Empire Road: The Best of Matumbi

Matumbi never made quite the international impact that other UK roots bands like Steel Pulse and Aswad did, but they were actually on the scene earlier than most of their competitors, and made a solid contribution to the scene’s development in the 1970s and early 1980s (and also served as the springboard for bassist/producer Dennis Bovell’s stellar solo career). This retrospective brings together some of their best work from that period, some of it in extended “showcase” mixes than append dub versions to the original vocal recordings.