Prince Alla
b. Keith Blake, 10 May 1950, Denham Town, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies. Blake began his recording career with producer Joe Gibbs as part of the Leaders vocal group during 1967/8. Gibbs licensed three releases from the group through B&C Music in the UK before the Leaders disbanded. Blake remained with Gibbs, who produced his first solo recording, ‘Woo Oh Oh’, which, like the early Leaders recordings, was relegated to a b-side. In 1969, he became strongly involved in the Rastafarian movement, living in the island’s camp community until the mid-70s, when he re-emerged through Bertram Brown’s Freedom Sounds with a series of records that have since proved landmarks in the history of roots music. As Prince Allah, he recorded ‘Sun Is Shining’, ‘Mama Don’t Fight’ and ‘Come Away’, all featured on the Ethiopian Kings compilation, which described him as: ‘The singer that has ability to capture the musicians, and have them play whatever he wants. A truly talented young man. With great promise for the future’. The prediction proved to be true, with classic recordings over the following years, such as ‘Bucket Bottom’, ‘Lot’s Wife’, ‘Stone’, and ‘Nah Go A Funeral’, the latter marking a reunion with Gibbs. He continued sporadically to release material throughout the late 70s and early 80s, and in 1996/7 a retrospective compilation of his Freedom Sounds work appeared through the archive label established by members of Simply Red. The release of the roots anthem ‘Born A Fighter’ demonstrated that his career was not yet over.
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Only Love Can Conquer
Reggae - Released by Blood and Fire on Apr 8, 1996
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Run Come
Dub - Released by 11-7 Records - Time Tools Recordings on Aug 17, 2018
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Feel so Fine
Dub - Released by 11-7 Records - Time Tools Recordings on Jul 20, 2018
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Funeral (Re-Recorded)
Reggae - Released by Cleopatra Records on Mar 15, 2024
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Rebel Healing
Reggae - Released by La Tempesta Dub on Mar 5, 2024
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Crossroads (2 Ton Riddim)
Reggae - Released by Truesounds Un Ltd. on Nov 6, 2023
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Repartriate Out Of Rome / Can't Fight I Down
Reggae - Released by Attack on Sep 7, 2011
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I&I Livity / I Love Jah
Donovan Kingjay, Prince Alla, Ashanti Selah
Dub - Released by Ashanti Selah Music on Mar 31, 2023
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Burning Fire
Reggae - Released by Montego Records on Jul 4, 2019
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Flowing Garden
Dub - Released by Skankytone music on May 17, 2018
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City Without Pity (2019 Version)
Reggae - Released by iM Lee Fry Music on Jan 22, 2019
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The System
Mr. Bertus, Prince Alla, Top Secret Music
Reggae - Released by Evidence Music on May 17, 2024
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Lot's Wife (2024 Mix)
Reggae - Released by Cleopatra Records on Mar 28, 2024
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Stone (Re-Recorded)
Reggae - Released by Cleopatra Records on Mar 22, 2024
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Bucket Bottom (Re-Recorded)
Reggae - Released by Cleopatra Records on Mar 14, 2024
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