It’s a fresh take on the hit ska favorite from 1965, ‘Stop That Train’, originally done by Jamaican band The Spanishtonians and now made relevant in this era, by the late legendary toaster U-Roy and trap-dancehall star Rygin King.
A collaboration of this magnitude with these distinct artists on an already highly rated song, sets a strong tone back to the origin of Jamaica’s magnetic music culture, exposing this decade of Generation Z music lovers to the greats who paved the way for their favorites.
Loyal and keen fans of music have gained access to one of Jamaica’s most sampled ska gems; a song so infectious that Vanilla Ice, The Beastie Boys, Peter Tosh and hordes of other songwriters and producers have all done variations of, jumping on the “Stop That Train” band-wagon.
Daddy U-Roy, crowned ‘King of Deejays’, also known as ‘The Teacher’, is credited as one of the earliest members in Jamaican music to perfect the deejay style of toasting. His monumental contribution to Jamaica’s rich musical culture spans four decades. His large body of work is forever etched in rocksteady, dancehall and reggae history.
Rygin King, born Matthew Smith is credited as the face of the new wave of dancehall, the sub-genre, also called traphall, dancehall-trap and trap-dancehall. His unforgettable Reggae Sumfest closing performance in 2018, raised him to another level of prominence as he quickly gained a loyal fan following, ushering in a new sound for Jamaican dancehall music on the international stage.
This 2021 sampling of The Spanishtonians 56-year-old radio banger, heralds the preservation of a nation’s cultural identity and the unification between the creative forces within Jamaica’s evolved music industry.
Their music video for the song, directed by Trojan Jamaica and 1185 Films, is now trending on Youtube.
