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The Gladiators

reggae

Formed in 1968

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The Gladiators are a Jamaican roots reggae band, most popular during the 1970s. The core was Albert Griffiths (lead guitar and vocals; born 1945, died 15 December 2020), Clinton Fearon (bass guitar and vocals) and Gallimore Sutherland (rhythm guitar and vocals). Their two most famous albums are Trenchtown Mix Up (1976) and Proverbial Reggae (1978) with songs such as "Hearsay", "Jah Works", "Dreadlocks the Time is Now". "Mix Up", "Music Makers from Jamaica", and "Soul Rebel" – a song written by The Wailers. Gladiators also cooperated with the toaster U-Roy.

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The Gladiators est un groupe de reggae jamaïcain formé en 1967.

La formation initiale se compose de trois amis issus du même quartier de Kingston 11 : Albert Griffiths, Errol Grandison et David Webber. Albert Griffiths enregistre son premier single You Are The Girl en 1967, qui sort en face B du Train to Skaville des Ethiopians, crédité à Al & The Ethiopians. Le premier succès du groupe est le single Hello Carol en décembre 1968.

En 1976, grâce à la signature avec le label Virgin, la tétralogie Trenchtown Mix Up, Proverbial Reggae, Naturality et Sweet So Till est distribuée partout en Europe. Beaucoup de leurs titres de cette période deviennent des classiques du reggae.

Clinton Fearon a quitté le groupe en 1987, et Albert Griffiths a passé en 2004 le relais à son fils, Al Griffiths, avec l'album Father and Sons.

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