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Read about Dyrol Randall in the April issue of The Black Page, the famous drummers' magazine.

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Dyrol Randall

Born in Jamaica, Dyrol Randall's early interest and talent for drumming came as a surprise to his family where none of the members was a musician. At thirteen, he started playing at church and later received his first professional level training at Herbert Morrison Technical High School in Montego Bay, a cradle for several of Jamaica's leading internationally renowned musicians. While Dyrol is versatile in any genre, he quickly adopted roots reggae drumming as his specialty, quickly gaining a following as one of the top drummers in the Montego Bay area. His mentors included Mr. Peter Brown, a 7-string bass player , who taught him to "hold the groove together and let the music glide through the soul"; Isaiah "Onie" Palmer, a well-regarded reggae bass player who taught him how to "cut the hi- hat (cymbal) for proper accents and phrases with off-time beats"; and Tony "Ruption" Williams, the drummer for Third World, who taught him "how to draw a positive vibration from the instrument and communicate it to the audience." Dyrol has performed and recorded with numerous bands in Jamaica. Two years ago, he formed Vibes 4, selected by Royal Caribbean for its US-based cruises.