Out on 18 October, the box set "Hard Time Pressure" pays a heartfelt tribute to Sugar Minott. His premature death last year (he was 54) plunged the reggae world into mourning.
A famous voice of Studio One, whose riddims he brought up to date, and a dancehall figure, Sugar Minott worked all his life for his community, discovering a wealth of talent through his labels Black Roots and Youth Promotion.
VP Records now pays him his due tribute: a 2CD box set gathering the essentials of his hits (36 tracks, from Studio One to lovers rock by way of early digital), to which is added a DVD of his 1986 concert at JapanSplash. A real performance, as the video below attests. And a real joy to see that legendary smile on stage again…
