Calling Rastafari is a studio album by Jamaican reggae singer Burning Spear. It was released on August 24, 1999 through Heartbeat Records. Recording sessions took place at Grove Music Studio in Ocho Rios.

The album peaked at number 9 on the Reggae Albums chart in the United States. It won the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards in 2000.

Calling Rastafari

Track listing

Personnel

Burning Band

Winston Rodney – vocals, percussion, arranger, producer, mixing

Stephen Stewart – keyboards

Num Heru-ur Shutef Amon'Tehu – percussion

Clyde Cummings – saxophone

James Smith – trumpet

Micah Robinson – trombone

Additional musicians

Ian "Beezy" Coleman – harmony vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar

Carol "Passion" Nelson – harmony vocals

Rochelle Bradshaw – harmony vocals

Yvonne Patrick – harmony vocals

Lesline Kidd – harmony vocals

Wayne Arnold – lead guitar

Chris Meridith – bass guitar

Shawn "Mark" Dawson – drums

Uziah "Sticky" Thompson – percussion

Howard "Saxy" Messam – saxophone

Chico Chin – trumpet

Technicals

Sonia Rodney – executive producer

Barry O'Hare – engineering, mixing

Toby Mountain – mastering

Joshua Blood – supervisor, lyric transcription

Anne Murdock – design

David Corio – photography

Chart history

References

External links

1999 albums

Burning Spear albums

Heartbeat Records albums

Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album

Calling Rastafari