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The Fabulous Five

The Fabulous Five

The Fabulous Five has been played on NTS in shows including Franz Ferdinand , featured first on 5 August 2015. Songs played include Leflaur Leflah Eskoshka (Remix), Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka (Radio Vocal) and Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka - Part 2 (Radio).

For Boot Camp Klick's rappers use tag The Fab 5.

The Fabulous Five, formed in 1970, is Jamaica's pre eminent popular band, whether measured by record sales at home, hits on the charts, frequency of engagements or major awards won over the years.

Their first recording, "Come Back And Stay", was number one in Jamaica, and in their first year on the road, and for the following two years, they won the only available awards, the Swing Awards for best band of 1971-72, 1972-73 and 1973-74. They also took the El Suzie Award as Joint Top Road and Dance Band for 1975-76 and the RJR Listeners' Award for Best Band in 1980.

They backed Johnny Nash on all the reggae cuts comprising most of his platinum album "I Can See Clearly Now". Two singles from that album, "Guava Jelly" and "Stir It Up", established Bob Marley as a major songwriter on the international scene.

Fab 5 have enjoyed an endless succession of hits in Jamaica and the "ethnic" markets of North America.

In their early years such songs as "Chirpy Cheep", "Shaving Cream", "Oh, Dad" and "Love Me For A Reason", and their musicality and showmanship made Fab 5 the rage on the dance and show circuits.

More recently, they have been kept on top by the likes of "Yu Safe", "Ring Road Jam", "Feeling Horny", "Computer Mad", "What The Police High Command Can Do", "Jamaican Woman", "Psalms", "All Night Party", "Mini", "Sweat", "Don't Wear None", "Freeze", "Good Buddy", "Mango" and their "Live" series.

Their nineteen albums have been as successful as their singles, and their multi award winning soca album "Yu Safe" was probably the most popular album produced in Jamaica in the decade of the '80s. A CD of some of their biggest hits ‑ "Fab 5 Greatest Hits" has recently been released along with five of their newest CD albums - "Good Buddy," the massively successful "Fab 5 Live - The Ultimate Vintage Jamaican Party Mix … Part 1" and the equally successful follow-ups“…Part 2” and “…Part 3” as well as their soca smash "Shape". “Dugu-Dugu” their all-reggae release preceded their all-ska album “Ska Time” proving once more the band’s versatility.

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The Fabulous Five

The Fabulous Five has been played on NTS in shows including Franz Ferdinand , featured first on 5 August 2015. Songs played include Leflaur Leflah Eskoshka (Remix), Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka (Radio Vocal) and Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka - Part 2 (Radio).

For Boot Camp Klick's rappers use tag The Fab 5.

The Fabulous Five, formed in 1970, is Jamaica's pre eminent popular band, whether measured by record sales at home, hits on the charts, frequency of engagements or major awards won over the years.

Their first recording, "Come Back And Stay", was number one in Jamaica, and in their first year on the road, and for the following two years, they won the only available awards, the Swing Awards for best band of 1971-72, 1972-73 and 1973-74. They also took the El Suzie Award as Joint Top Road and Dance Band for 1975-76 and the RJR Listeners' Award for Best Band in 1980.

They backed Johnny Nash on all the reggae cuts comprising most of his platinum album "I Can See Clearly Now". Two singles from that album, "Guava Jelly" and "Stir It Up", established Bob Marley as a major songwriter on the international scene.

Fab 5 have enjoyed an endless succession of hits in Jamaica and the "ethnic" markets of North America.

In their early years such songs as "Chirpy Cheep", "Shaving Cream", "Oh, Dad" and "Love Me For A Reason", and their musicality and showmanship made Fab 5 the rage on the dance and show circuits.

More recently, they have been kept on top by the likes of "Yu Safe", "Ring Road Jam", "Feeling Horny", "Computer Mad", "What The Police High Command Can Do", "Jamaican Woman", "Psalms", "All Night Party", "Mini", "Sweat", "Don't Wear None", "Freeze", "Good Buddy", "Mango" and their "Live" series.

Their nineteen albums have been as successful as their singles, and their multi award winning soca album "Yu Safe" was probably the most popular album produced in Jamaica in the decade of the '80s. A CD of some of their biggest hits ‑ "Fab 5 Greatest Hits" has recently been released along with five of their newest CD albums - "Good Buddy," the massively successful "Fab 5 Live - The Ultimate Vintage Jamaican Party Mix … Part 1" and the equally successful follow-ups“…Part 2” and “…Part 3” as well as their soca smash "Shape". “Dugu-Dugu” their all-reggae release preceded their all-ska album “Ska Time” proving once more the band’s versatility.

Original source Last.fm

Tracks featured on

Most played tracks

Leflaur Leflah Eskoshka (Remix)
Heltah Skeltah, O.G.C., The Fab 5 (Shaleek mix)
Rap-A-Lot Records, Noo Trybe, Priority Records, Virgin1996
Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka (Radio Vocal)
The Fab 5
Priority Records1995
Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka - Part 2 (Radio)
Heltah Skeltah, Originoo Gunn Clappaz, Fab 5 (Shaleek mix)
Priority Records1996
Leflah (Extended)
The Fabulous Five, Heltah Skeltah, Originoo Gunn Clappaz
Priority Records1995
Blah (Radio Clean)
The Fabulous Five, Heltah Skeltah, Originoo Gunn Clappaz
Priority Records1995
Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka
Heltah Skeltah, O.G.C., The Fab 5
Priority Records0
Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka
The Fabulous Five, Heltah Skeltah, Originoo Gunn Clappaz
Priority Records1995