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Prince Far I aka the Voice Of Thunder got his start in
the burgeoning Jamaican music industry as a sound
system DJ (for Sir Mike The Musical Dragon), working
security at Joe Gibbs' stuido and in a similar roll at
Coxsone Dodd's Studio One. As fate would have it,
King Stitt, the regular DJ at Studio One, failed to turn
up to voice a track and the up and commer convinced
Coxsone to give him a try on the mic. The resulting cut
launched the career of one of Reggae's most famous
toasters - though he liked to describe his style as a
chanter rather than the more popular term toaster. First
releasing records using the moniker King Cry Cry, the
same name he'd used working Sir Mike's sound
system, he soon changed his name to Prince Far I at
the suggestion of producer Enos McLeod.
On Voice Of Thunder, Prince Far I is supported by an
extremely sparse yet heavy instrumental backing
which perfectly compliments his growling voice. As is
often the case with Prince Far I, much of the material is
essentially Bible verse, "Ten Commandments" being a
perfect example. The Voice Of Thunder full length also
includes a tribute to the very recently deceased
Bob Marley, and he even takes time to take UK
skinheads to task for wearing polyster (forbidden to a
real rastafarian).
Long out of print on vinyl, this 1981 masterpiece from
Prince Far I is back in effect thanks to Get On Down.