Singers & Players

Singers & Players are a collective of reggae musicians who have been active since the early 80s, mostly associated with the influential On-U Sound label and producer Adrian Sherwood, who brought them together as a collective to form the basis of the label. Leaps & Bounds is their latest reissue; first released in 1984, it originally came out on the On-U Sound label and was typified by an eclectic 'dream-dub' sound. At the time, the album's contributors included Mikey Dread, Congo Ashanti Roy and Prince Far I, who colluded to create a varied mixture of dub tracks, from the mutedly soulful optimism of 'Striving' to the storytold joy of 'Dog Park'.