Prince Buster - Blue Beat Hits THE RUBINOOS The gorgeous musicianship and pulsing

The gorgeous musicianship and pulsing drums are met with the deeply poetic lyrics that walk the line between futility and unbreakable resilience

and euphoria all at once

Not long after Strong Persuader became an unexpected crossover hit in 1986 -- which was hard to imagine then and seems like a near impossibility now -- Cray decided that he would rather pursue the sound of Stax and Hi soul than be a full-fledged bluesman

atmospheric sound while introducing a greater use of clean vocals

strings and subtle electronics

Prince Buster - Blue Beat Hits THE RUBINOOS The gorgeous musicianship and pulsingPrince Buster was one of the foundational figures in Jamaican music. His Blue Beat Hits refer to a prolific series of singles released on The Blue Beat Label, a name that eventually became synonymous with ska during the genre's formative years and remains closely associated with blue beat and ska to this day. The tracks on this album include some of Prince Buster's most celebrated recordings and biggest Blue Beat hits, including Al Capone, One Step