Toots and the Maytals

Toots Hibbert reigns as the premier soul-shouter of reggae, and Funky Kingston was his LP
introduction to the U.S. in 1975. Combining it with the always-import In the Dark results in
the smartest presentation ever of these sessions. Those obsessed with earlier Jamaican 45s
may claim the twenty-one tracks here are just post-classic, but there's no denying the avid
gospel-meets-ska in the grooves or Hibbert's throaty attack on his material. "Loui... More >