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Lord Fly

Lord Fly has been played on NTS shows including Carolina Soul, with Donkey City first played on 27 March 2016.

Born in Lucea, Jamaica in 1905 to a musical family, Lord Fly (Rupert Linly Lyon , called 'Pertie' by friends and family) has the distinction of the recording the first records for the first Jamaican label, MRS. As a child, Rupert played violin and organ, but by the time he was 25, he was playing saxophone professionally. His jazzy dance band mento sounds less and less like the Jamaican music that followed. But would have Jamaica produced other mento, ska, reggae, and dancehall records if…

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MOST PLAYED TRACKS
Donkey City
Lord Fly, Dan Williams Orchestra
Frémeaux & Associés2010
Donkey City
Lord Fly, Dan Williams OrchestraFrémeaux & Associés2010
Discogs
When Mi Look Upon Janie So; Ada; Time So Hard
Lord Fly
Mississippi Records, Canary Records2009
When Mi Look Upon Janie So; Ada; Time So Hard
Lord FlyMississippi Records, Canary Records2009
Discogs
Whai, Whai, Whai
Lord Fly, The Dan Williams Orchestra
Soul Jazz Records2014
Whai, Whai, Whai
Lord Fly, The Dan Williams OrchestraSoul Jazz Records2014
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