Heavy Disipline (Heavy Manners) - Prince Far I (Check More Info)

Prince Far I (b. Michael James Williams, c.1944, Spanish Town, Jamaica, d. 15 September 1983, Kingston, Jamaica) was a reggae toaster and producer and a Rastafarian.

Williams' first job in the music industry was as a deejay on the Sir Mike the Musical Dragon sound system, also working as a security guard at Joe Gibbs' studio, and later as a bouncer at Studio One, but after recording "The Great Booga Wooga" for Bunny Lee in 1969 (under the name King Cry Cry - a reference to his habit of breaking into tears when angered), he got the chance in 1970 to record for Coxsone Dodd when King Stitt failed to turn up for a session. Dodd was sufficiently impressed to release the resulting recordings, Williams now using the name Prince Far I at the suggestion of another producer he had worked with, Enos McLeod). With a unique deep bass voice and talking over style, preferring to describe himself as a "chanter" rather than a "toaster", he became a popular reggae musician, styling himself "The Voice of Thunder". His first album, Psalms For I, featuring the Lord's Prayer and various psalms, was dedicated to the illiterate who could not read the Bible for themselves. He then worked with Joe Gibbs on the second album, Under Heavy Manners, before being signed up by Virgin Records for their Frontline label. Twelve albums followed between 1978 and 1981, including the highly regarded Cry Tuff Dub Encounter series of dub albums, produced by Williams and released on his Cry Tuff label, and featuring the Roots Radics under the pseudonym The Arabs. Spending an increasing amount of time in England, he also collaborated with UK On-U Sound Records including providing vocals in the reggae collective Singers & Players and may be considered a mentor figure to Adrian Sherwood. In 1983, he was recording the album Umkhonto We Sizwe with producer Roy Cousins in Kingston. Before the album was finished, he was shot at his home during a robbery, allegedly relating to a dispute over money, and died later in hospital.

He is referred to by The Clash in their single "Clash City Rockers" and also by The Mountain Goats in the song "Sept. 15th 1983", a reference to his date of death.

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[allroundpower]

Well WATCHAMAN! Discipline is what the world needs today!

Brilliant video, extensive background info and this is the most ICONIC tune from Prince Far I.

You are educating the world with this posting!

[RasRel]

Naggo Morris and Far I! Voice of thunder, brutaly murdered in his bed. RIP. One of the noblest things a man can do is to do the best he can!

[rvbsoundfactory]

Beautiful..

[125ashton]

why are all the classic artists in jamaica bieng killed off great country mostly great people great music fix up the law and stop the crime! rip prince far I

[freijaful]

BIG TUNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

[cicciostar]

Great track! remember me the gold age of reggae in early 80's! One of the roughest songs that time!

[10shutt]

@Ironosphere .crazy joe get dem out. what a terrible bout. (joe frazier the boxer)

natty dont use di brush,tell yuh seh a chiney brush (chiney brush is a liquid use by men to rub on their john to keep it hard during sex). way out of sight natty have up him might .(living in the hills and still powerful with knowledge)

[BorisCroun]

@Ironosphere - tell you say a chinee (chinese man) brush



[BorisCroun]

@Ironosphere - tell you say a chinee (chinese man) brush

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[dubrenaissancebs]

heavyweight far i, ruff and tuff