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The Cimarons

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Genres
  
Reggae

Associated acts
  
Matumbi

Years active
  
1967 - present

Genre
  
Reggae

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Past members
  
Sonny Binns Franklyn Dunn Locksley Gichie Winston Reid (Reedy) Lloyd 'Jah Bunny' Donaldson Maurice Ellis Carl Levy

Origin
  
London, United Kingdom (1967)

Albums
  
On the Rock, The Best of Cimarons, Reggae Best, Maka, Reggae Time, People Say, Freedom Street, In Time

Record labels
  
Trojan Records, Polydor Records, Virgin Records

Similar
  
Al Barry, Winston Groovy, Nicky Thomas, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Dennis Alcapone

Rock your baby the cimarons


The Cimarons were a UK reggae band formed in 1967. They were the UK's first self-contained indigenous reggae band.

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History

The Cimarons HISTRIA DO REGGAE THE CIMARONS

Jamaican natives, the Cimarons migrated to Britain in 1967 with a lineup consisting of Franklyn Dunn (bass), Carl Levy (keyboards), Locksley Gichie (guitar), and Maurice Ellis (drums); vocalist, Winston Reid (better known as Winston Reedy) joined in London. They were primarily session musicians in Jamaica, and backed many artists, including Jimmy Cliff.

The Cimarons The Cimarons Discography at Discogs

Their first LP In Time, on Trojan Records in 1974 featured a rendition of the O'Jays' "Ship Ahoy", "Utopian Feeling", "Over The Rainbow," and "My Blue Heaven". Vulcan Records released On The Rock two years later.

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They switched to Polydor Records, releasing Live at The Roundhouse in 1978. Polydor released Maka the same year. During this period they did a major British tour supporting Sham 69.Three more albums followed: Freedom Street, Reggaebility and On The Rock Part 2. After the last of these, in 1983, they didn't surface again until 1995 when Lagoon Records released People Say and Reggae Time, both compilations of earlier albums, followed by The Best of The Cimarons, released in 1999 on Culture Press.

Reedy and Dunn continue to perform as The Cimarons.

Singles

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  • "Funky Fight" (1970) Big Shot
  • "Oh Mammy Blue" (1971) Downtown
  • "Holy Christmas" (1971) Downtown
  • "Struggling Man" (1972) Horse (split 7" with The Prophets)
  • "Snoopy vs. The Red Baron" (1973) Mooncrest (as Hotshots) UK #4
  • "Talking Blues" (#1 in Jamaica)
  • "Check Out Yourself" Trojan
  • "You Can Get It If You Really Want" (1974) Trojan
  • "Dim The Light" (1976) Trojan
  • "Over The Rainbow" Trojan
  • "Harder Than The Rock" (1978) Polydor
  • "Mother Earth" (1978) Polydor
  • "Willin' (Rock Against Racism)"/"Truly" (1978) Polydor
  • "Ready For Love" (1981) Charisma
  • "With a Little Luck" (1982) IMP
  • "Big Girls Don't Cry" (1982) Safari
  • "How Can I Prove Myself To You" (1982)
  • "Be My Guest Tonight" (1995)
  • "Time Passage" Fontana

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    The Cimarons also backed several singers on Trojan singles, often credited on the B-side with an instrumental version of the A-side.

    Albums

  • In Time (1974) Trojan
  • On The Rock (1976) Vulcan
  • Maka (1978) Polydor
  • Live (1978) Polydor
  • Freedom Street (1980) Virgin
  • Reggaebility (1982) Hallmark
  • On De Rock part 2 (1983) Butt (recorded 1976)

    • Compilations

  • People Say (1991) Lagoon (recorded 1974-76)
  • Reggae Time Lagoon
  • The Best of The Cimarons (1992) Culture Press
  • Maroon Land (2001) Rhino
  • Reggae Best (2004) Culture Press
  • Reggae Masters (2007) Creon

    • The Cimarons

    Songs

    Morning SunThis Is England · 2007
    Harder Than the Rock1905
    Utopian FeelingIn Time · 1974

    References

    The Cimarons Wikipedia
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