Sugar Minott - Sugar Minott at Studio One

Primary Artist
Sugar Minott
Album Title
Sugar Minott at Studio One
Release Date
January 1, 2004 
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Review by Matt Whalley
From the original Studio One rhythms, Sugar Minott created fresh tracks and invented the modern dancehall reggae. After being raised next door to a dancehall and then becoming a selector for Sound of Silence Keystone and Gathering Youth sound systems during his teenage years, Sugar Minott was immersed in the music of Coxsone Dodd and his Studio One label. He became so involved with Studio One that he was nicknamed "Coxsone Boy" then later proclaimed himself, "SOS1" -- "Son of Studio One." Minott's revolutionary fame came from taking versions of classic Studio One singles and re-crafting them into his own songs. Read More