It is said, that Bob Marley himself told Winston Rodney to start singing and so he did. The debut album "Rocking Time", originally released on the legendary Studio One label has reached a legendary status. 

"Live in Paris" is a crucial Burning Spear album too. It's a double album, even. And it could not have been otherwise either. This is the kind of music that you need to experience to the fullness. This is the kind of concert that is worked out from the top to the very last drop (hours later).

The year is 1988. The CD and digital recording techniqus are on the rise. Many people complain how Dancehall and Ragga replace Reggae Music and ofcourse they blame the computer for that. But without that computer, this release would be impossible.

The location is the Zenith in Paris, France. Burning Spear playes an ultra-tight concert full of long tracks with chanting, singing and dubbing. The band is full, with horn blowers, guitars, and ofcourse drum and bass. They do their job very professionally.

The music is stricktly Roots. Strong, strong and solid Roots Reggae Music. Every track is well worked out, with impressive introductions and well worked out long patterns of Dubwise. Sometimes there's even some soloing going on.

Even though the concert in itself is an experience that needs to be released on CD, "Live in Paris" goes beyond your avarage Live Reggae album. 

Reggae Music is predominatly a studio music. Musicians playing the riddims straight into the multitrack recorders, after which the sound engineer mixes everything in the studio. 

Obviously, a recording for an album requires a completely different mix then a live concert. But for this double album, the best of both worlds come together and that makes this album a unique experience.

The recording is done with the use of a digital 48 track multi-track recording device. A novelty in 1988. Simply put, this device enabled the production of such a crucial double album. It sounded right in the hall, and it sounds right on the double disc too. 

A master piece, definitely!