Calling Rastafari is a studio album by Jamaican reggae singer Burning Spear. It was released on August 24, 1999 through Heartbeat Records. Recording sessions took place at Grove Music Studio in Ocho Rios.
The album peaked at number 9 on the Reggae Albums chart in the United States. It won the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards in 2000.
Track listing
Personnel Burning Band Winston Rodney – vocals, percussion, arranger, producer, mixing Stephen Stewart – keyboards Num Heru-ur Shutef Amon'Tehu – percussion Clyde Cummings – saxophone James Smith – trumpet Micah Robinson – trombone
Additional musicians Ian "Beezy" Coleman – harmony vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar Carol "Passion" Nelson – harmony vocals Rochelle Bradshaw – harmony vocals Yvonne Patrick – harmony vocals Lesline Kidd – harmony vocals Wayne Arnold – lead guitar Chris Meridith – bass guitar Shawn "Mark" Dawson – drums Uziah "Sticky" Thompson – percussion Howard "Saxy" Messam – saxophone Chico Chin – trumpet
Technicals Sonia Rodney – executive producer Barry O'Hare – engineering, mixing Toby Mountain – mastering Joshua Blood – supervisor, lyric transcription Anne Murdock – design David Corio – photography
Chart history Chart (1999)Peakposition
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