Born august 25, 1949 in Kingston, JA. He formed The Watermen in 1962 with Errol Green, Trevor Mc Farlane, Berthram Harry Johnson & Maurice Professor Johnson (who quickly left the group to create The Tennors)
Founder of the Tamoki Wambesi label.
ALBUMS
Roy Cousins
Presents Kings And Queens Of Dub
2011, 
,
, Dub
Roy Cousins & The Royals
Ten Years After
1982, ,
, Reggae
Roy Cousins
My Sweat Turns Blood
1978, 
,
, Roots Reggae/Dub
Roy Cousins & The Royals / The Sensations
We Are In The Mood / Baby Love
Roy Cousins
Wambesi Allstars
Roy Cousins & The Royals
Pick Up The Pieces
, Roots Reggae
Roy Cousins & The Royals
Pick Up The Pieces
Winston Francis
Unfinished Business
2024, CD, Album, Uhuru-Tamoki-Wambesi-Dove
Various
Xaymaca Reggae
2024, CD, Album, Comp, Dig, Uhuru-Tamoki-Wambesi-Dove, ,
, Dancehall/Reggae/Roots Reggae
Captain Duce
Ranniford
2022, CD, Album, Tamoki-Wambesi-Dove
Various
Roy Cousins Presents - Uphill Struggle
2022, CD, Album, Comp, Tamoki-Wambesi-Dove
Prince Hammer
Freedom
2022, CD, Tamoki-Wambesi-Dove
Scientist V The Professor
Dub Duel At King Tubby's
2021, CD, Album, Tamoki-Wambesi-Dove, ,
, Dub
Lacksley Castell / The Royals
Tug-a-war Games / Malnutrition
2015, 10", Pressure Sounds
Ken Parker / Knowledge
Girl 'Asheba' / Rasta Don't Take Bribe
2015, 10", EP, Pressure Sounds, ,
, Roots Reggae/Dub
Prince Far I / Junior Reid
Zacky The High Priest / Oh Happy Day
2014, 10", Pressure Sounds
Cornell Campbell / Prince Far I / Charlie Chaplin (2) / Scientist
Jah Give Us Love / Tenastilin / Air Is Polluted / Jah Give Us Dub
2014, 10", Pressure Sounds, ,
, Roots Reggae/Dub
Scientist
Malcolm X/Marcus Mosiah Garvey/Toussaint L'Ouverture/Jacques Dessalines
2014, 10", Pressure Sounds
Scientist
The People's Choice Dub
2010, CD, Album, Tamoki-Wambesi-Dove
Various
Stand And Give Praise: Roots Reggae
2010, 
,
, Roots Reggae
Various
Roots, Vibes & Vision
2010, ,
, Roots Reggae/Dub
King Tubbys*
First Prophet Of Dub
2009
Various
Down In A Tenement Yard (Sufferation And Love In The Ghetto 1973-1980)
2007, 2x CD, ,
, Roots Reggae/Dub
Brenda Ray
Walatta
2006, CD, ,
, Reggae
Various
Trojan Dancehall Roots Box Set
2005, 3xCD, Comp + Box, Ltd, Trojan Records, ,
, Roots Reggae
Winston Jarrett And The Righteous Flames
Survival Is The Game
2005
The Royals
Dubbing With The Royals
2004, 2x Vinyl, ,
, Dub/Roots Reggae
Prince Far I
Heavy Manners: Anthology 1977-83
2003, ,
, Dub/Roots Reggae
Ranking Miss P
Sweet Harmony
2003, ,
, Reggae/Roots Reggae/Ska/Dub/Rocksteady
King Tubby
King Tubby's Balmagie Jam Rock
2003, CD, ,
, Roots Reggae/Dub
Prince Lincoln*
Humanity
2001, 2xCD, Album, Comp, RM, Orange Street
Don Carlos
Dub Version
2000, CD, ,
, Dancehall/Dub
Earl Sixteen
Special Request
1999
The Roots Radics Band*
King Tubby's Rockers
1998, CD, Comp, Trojan Records, Trojan Records, ,
, Dub
Don Carlos (2) Vs Earl Cunningham
Prison Oval Clash
1998, CD, Comp, Tamoki-Wambesi-Dove
Prince Far I
Megabit 25, 1922 - Dub
1997, CD, ,
, Dub
Knowledge
Stumbling Block
1996
Various
Nexus Dub
1996
Sly & Robbie
20 Bass Riffs & Drum Drops
1995
Various
Reggae's Greatest Hits Volume 2
1995
King Tubby's*
Psalm Of The Time Dub
1995
Prince Far I
Cry Freedom Dub
1994
Scientist With The Forces Of Music*
International Heroes Dub
1994
Knowledge
Chant Rasta Man
1993
Knowledge
Fire Burn
1993, ,
, Roots Reggae/Dub
Charlie Chaplin
"Red Pond" & "Chaplin Chant"
1991, CD, Album, Comp, Tamoki Wambesi, ,
, Dancehall
Various
Roots Of David
1989
Various
Rub A Dubble Reggae Vol 1
1988, ,
, Roots Reggae/Dancehall
Scientist
King Of Dub
1987, CD, Comp, Kingdom Records
Scientist
Crucial Cuts Vol. 2
1986, LP, Comp, Kingdom Records, ,
, Dub
Pablove Black
Charcoal Charlie
1986, Vinyl, ,
, Reggae
Junior Reid & Teezy
Two Of A Kind
1985, LP, Tamoki Wambesi
Various
History Of Tamoki Wambesi
1985
Teezy
Wanted By The Massive
1985
Chemist*
Dub Prescription
1984, LP, Kingdom Records, ,
, Dub
Charlie Chaplin
Roots & Culture
1984, LP, Vista Sounds
Various
The CSA Collection Volume 2 Or Feel Like Dancing
1984, LP, Comp, CSA Records, ,
, Roots Reggae
Various
Dee-jay Superclash! (Or Gimme The Music)
1984, LP, Comp, CSA Records, ,
, Reggae/Dancehall/Toasting
Earl Sixteen
Songs Of Love And Hardship
1984, LP, Album, Kingdom Records, ,
, Dancehall
Earl 16*
Peek-A-Boo / Julia
1984, 12", CSA Records
Don Carlos (2) And Gold
Plantation
1984, ,
, Roots Reggae/Dub
Don Carlos (2) & Gold
Never Run Away
1984, Vinyl, ,
, Roots Reggae
Prince Far I
Umkhonto We Sizwe (Spear Of The Nation)
1984
Earl 16*
Crazy Woman
1984
Chemist*
Dub Mixture
1984, Vinyl, ,
, Dub
Junior Reid / Charlie Chaplin
Movie Star
1983, 12", Maxi, Dove (2)
Lacksley Castell / Earl Sixteen
Tug-A-War Games / Rise In The Morning
1983, 12", CSA Records, ,
, Roots Reggae/Dub
Trinity (4), Ranking Joe, Charlie Chaplin
D.J. Battle
1983, LP, Comp, Kingdom Records, ,
, Toasting
Charlie Chaplin
Mother In Law
1983, 7", Dove (2), ,
, Dancehall
The Royals
Collection - 18 Classic Songs
1983, LP, Comp, Trojan Records, ,
, Rocksteady
Charlie Chaplin (2) & Don Carlos
Unity Is Strength
1983, 12", CSA Records
Earl Sixteen
Songs For A Reason
1983, Vinyl,
Junior Reid
Oh Happy Day
1983, ,
, Reggae/Dub
Various
Herb Dust Vol 1
1983, Vinyl, ,
, Reggae/Roots Reggae
Charlie Chaplin (2), King Stur-Gav Sounds*
Live At Clarendon J.A.
1983
Scientist
The People's Choice
1983
Winston Francis
Just Once
1983, Vinyl, ,
, Rocksteady
Devon Russell
Prison Life
1983
Scientist v The Professor*
Dub Duel At King Tubby's
1983, Vinyl, ,
, Dub/Dancehall
Scientist
Crucial Cuts
1983, Vinyl, ,
, Dub
Charlie Chaplin
One Of A Kind
1983, Vinyl, ,
, Toasting
Junior Reid
Concrete Castle King
1983
Don Carlos (2) & Gold
Ghetto Living
1983
Various
Flowers In The Desert
1983
Charlie Chaplin
Presenting Charlie Chaplin
1982, LP, Comp, Kingdom Records, ,
, Dancehall/Toasting
Earl 16*
Julia
1982, LP, Album, Wambesi, ,
, Roots Reggae/Lovers Rock
Peter & Paul
Turning Point / The Way I Am Feeling
1982, 12", Kingdom Records
George Wright (3), Neville Mitchell, The Roots Radics
You Are The One I Love / Get Out Of Hand
1982, 10", Kingdom Records, ,
, Roots Reggae/Dub
Scientist
High Priest Of Dub
1982
Charlie Chaplin
Red Pond
1982, ,
, Dancehall/Toasting
Charlie Chaplin
Quenchie
1982
Charlie Chaplin
Chaplin Chant
1982, ,
, Roots Reggae/Toasting
Cornell Campbell / Scientist
A Love That's True / Kingdom Dub
1981, 12", Kingdom Records
The Royals
Moving On
1981, LP, Album, Kingdom Records, ,
, Roots Reggae
Various
Sunsplash Showcase
1981, LP, Comp, Kingdom Records
The Royals
Strange World / No One Knows
1981, 12", Single, Kingdom Records
Zimbabwe Dread
Earthman Connection
1981, Vinyl, ,
, Roots Reggae/Toasting
Scientist
In The Kingdom Of Dub
1981, Vinyl, ,
, Dub/Roots Reggae
Meditations*
Stranger In Love
1981
Winston Jarrett
Wise Man/ I Shen Galore
1980
Derrick Pitter
Play Mr. Music Play
1980
Derrick Pitter
King Pharoah Army
1980
The Gaylads
Little Candle
1979
The Gaylads
Understanding
1979
Winston Jarrett
Wise Man
1979
The Force Of Music*
Liberated Dub
1979
Various
Ballistic 2nd Assault
1978, LP, Comp, Ballistic Records
The Royals
Ten Years After
1978, Vinyl, ,
, Roots Reggae/Dub
The Royals
Happy Time
1978
The Royals
Israel Be Wise
1978, ,
, Roots Reggae/Dub
The Force Of Music*
Freedom Fighters Dub
1978
The Royals
If You Want Good
1978, ,
, Dub
Various
Ballistic Sure Shots
1978
The Royals
My Sweat Turn To Blood
1978
Earl Cunningham
What Kind Of Woman
1978
The Royals
Israel Be Wise
1978, ,
, Roots Reggae
The Gayladds*
Love And Understanding
1978
The Royals
Come A Long Way / Dub A Long Way
1978, Vinyl, ,
, Roots Reggae/Dub
The Royals
Pick Up The Pieces
1977
The Liberians
Precious Memory
1976, 7", Wambesi,
Lloyd Ruddock
Genuine Way
1976,
The Royal*
Only For A Time
1975, 7", Single, Ital Coxone,
The Royals
Only For A Time
1975
I-Roy / Gregory Isaacs
Lloyd Coxsone Time / Way Of Life
1974
The Kingstonians
Jah Children
1974
The Royals
Promise Land
1974
The Royals / Vinnie O. Bryan*
Down Comes The Rain (Dub) / Heart In Pain
1973, 7", Single, Tamoki
The Royals / Vinnie O. Bryan*
Down Comes The Rain / Heart In Pain
1973
I Roy*
Monkey Fashion / Fashion Monkey
1973
The Royals
Pick Up The Pieces
1972, ,
, Roots Reggae
Prince Far I
Stop The War
7", Tamoki Wambesi
Prince Far 1*
Survival
7", Wambesi, ,
, Roots Reggae
The Royals
Facts Of Life
7", Wambesi
Cornell Campbell / Scully*
Informer / See Them A'Come
12", Ltd, Wambesi, ,
, Dub/Roots Reggae
The Royals
Familiar Music
12", Wambesi, ,
, Roots Reggae/Dub
Knowledge
Stumbling Block / Congo Man
7", Wambesi
Keith Myrie
Singing A Me Trade
7", Dove (2)
Brenda Ray
Dreamin / Another Dream
7", Tamoki Wambesi
Earl Cunningham
That Love
7", Dove (2)
Meditation* / Charlie Chaplin
Stranger In Love / Anne Marie
12", Wambesi
Ken Parker
Girl "Asheba"
7", Wambesi, ,
, Roots Reggae/Dub
Al Cambell* / Earl Cunningham
If Loving You Is Wrong / What Kind Of Woman
12", Ltd, Warrior Records (2), ,
, Reggae/Dub
Copie Copewell / Forces Of Music*
Piece Of The Action / Slice Of Cake
12", Yel, Wambesi
Charlie Chaplin
One Of A Kind
7", Dove (2)
Winston Francis
Holding You Back
12", Wambesi, ,
, Reggae
Peter & Paul
Armagiddon
7", Dove (2)
Charlie Chaplin
Don't Run
7", Dove (2)
The Royals
Rising Sun / It's Real
12", Warrior Records (2)
Brenda Ray
Star Light / Please Be Mine Tonight
7", Tamoki Wambesi
Various
Bushyard Telegraph
CD, Comp, Tamoki-Wambesi-Dove, ,
, Roots Reggae/Dub Poetry/Dancehall
Knowledge
Na Buy Apartheid
7", Single, Wambesi
Peter & Paul
The Way I Am Feeling Now
7", Single, Dove (2)
Earl 16* / Tuffrock Band
Crazy Woman
12", Tuff Rock International
Earl Sixteen
Sugar Love
7", Dove (2)
Gay Ladds*
Love And Understanding / Little Candle
12", Warrior Records (2), ,
, Roots Reggae/Dub
Derrick Pitter
The World & Its People
7", Dove (2)
N. Mitchell
Get Out A Hand
7", Dove (2)
Knowledge
Borrowed Time
7", M/Print, Wambesi
Earl Sixteen
OK My Love
7", Dove (2)
Hal Nicholson
Babylon
7", Single, Wambesi
Earl Sixteen
Bad Company / Hey Girl
12", Clair Music
The Royals
It's Real
7", Wambesi,
The Royals
Message / Freedom Fighters Dub
7", Wambesi
Earl Sixteen
Rise In The Morning / Dance To The Music / Stay At Home
Acetate, 10", Not On Label
Various
Sunsplash Showcase
CD, Comp, Tamoki-Wambesi-Dove, ,
, Roots Reggae/Dub
Charlie Chaplin (2) / Earl Sixteen / Prince Far I
Don't Leave Your Baby Mother / Julia / Survival
Acetate, 10", A-Class Dub Cutting Studio
The Royals / Charlie Chaplin
Make Believe / Free Speech And Movement / Quench Aid
Acetate, 10", Not On Label
Don Carlos (2) // Goldilocks*
Go Find A Fool / Never Run Away // Angel Faced Woman
Acetate, 10", Dub, Not On Label
Earl Sixteen
Go'ng To The Studio
7", Single, Nitty Gritty Records (2), 
Devon Russell, Cornell Campbell
Let Sleeping Dogs Lie / Jah Jah Give Us Love
12", M/Print, Dove (2), ,
, Roots Reggae
Various
History Of Tamoki Wambesi
LP, Comp, Tamoki-Wambesi-Dove, ,
, Roots Reggae
Charlie Chaplin
Naw Left Me Chalwa
Cornell Campbell
I'm A Man /Jah Jah Give Us Love
, Reggae/Roots Reggae/Dub
The Royals
Make Believe
Vinyl, ,
, Roots Reggae
Earl 16*
Love Me Baby
, Roots Reggae
Don Carlos
Declaration Of Rights
Vinyl, ,
, Roots Reggae
Don Carlos
Plantation
Various
Vision Of Reggae
The Meditation*
Stranger In Love
Forces Of Music*
Saint Jago De-La-Vega Spanish Town
Naggo Morris
Down In The Ghetto
Winston Jarrett
Sleeping In The Park
, Roots Reggae
Winston (Mr. Fixit) Francis*
Go Find Yourself A Fool
Prince Hammer
Export Ganga
Cornell Campbell
Jah Jah Give Us Love
The Royals
When You Are Wrong
Earl 16*
Song For A Reason
Junior Reid & Cornell Campbell
Double Top
Don Carlos
Never Run Away
Earl Sixteen
Julia
, Roots Reggae
Pablove Black
Cool Meditation
, Instrumental
Earl 16*
Reggae Rock
Earl Cunningham
Movie Star
Don Carlos
Them Say
Toney Cousins
Sufferer Of The Ghetto
, Roots Reggae
The Royals
Ghetto Man
The Royals
Pick Up The Pieces
The Royals
If You Want Good
1978, ,
, Dub
The Royals
Pick Up The Pieces
The Royals
When You Are Wrong
The Royals
Promised Land
, Roots Reggae
The Royals
Gish-Abbai
2019, CD, Album, Comp, Tamoki-Wambesi-Dove
APPEARANCES +
Various
The Volcano Dancehall Albums Collection
2024, 2xCD, Comp, Doctor Bird, ,
, Dancehall/Roots Reggae
Various
Studio First, From The Vaults Vol. 2
2020, 2x Vinyl includes Bonus 12 Single, Vinyl, 
,
, Soul/Rocksteady/Reggae/Roots Reggae/Dancehall
Various
Studio One DJ Party
2019, CD, ,
, Reggae/Roots Reggae/Dancehall/Toasting
The Congos
Heart Of The Congos
2017
Various
Studio One Rub-A-Dub (Studio One In The 1970s)
2015
Knowledge
Kebra-Nagast
2012, CD, Album, Tamoki-Wambesi-Dove
Scientist
High Priest Of Dub
2011
David Rodigan
Real Authentic Reggae (Volume One)
2008
Various
Full Up: More Hits From Studio One
2006, 2x Vinyl Light Green Label, ,
, Reggae/Rocksteady
Various
Studio One Groups
2006, CD, ,
, Reggae/Roots Reggae/Ska/Dub/Rocksteady
Jeb Loy Nichols
Now Then
2005
Snuff
Disposable Income
2002
Various
Trojan Dancehall Box Set
2000, 3xCD, Comp + Box, Ltd, Trojan Records, Trojan Records, ,
, Dancehall/Reggae/Dub
Various
Trojan Rastafari Box Set
2000, 3x CD, Box Set, ,
, Roots Reggae
I. Roy*
Presenting I. Roy / Hell And Sorrow
1997, ,
, Roots Reggae
King Tubby & Friends*
Dub Explosion (22 Roots Classics)
1996, CD, Comp, Trojan Records, ,
, Dub/Roots Reggae
Knowledge
Stumbling Block
1996
Various
Now! 12 Top Hits
1988, LP, Comp, Mercury, 
,
, New Wave/Pop Rock/Funk
The Robert Cray Band
Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark
1988
Various
Hits Collection
1987, ,
, Hard Rock/Blues Rock/Goth Rock/Ballad
Various
Roy Cousins presents Wambesi Allstars
1986, Vinyl, ,
, Reggae/Roots Reggae/Dancehall
Don Carlos (2) And Gold
Plantation
1984
The Gayladds*
Understanding
1979
Various
For Lovers And Rockers Vol One
LP, Comp, Warrior Records (2)
Earl Sixteen
Songs For A Reason
Charlie Chaplin
Naw Leave Me Chalwa
, Dancehall/Dub
Gregory Isaacs / I. Roy*
Way Of Life / Coxsone Time
Charlie Chaplin
Live At Clarendon
Winston Francis
Just Once
Lloyd "Scuna" Ruddock*
Genuine Way
Earl 16*
Julia
Knowledge
Fire Burn
Don Carlos (2) & Gold
Never Run Away
CD, ,
, Roots Reggae
