MICHAEL SMITH Vinilo y CD

Review: Micheal Smith's Mi Cyaan Believe It is a cult classic record from 1982 that pairs his superb dub poetry - delivered in fantastic patois style - with heavy rhythms. For this year's Black History Month it gets a special edition release. Sadly the precious talent and ferocious wordsmith recorded just this one album after going up in a rough section of Kingston, Jamaica influenced by the toasting style of I-Roy dub sounds of dons like Lee Perry and King Tubby. This one was recorded in England with members of Denis Bovell's Dub Band, British reggae favourites Aswad and legendary trombonist Rico Rodriguez. It remains an exhilarating and relevant listen.