Login / Register
  • MY WISHLIST
Iroko Records
0 Items
0 00 €

Cart

View Cart Empty Cart
  • No products in the cart.
  • ARTISTS
  • LABELS
  • PROMO
  • OUR LABEL
Back to top
‹ Back to the shop

EP 12"
LABEL:   IROKO RECORDS

I KONG
Zion Pathway / Take A Hold (Break The Man’s Hold)

  • previous
  • play
  • pause
  • next
  • stop
  • mute
  • unmute
  • max volume
  • shuffle
  • shuffle off
  • repeat
  • repeat off
Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Other releases by I KONG

  • THE ETHIOPIANS
    Songs Of Our Forefathers

    18.00 €

    LP
    LABEL:   STUDIO 16
    Add to cart
    Details
    Wishlist
    Product added! View Wishlist
    The product is already in the wishlist! View Wishlist
    Share

    Share on:

    facebook
    twitter
    google
    pinterest
    Details
  • KING KONG / BUBBLERS COMPUTER STARS
    Paro them Paro / Paranoia

    17.00 €

    EP 12"
    LABEL:   VP / GREENSLEEVES
    Add to cart
    Details
    Wishlist
    Product added! View Wishlist
    The product is already in the wishlist! View Wishlist
    Share

    Share on:

    facebook
    twitter
    google
    pinterest
    Details
  • KING KONG
    Hold Your Prestige

    12.00 €

    7"
    LABELS:   DIGIKILLER, JAH ALL MIGHTY
    Add to cart
    Details
    Wishlist
    Product added! View Wishlist
    The product is already in the wishlist! View Wishlist
    Share

    Share on:

    facebook
    twitter
    google
    pinterest
    Details
  • On sale!

    I KONG
    Keep grooving

    11.00 €

    EP 12"
    LABEL:   FRUITS RECORDS
    Add to cart
    Details
    Wishlist
    Product added! View Wishlist
    The product is already in the wishlist! View Wishlist
    Share

    Share on:

    facebook
    twitter
    google
    pinterest
    Details
  • On sale!

    I KONG FEAT. JUDY MOWATT
    Motherless Child

    8.00 €

    7"
    LABEL:   FRUITS RECORDS
    Add to cart
    Details
    Wishlist
    Product added! View Wishlist
    The product is already in the wishlist! View Wishlist
    Share

    Share on:

    facebook
    twitter
    google
    pinterest
    Details
  • On sale!Out of Stock!

    I KONG FEAT. RAGING FYAH
    Pass It On

    8.00 €

    7"
    LABEL:   FRUITS RECORDS
    Out of stock
    Details
    Wishlist
    Product added! View Wishlist
    The product is already in the wishlist! View Wishlist
    Share

    Share on:

    facebook
    twitter
    google
    pinterest
    Details
  • I KONG
    A Little Walk

    12.00 €

    CD
    LABEL:   IROKO RECORDS
    Add to cart
    Details
    Wishlist
    Product added! View Wishlist
    The product is already in the wishlist! View Wishlist
    Share

    Share on:

    facebook
    twitter
    google
    pinterest
    Details

12.00 €

Wishlist
Product added! View Wishlist
The product is already in the wishlist! View Wishlist
Share

Share on:

facebook
twitter
google
pinterest

FEATURED RELEASES

  • ROCKERS ALL STARS
    Leave The Dreadlocks
    11.00 €
  • PAT SIMPSON
    Teach Them
    15.50 €
  • JUDY MOWATT
    Black Woman
    11.00 €
  • ALRIC FORBES
    Warn The Nation
    11.00 €

SPECIAL OFFERS

  • PATRICK ANDY
    No Easy Game / Show A Little Love
    18.00 € 15.00 €
  • YABBY YOU
    King Of Kings (Oh City Of Zion)
    17.50 € 15.00 €
  • VIN GORDON
    Tribute to Bunny 'Striker' Lee
    15.00 € 10.00 €
  • VIN GORDON
    Tribute To Lee "Scratch" Perry
    15.00 € 10.00 €
All special offers »

CUSTOMER INFO

REGISTER or LOGIN

You must have an account to place orders on this site. Use your wishlist to keep items and pay later.

GO TO MY ACCOUNT »
GO TO MY WISHLIST »

SHIPPING / DELIVERY

We ship worlwide via La Poste (french public postal service).
FREE SHIPPING for orders over 130 € in France / 180 € in Europe

SECURE PAYMENTS

Secure Payments with Paypal
Terms & Conditions

STAY UPDATED

Subscribe to Iroko Newsletter

DISTRIBUTORS & PROS

You are a pro and you want a direct contact before ordering? Contact us
  • Notes by David Katz

Of all the many obscure roots reggae vocalists, I Kong is one of the most enigmatic. Born Errol Kong in 1947, as a nephew of ace producer Leslie Kong, it was perhaps natural for the man to launch a career in music, and although he passed through the Jamaicans harmony group in the early 1960s, working on a cruise ship for a few years kept him out of the limelight in Jamaica. In the early 1970s he began recording under a variety of aliases, cutting ‘Family Man’ at Dynamics as Ricky Slick, ‘From Heaven Above’ in deejay mode as Ricky Lee Kong, and a number of others as Ricky Storme. In 1975, he teamed up with Bunny Rugs at Lee Perry’s Black Ark for the excellent ‘Bushweed Corntrash’ and ‘Freedom Fighter,’ continuing his solo career via Tommy Cowan’s Talent Corporation. Recorded with perceptive co-producer/arranger Geoffrey Chung of the In Crowd band, ‘Zion’s Pathway’ and ‘Take A Hold (Break The Man’s Hold)’ are easily the most outstanding works he ever recorded. A-side ‘Zion’s Pathway’ first surfaced as a seven-inch on the Earth label in 1977, the result of a scorching Channel One session, voiced and mixing at King Tubby’s studio with Pat Kelly in the engineer’s chair (Philip Smart was also apparently involved). The B-side, ‘Take A Hold,’ which dates from 1978, is Kong’s rendition of his own composition, which Max Romeo had voiced the previous year for his Reconstruction album; Kong’s version took its form at sessions conducted at the Black Ark with Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, and other work recorded at Dynamics with engineer Jerome Francisque. The musicianship is truly stellar here, featuring players such as Family Man, Horsemouth and Lloyd Parks in the rhythm section, Winston Wright and Cat Coore in the treble spectrum, Sticky and Skully on percussion, Judy Mowatt, Candy McKenzie and Anecia Banks on harmony on the B-side (and Augustus Pablo on xylophone), with an uncredited horn section on A-side, all harnessed at their most rootsy, yielding the best of all possible worlds, as heard in both Kong’s emotive vocal work, and their attendant extended dub portions. Issued first in 12-inch form on the Cav Lip label with a delightful picture sleeve, as well as on Top Ranking, the disc has never been easy to find, being all the more precious for its rarity. This is deep roots reggae at its magnificent best—a must-have for all roots connoisseurs.
David Katz ©


Official website of Iroko Records part of Burning Bush. © Iroko Records • Terms & conditions

HOME // SHOP // CONTACT

Iroko Records   Roots Music By the People For The People