Horace Andy & Sly and Robbie "Livin´ It Up" 2023 Best they discovered new strengths

they discovered new strengths

less than six months before singer Kurt Cobain killed himself

To mark the 20th anniversary of this landmark release

as well as their reputation for being one of the most authentic bands paying respect to the roots of the genre (one of the album's dedications is to the late SKATALITES founding member

Horace Andy & Sly and Robbie "Livin´ It Up" 2023 Best they discovered new strengthsIn early 2006, TABOU1 producer Guillaume Bougard booked Harry J Studio for a week to record 12 new songs by Horace Andy following the highly successful Mek It Bun released a couple of years before. To back such a legendary artist, TABOU1 asked Sly and Robbie and the Revolutionaries (Channel One studio band in the late 70's) to work the "old school" way: all musicians would play live, together and in one take, as opposed to recording their parts