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Papa Levi's Set 1

Papa Levi's Set 1

Papa Levi · 1984
Recording

Recorded as a live Saxon Studio International sound-system set in Paddington, West London, during the mid-1980s session later issued as Coughing Up Fire!!!. Papa Levi appears alongside Daddy Sandy, Tippa Irie, Daddy Colonel, and Daddy Rusty. The set documents the fast-chat style that Saxon helped popularize and captures Papa Levi in one of the scene’s defining live recordings. It stands as a key release in British reggae and dancehall history. Coughing Up Fire!!! continues to be treated as an official archive of Saxon’s mid-1980s performance culture and a landmark for UK reggae sound-system performance. Papa Levi’s opening set remains part of that influential document.

ArtistPapa Levi
Year1984
GenreDancehall
LabelUK Bubblers (Lickwood 1)
How curators tag this
Dancehall100%
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