If there’s a more plaintive call for human rights in JA music, it’d be difficult to locate.
The Mighty Diamonds were and remain one of the most internationally successful reggae acts from the ’70s. There aren’t too many of its cohort left kicking around. But despite the consistent live show, the group’s recorded output from a few decades ago remains a testament to political fervor.
No, the band didn’t change the world, but in listening to “I Need a Roof,” it seems as if the Mighty Diamonds could have.
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