, Clarke and Watson recorded 1988's For The Good of Man without him. Upon his return to the US in 1993, they were reunited for Return of The Meditations.[5]
All three members by this time were based in the US - Clarke in Phoenix, Arizona, Watson in Seattle, Washington, and Cridland in New York City.[2]

They have subsequently toured the United States and Europe. In 2015, they released the album Jah Always Find a Way, which featured Sly Dunbar (drums), Lloyd Parks (bass), Ansel Collins and Sidney Mills (keyboards), Dwight Pinkney and Willie Lindo (guitars), and Derrick Barnett (bass).[7] As of 2011, the group's official lineup consists of Cridland, Laury Webb, and Daddy Lion Chandell.[7]

Discography

Albums

  • Message From The Meditations (1977) Wild Flower (JA) / United Artists (UK & US)
  • Wake Up (1978) Third World (UK) / Double-D (US/JA)
  • Guidance (1979) Tad's/Guidance
  • No More Friend (1983) Thompson Sound/Greensleeves
  • For The Good of Man (1988) Greensleeves
  • Return of The Meditations (1993) Sonic Sounds/Heartbeat
  • Ghetto Knowledge (1999) Easy Star
  • I Love Jah (2002) Wackies (recorded 1982)
  • Stand In Love (2004) Meditations Music (US)
  • Jah Always Find a Way (2015) Meditations Music (US)

Compilations

  • Greatest Hits (1984) Shanachie (US) / Greensleeves (UK)
  • Deeper Roots: The Best of The Meditations (1994) Heartbeat
  • Reggae Crazy: Anthology 1971-1979 (1997) Nighthawk

Collaborations

  • 10 Ft Ganja Plant -album: Bass Chalice -song: To Each (2005) ROIR

References

  1. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae. Virgin Books. ISBN 0-7535-0242-9.
  2. ^ a b c Germa, Romain & Maslowski, Nicolas (2007) Guidance sleeve notes from the Makasound release
  3. ^ Barrow, Steve; Dalton, Peter (1997). Reggae: The Rough Guide. Rough Guides. ISBN 1-85828-247-0.
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: M". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 7 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  5. ^ a b c E A S Y S T A R * R E C O R D S
  6. ^ Thompson, Dave (2002). Reggae & Caribbean Music. Backbeat Books. ISBN 0-87930-655-6.
  7. ^ a b Campbell, Howard (2016) "More Meditations", Jamaica Observer, 27 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016

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