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Wednesday, May 17, 2006

Yabby You -African queen (1980)

Yabby acquired his nickname from the drawn-out, chanting refrain on his 1972 debut single, "Conquering Lion": "Be You, Yabby Yabby You". Despite courting controversy in his repudiation of Rastafarian godhead Haile Selassie, in favour of a personalized form of Christianity, his output throughout the 70s and early 80s nonetheless rarely deviated far from the orthodox Rastafarianism typically expressed at the time. As leader of the Prophets Yabby recorded a remarkable series of roots reggae classics, including the hits "jah vengeance", "run come rally", "love thy neighbours", "judgement on the land", "fire in Kingston", "chant down babylon' and many others, mostly appearing on his own Vivian Jackson and Prophets labels in Jamaica.

'African queen' appeared on the New York based label 'clappers'

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