Cymande: Orange Crush Vinyl LP Maxwel 4 Origins of Life

4                             Origins of Life

Gypsy (BBC Radio One - David Symonds’ Sunday Concert 17th December 1969)

With his singing partner Jess Sah Bi

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Cymande: Orange Crush Vinyl LP Maxwel 4 Origins of LifeWith the release of their self titled debut album in 1972, Cymande emerged as innovators of the black British music scene. Taking influences from their Guyanese and Jamaican roots, the band fused reggae bass lines, Afro tinged Nyabinghi percussion, psychedelic touches, and American style funk into a unique sound theyve since dubbed as Nyah rock. While they were embraced in the US, back home they were largely ignored and soon forgotten by a music