Friday, March 22, 2013

Since Vinyl Records, Burning Spear CDs Are Synonymous With Winston Godfrey Rodney

By Flora Vinson


It is not unfamiliar to associate reggae and Rastafarian with the music of a specific artist. Rastafarian is a religion and captured in their music, a way of life. With the advent of compact discs in the 1970s and the cross over from vinyl to a new format, Burning Spear CDs quickly replaced the manufacture of vinyl records. This type of media storage enhanced the music industry.

Sony developed the laser disc and in 1976 they showed what they had achieved to the public. CDs were the means whereby information could be stored on a lightweight disc as opposed to heavy vinyl which was then in use in the recording industry. Their main objective was to develop a digital format from which you could play back recordings.

With the inception of the compact disk, users did not take immediately to this new way of listening to their music of choice. Vinyl had been around for some time and because of sentiment most hung on to their vinyl records out of pure nostalgia for a digital era receded. However, for the generation that were born into this era of digital play back recordings took easily to it as vinyls became of lesser use and were seen as a lower quality recording compared with laser disk storage.

Like another song writer once wrote and in the same vein of their music, 'you have to write about the things that are important to you'. Taking this a step further, they exude a harmony of deep emotion between friends and followers. An unforgettable expression of life and learning. The genre of their music is called reggae. It is a deep melodious beat of instruments that is hypnotic if you will. It is by this means that Rastafarians, as do most religious denominations, find their connection to the spiritual.

Saint Ann, where his reggae routes found ground, is a small dot on the map, an island in the Caribbean. His road to success was a simple one, a religious experience if you can call it that. It was fate that brought a farmer, Bob Marley and himself together, the former suggesting that he use a recording studio to record his first song. Winston Rodney sought a better way of life and in 1969 recorded his first song 'Door Peep'.

Since the recognition as an artist from those early days, he has gone on to win two Grammy award nominations. The favorite songs listened to by millions, are 'Jah is Real' and 'Calling Rastafari'. The music beats to a sense of timelessness and has captured an audience of millions.

All in all, the production of burning spear cds has grown in strength since its meager beginnings over 40 years ago. One can attribute this to two reasons. Their passion for what they believe in and their passion for nothing more than being able to play music.




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