40 Years Later, Reggae’s Heart Still Beats in the Bronx


Lloyd Barnes
"Lloyd Barnes carried a shopping bag full of cleaning supplies up to a humble recording studio tucked above a financial services center and a Caribbean restaurant in the Eastchester neighborhood of the Bronx. A colleague was in a session with a dancehall vocalist, and Barnes pointed out his most recent nonmusical project, a custom-upholstered sofa embroidered with his record label’s logo: a dreadlocked Lion of Judah with its tail cocked up aggressively, and a flag displaying a star of David next to the name Wackie’s. ..."
NY Times
The Complete Force: Wackies, A Primer (Video)
W - Wackies, W - Lloyd Barnes
Discogs
YouTube: Wackies Sampler vol 1 1:11:15, Wackies Sampler vol. 2 1:14:28, Wackies Sampler vol. 3 1:19:20

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