Sylford Walker

Born in Penlyne Castle, St. Thomas, Walker relocated to Kingston at the age of nine.Peter I "[http://www.reggae-vibes.com/concert/sylfordwalker/sylfordwalker.htm Babylon Burning]", Reggae-vibes.com, retrieved 2011-05-12

Walker began working with producer Glen Brown but his first releases were for producer Joe Gibbs in 1975, including the singles "Burn Babylon" and "Jah Golden Pen" (written in 1974 while serving a prison sentence for possession of marijuana),Campbell, Howard (2016) "[http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/The--pen--that-keeps-on-giving_84676 The ‘pen’ that keeps on giving]", Jamaica Observer, 25 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016 Walker drawing comparisons with Burning Spear.Bradley, Lloyd (2000) This Is Reggae Music: The Story of Jamaica's Music, Grove Press, {{ISBN|0-8021-3828-4}}, p. 353 His most productive period was working with Brown in the mid-late 1970s, singles from the era including "Lamb's Bread" and "Eternal Day".Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2004) The Rough Guide to Reggae, 3rd edn., Rough Guides, {{ISBN|1-84353-329-4}}, p. 180-181 His debut album, Lamb's Bread, produced by Brown and mixed by King Tubby, was recorded in 1978, but not released until Greensleeves Records and Shanachie Records issued it ten years later. In The Rough Guide to Reggae, Steve Barrow and Peter Dalton describe the tracks on the album as "minor masterpieces". The album's tracks were reissued in 2000 on the critically acclaimed Blood & Fire release Lamb's Bread International, which also included Welton Irie's deejay versions on the same rhythm tracks.Anderson, Rick "[http://www.allmusic.com/album/lambs-bread-r104175/review Lamb's Bread Review]", AllMusic, retrieved 2011-05-12Anderson, Rick "[http://www.allmusic.com/album/lambs-bread-international-r494402/review Lamb's Bread International Review]", AllMusic, retrieved 2011-05-12 Increased interest in Walker's work saw the release of the Nutin Na Gwan album in 2006, which included new recordings produced by Joe Gibbs, and a string of reissue singles in the first decade of the 21st century. Walker returned to live performance, including a few European tours in 2000's with the Swiss selecter/producer Asher Selector and later in 2013 with RDBLCK Artist Agency. From 2025, Sylford Walker and Idrens are working remotely with selecta Macka Fyah, based in Paris, France.

• Lamb's Bread (1988), Greensleeves/Shanachie

;Compilations:

• Lamb's Bread International (2000), Blood & Fire – with Welton Irie
• Nutin Na Gwan (2006), Joe Gibbs
• The Best of Sylford Walker (2009), Walk Yah Walk

• "Burn Babylon" (1975), Belmont/Joe Gibbs Music
• "Jah Golden Pen" (1975), Joe Gibbs Music
• "Eternal Day" – b-side of God Sons "South East Trumpet" (1975), South East Music – 10-inch single
• "Assack Lawn" (197?), South East Music
• "God Love" (1977), Sir Clough
• "Lambs Bread" (1978), Pantomime
• "I Can't Understand" (1976), EBT
• "Mother in Law" (197?), Joe Gibbs
• "Chant Down Babylon" (197?), Stars
• "Africa" – b-side of Glen Brown – "Marcus Garvey Words" (1979), Kingley Sounds – 12-inch single
• "Cleanliness Is Godliness" (1979), South East Music
• "Lambs Bread" (1979), South East Music
• "Book of the Old Testament" (1979), Art & Craft
• "Deuteronomy" (1979), South East Music
• "Our Father Home Land" (1979), South East Music
• "I Love You" (1979), Art & Craft – with Jah Stitch
• "Deuteronomy" (2002), Glimmer – 10-inch single
• "Chant Down Babylon" (2008), South East Music
• "United" (2010), Charlie's

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