Lloyd Daley


Lloyd Daley also known as Lloyd's the Matador was a Jamaican electronic technician, sound system pioneer, studio engineer and reggae producer.

Career

Daley had success in the early reggae period on his Matador label with artists like Jackie Mittoo or The Scorchers.
His biggest hit came out in 1969 with Little Roy and his rasta song "Bongo Nyah" which became a long-time Jamaican number one. He then produced other popular singles for artists like The Abyssinians recorded 1969, The Ethiopians, Dennis Brown and, The Wailing Souls, the first recordings of The Gladiators, Alton Ellis, John Holt or The Paragons. In the book Reggae, The Rough Guide, Steve Barrow commented that the releases "...superbly demonstrate how Jamaica's musical heritage should be presented".
He also released many instrumental tunes with Johnnie Moore or Lloyd Charmers and dee-jay versions of his hits with artists like U-Roy. In 1971, Daley released Little Roy's "Hard Fighter" version, recorded by The Hippy Boys, and named "Voo-doo". It was one of the first instrumental dub tunes where drum and the bass had a dominating role.

Discography

Compilation albums