MARLEY, RITA/IGNACIO SCOLA/GREGORIO PANIAGUA
SPECTACLES FOR TRIBUFFALOS (2LP) (MUNSTER)
"Spectacles for Tribuffalos" (1995) is a sophisticated and experimental pop album, in the vein of other works by cult artist Gregorio Paniagua, in which Rita Marley displays her remarkable vocal talent rooted in soul and Jamaican music, built around the concept and songs created by Ignacio Scola.
This album is a collaborative project born from the creativity, cooperation, and boldness of three completely different artists who decided to combine their talents to shape this remarkable work.
Companies such as Luaka Bop and Disney showed strong interest in the album, which also received positive reviews in publications like Melody Maker and Billboard Magazine, which was ultimately released in 1995 on Scola's own label, Tabata.
This first time reissue also marks its debut on vinyl and includes the remixes by ambient producer Suso Sáiz, influenced by trip-hop, dub, and more.
Includes an insert with liner notes. Ignacio Scola is a Spanish record producer who, in the early 1990s, released albums with a number of artists, including well-known names such as Juan Luis Guerra, Willy DeVille, and Manu Dibango.
Rita Marley was a Jamaican singer who had been a member of the Soulettes-something like a Jamaican version of The Supremes-in the mid-1960s.
While still very young, she married Bob Marley and lived through a turbulent relationship, overshadowed by her famous husband.
After Bob's death, she decided to resume her artistic career and released several noteworthy reggae albums, which were later rediscovered by Scola and issued in Spain through his record label.
He subsequently became her producer and organized several concerts for her, bringing her a certain level of recognition and helping her songs reach major radio playlists.
When Scola presented Marley with a song he had composed, "Miracle Baby," dedicated to his newborn son, she agreed to record it immediately.
The original recording was completed with arrangements by Spanish cult artist Gregorio Paniagua, and the result was so striking that they decided to record more songs following a similar approach.
Scola would show Paniagua the song sketches, and they would later meet in Paniagua's studio to embellish them with instrumental arrangements, as well as contribute their own ideas-creating a kind of artistic ping-pong completed by Rita Marley's voice, who traveled from Jamaica to Madrid to take part in the recording sessions.