– A scathing critique of colonial history. Spear famously deconstructs the historical myth of Christopher Columbus discovering Jamaica.
Released in 1980, Hail H.I.M. is widely considered one of Winston Rodney's (Burning Spear) most profound masterpieces. Recorded at Tuff Gong Studios with the Wailers' rhythm section (Aston "Family Man" Barrett and Carlton Barrett), the album represents a peak in "Roots Reggae" production and spiritual intensity. Track-by-Track Breakdown Hail H.I.M. Burning Spear-Hail H.I.M. full album zip
Unlike the more commercially polished reggae of the late 1970s (think Bob Marley’s Uprising ), Burning Spear stuck to a grittier, more militant sound. Hail H.I.M. is not an easy listening album—it is a sermon set to a heavy, hypnotic one-drop rhythm. – A scathing critique of colonial history