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Cymande
Artist
Cymande
Label
Partisan Records
Catalogue Number
PTKF3025
Release Date
December 16, 2022
  • Vinyl 1×LP, Limited Coloured

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    Cymande's debut LP housed in a gatefold jacket and paper inner sleeve. Remastered for vinyl in 2022 at Abbey Road Studios, and pressed on Translucent Orange Crush Vinyl for the very first time.

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With 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 they’ve since dubbed as “Nyah-rock.” While they were embraced in the US, back home they were largely ignored and soon forgotten by a music business beset by prejudice against homegrown black talent.

Cymande split in 1975 after releasing three albums in quick succession, but their music lived on as successive generations of artists and fans found and embraced their songs. Their far-reaching influence can be heard in the countless samples taken from their music over the last four decades, from pioneering DJs like DJ Kool Herc and Grandmaster Flash, to De La Soul, The Wu-Tang Clan, Gang Starr, EPMD, Sugar Hill Gang, Fatboy Slim, and The Fugees -- to name a few. They stand today as one of the most revered and sampled bands in the history of Hip Hop, House, and Dance.

On Dec 16th, Partisan Records will reissue Cymande’s seminal debut, newly remastered at Abbey Road Studios and available for the very first time on translucent, orange crush vinyl. Cymande features several of the band’s best known - and oft-sampled - classics like “Dove,” “The Message” and more.

Digital Tracklist

  1. 1 Zion I 3:30 Buy

    Zion I

  2. 2 One More 3:06 Buy

    One More

  3. 3 Getting It Back 4:17 Buy

    Getting It Back

  4. 4 Listen 4:40 Buy

    Listen

  5. 5 Rickshaw 5:54 Buy

    Rickshaw

  6. 6 Dove 10:55 Buy

    Dove

  7. 7 Bra 5:06 Buy

    Bra

  8. 8 The Message 4:17 Buy

    The Message

  9. 9 Rastafarian Folk Song 3:11 Buy

    Rastafarian Folk Song

  10. 10 Friends 3:15 Buy

    Friends

  11. 11 Mighty Heavy Load 4:05 Buy

    Mighty Heavy Load

Cymande

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