NAVEL STRING CUTTER * RANKING JOE * TR GROVEMASTER * JA
Kingston born Ranking Joe (Joseph Jackson) started working with the sound system 'Smith The Weapon' when he was known as Little Joe, his first recordings for Coxsone Dodd were as Little Joe. Navel String Cutter produced by (Prince) Tony Robinson - who it is said also gave him the name Ranking Joe) - is a toast, over the Moving Away, rhythm about the ethics of staying in ones native country and doing what one can to make things better. A point of view that was exemplified recently by the Kenyan environmentalist and human rights campaigner Wangari Maathai who was the first African woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, an award that Wangari Maathai said was "A recognition of the many efforts of African women, who continue to struggle despite all the problems they face."