Larry McDonald (percussionist)

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Name Larry McDonald		Role Percussionist

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Larry McDonald is a Jamaican percussionist. He was born in Port Maria, Jamaica in 1939. McDonald played congas with Carlos Malcolm's band, Toots and the Maytals and the Count Ossie Band. He plays a wide variety of traditional percussion instruments.

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Career

McDonald has a nearly 50-year history of recording and performing with a wide variety of artists, such as Gil Scott-Heron, and Taj Mahal.

In 2009, McDonald released his first solo album "Drumquestra," which features many of his former collaborators, including Sly Dunbar, Uziah Thompson of Bob Marley and the Wailers and the former Count Ossie drummers known as the "Mystic Revelation Of Rastafari." in an orchestra of drummers.

Drumquestra also featured former frontmen from bands Larry performed and recorded with, including Toots Hibbert, Bob Andy, Mutabaruka, Stranger Cole and Dollarman. The album was recorded at a live session at Harry J Studios in Kingston Jamaica by Steel Pulse producer Sidney Mills for Malik Al Nasir's MCPR label in the UAE, who released the album in 2009. MCRP also released two singles off the album the same year, "Head Over Heels" Featuring Dollarman and Sly Dunbar and "Set The Children Free" Featuring Toots Hibbert, the latter of which was subsequently re-mixed for dance-floors by Lenny B.

Shortly after the album was released, Larry was honoured in July 2011, at the 14th annual 'Tributes to the Greats' award ceremony in Jamaica, with a lifetime achievement award for his 50-year contribution to Jamaican music.

On Friday 22 March 2013 Larry performed at the United Nations General Assembly with Steel Pulse as part of the UNESCO's International Slavery Remembrance Day event.

Solo Artists Singles

Head Over Heels (2009)

Solo Artists Remixes

Set the Children Free (Lenny B Dub Mix) (2009)

Set the Children Free (Lenny B Full Vocal Club Mix) (2009)

Set the Children Free (Lenny B Full Vocal Radio Mix)

Set the Children Free (Lenny B Inst. Radio Mix) (2009)

Solo Artists Album

Drumquestra (2009)

Album Credits

Malik & the O.G's Rhythms Of The Diaspora Vol. 1 & 2 Ft. Gil Scott-Heron & The Last Poets (2015)

Meta & the Cornerstones Ancient Power (2013)

Natalie Merchant Leave Your Sleep (2010)

Taj Mahal Music Keeps Me Satisfied/Satisfied 'N' Tickled Too (2010)

The Slackers The Great Rocksteady Swindle (2010)

Westbound Train Come and Get It (2009)

Joe Gibbs Scorchers From The Early Years (1967-73) (2009)

King Tubby Sound System International (2009)

Cat Power Jukebox (2008)

Lionize Space Pope and the Glass Machine (2008)

Mick Jagger The Very Best of Mick Jagger (2007)

Ezekiel Love and War (2006)

The Slackers Peculiar (2006)

Peter Tosh Black Dignity: Early Works of the Steppin' Razor (2005)

Gil Scott-Heron Greatest Hits Live: Collectors Series (2005)

Soulfly Primitive (2000)

Bob Marley & the Wailers Songs of Freedom (1992)

Abeng Unconquerable (1989)

Toots Hibbert Toots in Memphis (1988)

Taj Mahal Taj (1987)

Deniece Williams I'm So Proud (1983)

Gil Scott-Heron Moving Target (1982)

Buckner & Garcia Pac-Man Fever (1982)

Peter Tosh Bush Doctor (1978)

Monty Alexander Jamento: The Monty Alexander 7 (1978)

Taj Mahal Brothers (1977)

Taj Mahal Evolution (The Most Recent) (1977)

Taj Mahal Music Fuh Ya' (Music Para Tu) (1977)

Bunny Wailer Blackheart Man (1976)

The Skatalites Hi-Bop Ska (1994)

Gil Scott-Heron Minister of Information: Live (1994)

Gil Scott-Heron Spirits (1994)

Robbie Gordon Still Growing (1996)

Toots & the Maytals Time Tough: The Anthology (1996)

Dynamites Wild Reggae Bunch (1996)

Jack Miller Dead Lock Rock (1995)

References

Larry McDonald (percussionist) Wikipedia

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