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The Itals is tagged as: reggae, roots reggae, punk rock, post-rock, itals

Long before the Itals were a spark in their producer’s eye, Keith Porter recorded his first hit single, “Hitey Titey”, with the Westmorelites on the Studio One label in 1967. Around 1969, Keith became lead singer for a band named Soul Hermit, backed by Eugene Gray and Wignal Henry on guitars, and Reginald Seewell and Nash on base and drums. They played in numerous entertainment sectors of Jamaica until Owen Sinclair put together a new band in 1971. Called Future Generation, the band was composed of Dalton James and Roy Hilton on drums, Devon Henry on keyboards, Eugene Gray, guitar, Scott on sax, and Keith on vocals. They performed all over Jamaica for X amount of years, singing all styles of music, American R&B and love songs and native Jamaican songs.
Tiring of the club scene around 1975, Keith ran into Ronnie Davis on Orange Street in Kingston and asked him who was auditioning. Ronnie gave him a cassette with a rhythm he’d just had a hit on. “I was so happy with that rhythm I didn’t look any further,” says Keith. “In less than a week I had written Ina Disa Time and came back to Kingston to record it for Lloyd Campbell’s SpiderMan label. Lloyd felt it needed some harmonies with my lead, so Ronnie and I both added harmony parts. There was no intention o...
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Top 10 The Itals Songs
Jah Calling
Satisfaction
Rasta Philosophy
Roll River Jordan
In Deh
Time Will Tell
Me Waan Justice
Temptation
Physical Pollution
Make Merry
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Top 10 The Itals Albums
Give Me Power
Rasta Philosophy
Brutal Out Deh
Early Recordings 1971-1979
Cool and Dread
In A Dis Ya Time
Let Dem Talk
Easy to Catch
Modern Age
Mi Livity
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