Hugh Mundell | Artist

Hugh Mundell was a Jamaican reggae singer and songwriter born 1962 in Kingston. Mundell was introduced to music by reggae performer and producer Boris Gardner who was a friend of the family. Mundell was at Joe Gibbs' studio the day that Winston McAnuff recorded the song "Malcolm X." Joe Gibbs offered Mundell the opportunity to record and they lay down a track titled "Where Is Natty Dread?" The track is never pressed to vinyl but it is at Gibbs' studio that he meets dub maestro Augustus Pablo. Between 1976 and 1978 Mundell and Pablo lay the tracks for what would ultimately become Mundell's debut LP Africa Must Be Free By 1983. Produced by Augustus Pablo, Mundell wrote every song on the record. It included two Black Ark recorded titles: "Let's All Unite" and "Why Do Black Man Fuss & Fight", both supervised and mixed by Lee Perry. The album received five stars from Rolling Stone magazine and was included in Tom Moon's 2008 book, 1,000 recordings to Hear Before You Die. Mundell was only 16 years old when the album was recorded. Hugh Mundell only performed publicly several times throughout his career before his life was tragically cut short at the age of 21. He was shot to death on 14 October 1983, while sitting in his vehicle on Grant's Pen Avenue, Kingston. Also in the car were Mundell's wife in the passenger seat and Junior Reid who was sitting in the back seat. Mundell recorded Four excellent studio albums in his lifetime: Africa Must Be Free By 1983, Jah Fire, Time & Place and Mundell. All albums are highly recommended. In 1979 Augustus Pablo released a dub version of Mundell's debut masterpiece Africa Must be Free by 1983.

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