Culture (band) 222629 225612938 2008-07-14T15:39:16Z Dancarney 484635 standardised a bit {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians --> | Name = Culture | Img = | Img_capt = | Img_size = | Landscape = | Background = group_or_band | Birth_name = | Alias = African Disciples | Born = | Died = | Origin = [[Jamaica]] | Instrument = | Voice_type = | Genre = [[Roots reggae]] | Occupation = | Years_active = 1976 &ndash; present | Label = | Associated_acts = | URL = | Current_members = | Past_members = [[Joseph Hill]]<br />Albert Walker<br />Kenneth Dayes | Notable_instruments = }} '''Culture''' was a [[Jamaica]]n [[roots reggae]] group founded in [[1976]]. Originally they were known as the '''African Disciples'''. The members of the trio were [[Joseph Hill]] (lead vocals), Albert Walker (backing vocals) and Kenneth Dayes (backing vocals). Shortly after Culture came together, they began working with the "Mighty Two" – producer [[Joe Gibbs (record producer)|Joe Gibbs]] and engineer [[Errol Thompson]]. While at Gibbs’ studio, they recorded a series of powerful singles, many of which ended up on their debut album ‘Two Sevens Clash’. After their success with Gibbs, the group went on to make a string of albums for producer [[Sonia Pottinger]]. Culture began working with some of the premier musicians of the day including [[Robbie Shakespeare]], [[Sly Dunbar]], [[Ansel Collins]], [[Cedric Brooks]] and the ever-present percussionist Sticky. [[Virgin Records]] picked up the albums, and that added distribution enabled Culture to gain an even larger following outside of Jamaica. Critically considered one of the most authentic traditional reggae acts, at the time of the first ''[[Rolling Stone Record Guide]]'' publication, they were the only band of any genre whose every recording received a five-star review (of bands with more than one recording in the guide). In 1982 the three singers went their own ways. Joseph Hill carried on using the Culture name, and recorded the ‘Lion Rock’ album, which was released in the [[United States]] by [[Heartbeat Records]]. For their part, Walker and Dayes recorded a handful of songs on their own – a few of which turned up on an album titled ‘Roots & Culture’. In 1986 the original line-up reformed to record two highly regarded albums – ‘Culture in Culture’ and ‘Culture at Work’. These releases marked the beginning of a very busy period for the group, including annual albums and countless tours. The U.S. label [[Shanachie Records|Shanachie]] released a steady stream of new and old Culture albums up to ’Wings Of A Dove’ in 1992. Joseph Hill, who came to symbolise the face of Culture, died in Germany on [[19 August]] [[2006]] while the group was on tour. Now Joe Hill's son [[Kenyatta Hill]] sings with the band. ==Discography== * ''[[Two Sevens Clash]]'' ([[1977]]) * ''[[Baldhead Bridge]]'' ([[1978]]) * ''[[Africa Stand Alone]]'' (1978) * ''[[Harder Than the Rest]]'' produced by [[Sonia Pottinger]] (1978) * ''Culture in Dub: 15 Dub Shots'' (1978) * ''Cumbolo'' produced by [[Sonia Pottinger]] ([[1979]]) * ''[[International Herb]]'' produced by [[Sonia Pottinger]] (1979) * ''More Culture'' aka "Innocent Blood" (1981) * ''[[Lion Rock]]'' ([[1982]]) * ''Culture at Work'' ([[1986]]) * ''Culture in Culture'' (1986) * ''Nuff Crisis'' ([[1988]]) * ''Good Things'' ([[1989]]) * ''Rare and Unreleased Dub'' Revolver Records ([[1989]]) * ''Three Sides to My Story'' ([[1991]]) * ''Wings of a Dove'' (1992) * ''Trod On'' produced by [[Sonia Pottinger]] ([[1993]]) * ''One Stone'' ([[1996]]) * ''Stoned''(is One Stone in Dub engineered by Fathead and Jim Fox) ([[RAS Records|Ras]], [[1997]]) * ''Trust Me'' (1997) * ''Cultural Livity: Culture Live '98 (Live)'' ([[1998]]) * ''Payday'' ([[2000]]) * ''Humble African'' (2000) * ''Scientist Dubs Culture into a Parallel Universe'' (2000) * ''Live in Africa'' ([[2002]]) * ''Live in Negril'' ([[2003]]) * ''World Peace'' [[Rounder Records|Rounder]] ([[2003]]) * ''Pass the Torch''([[Tafari Records]])(2007)(7 different versions of old tunes by Joseph Hill and 7 Tunes by his son Kenyatta Hill) ===Compilations=== * ''Vital Selection'' ([[1981]]) * ''Too Long in Slavery'' produced by [[Sonia Pottinger]] (1989) * ''Production Something'' * ''17 Chapters of Culture'' ([[1992]]) * ''Ras Portraits'' <!--* ''In Culture'' ([[1995]]) * ''Obeah Peace and Love'' ([[1999]]) * ''Peace and Love'' * ''Healing of the Nations''--> ==External links== *[http://www.culturereggae.net/ Culture website] *[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:aq60tr39kl7x~T1 All Music Guide biography] *[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:2z0qoalayijd Review of ''Two Sevens Clash''] *[http://www.furious.com/Perfect/culture.html 2003 article, ic stand against crack] *[http://worldmusiccentral.org/artists/artist_page.php?id=1949 Culture biography and discography] World Music Central *[http://www.worldmusiccentral.org/article.php?story=20060819190936971 Reggae Icon Joseph Hill, Lead Singer of Culture, Dies in Berlin] World Music Central [[Category:Reggae musical groups]] [[Category:Jamaican musical groups]] [[de:Culture]] [[fr:Culture (groupe)]] [[sw:Culture]] [[nl:Culture]] [[ja:カルチャー (バンド)]] [[pl:Culture (zespół muzyczny)]]