Trafalgar Square (Vinyl LP) Rhythm & Blues

Trafalgar Square (Vinyl LP) Rhythm & BluesPablo Gad may not be the first name to spring to any roots collector's mind with little written about him in such luminary works as The Rough Guide To Reggae, but his emergence alongside other little known UK artists such as Lion Youth (who hit with Rat A Cut Bottle), is testament to how thriving and vibrant scene London had in the late 1970's and early 1980's. Trafalgar Square was issued in 1979, riding on Pablo Gad's Bloodsuckers hit, and released

trying to do little more than create the framework and allow the other musicians to express themselves within this

Thundercat

there is nothing quite like a Teenage Fanclub album to assuage the mind

rock and international sounds to be enjoyed under the palms and the sun of the Mediterranean sea

The band he formed and named as The Sons of Negus became known for their traditional Nyabinghi drumming and chanting

which was gifted to Owens Smalltown Supersound's Joakim Haugland for her 30th birthday: "I'm so grateful for him and his perspectives-he's always thinking outside of the box

not because the show loved the new songs - demonstrating the level of trust

primitive drum machines and home-recording techniques

The result is an album that is both the most naturalistic and psychedelic of the band's career

and Aretha Franklin

A pivotal player in golden age hip-hop's "Roxanne Saga

" and sublime ballad "Infant Eyes