February 15th, 2009
The Wailing Souls are part of the small surviving group of Reggae and Roots originators still musically active today. The legendary group dates back to the late 1960's. The Wailing Souls members got their start learning from Reggae icon Joe Higgs in Jamaica's Trenchtown yards and sung alongside other emerging groups at the time including Bob Marley & The Wailers. By the 70's The Wailing Souls attracted interest from preeminent Reggae Producer Coxsone Dodd and began a fruitful recording career. Four decades later the group has amassed three Grammy nominations, has been critically lauded for albums released by Island, Tuff Gong and CBS Records and gained a widespread international following.
The Wailing Souls saw large success in the early 90's featuring songs on soundtracks including the certified gold album for Disney's film Cool Runnings. Their 1992 album All Over The World also achieved a great deal of success for the group, selling over 800,000 copies.
The Wailing Souls pushed the musical limits of the Reggae genre with that release,blending sounds of Funk, R&B, and country into their Roots tradition, securing their reputations as pioneers in the genre.
Fusing the harmonies of Motown with the roots and dancehall sounds of Reggae, The Wailing Souls persist as one of the most powerful forces in Jamaican music. To this day, the group continues to release provocative, highly regarded regarded albums and is one of the most popular live Reggae acts on the scene
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Channel One Studios, Delroy Wright, Lloyd 'King' Jammy’s, as well as recording several early tunes at Bob Marley's Tuff Gong Studio. The Wailing Souls attracted global attention when their music was featured in the 1993 Disney film, Cool Runnings. The soundtrack album was an international hit, selling nearly half a million copies worldwide. The Souls had three songs on this soundtrack including the hit, Picky Picky Head. Formed in Trench Town, Kingston, Jamaica, in the late-1960s, The Wailing Souls have experienced numerous transformations. Their discography (over 26 to date) includes singles recorded as The Renegades, Pipe & the Pipers, and Atarra.
Sly & Robbie and the Roots Radics are only a few of the stellar musicians who have worked with The Wailing Souls.
Still one of the most powerful forces in Reggae, The Wailing Souls continue to tour globally and record new songs with the vigor that they had singing in Kingston's Trench Town decades ago.


