FAMILYMAN & WIYAH LINDO THE LEGENDS

I was to link with the LEGENDARY WIYAH LINDO AND FAMILYMAN BARRETT at Shepherd's Bush Empire last night. I was to photograph these LEGENDS in the Golden Age of Reggae. These photos will be in my forthcoming book PORTRAIT OF A LEGEND AND OTHER FOLKS.

LINDSAY AND THE FIELD MARSHALL

I was to spend times photographing members of The Wailers.
As preperation for the publication of the book PORTRAIT OF A LEGEND AND OTHER FOLKS gathers pace, I am reminded of probably the best portrait I was to take of "Field Marshall", Mr Carlton "Carly" Barrett.
I was to take this portrait on stage at Madison Square Garden, New York, in 1980, during a sound check.
Mr Barrett was an influential drummer and percussion player.
With his brother, Mr Aston "Family Man" Barrett, they began their careers as members of Mr Lee "Scratch" Perry's house band, The Upsetters.
"Field Marshall" was to popularized the ONE DROP rhythm, a percussive drumming style and with "Fams" on bass, the Wailers rhythm section planted the seeds for Mr Robert Nesta Marley.
Sadly, Mr Carlton Barrett was murdered outside his home in Jamaica in 1987.