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Dr Alimantado, born Winston Thompson, also
known as The Ital Surgeon (Kingston, 1952-)
is a Jamaican reggae singer, DJ and
producer.http://www.doctoralimantado.com/
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He started to record very young under various
names (Prince Winston, Winston Cool or Youth
Winston). His first recordings were for Lee
"Scratch" Perry and Bunny Lee - "Place Called
Africa Version 3" and "Maccabee Version". He
returned to Lee Perry in 1976, recording the
DJ portion of Devon Irons 12" "Ketch
Vampire". Between 1971 and 1977 his singles
were unreleased outside Jamaica, only being
available in the UK on import. He built his
reputation with tunes such as "Oil Crisis" (
versioning Horace Andy's "Ain't No
Sunshine"), "Sons of Thunder", (toasting over
Jackie Brown's "Wiser Dread"), "Gimme Mi Gun"
on Gregory Isaacs' "Thief a Man" and "Poison
Flour", on a recut of the Paragons "Man Next
Door" rhythm. He mainly met success in the
mid to late 1970s, with his best known album
being Best Dressed Chicken in Town (1978), a
Greensleeves Records collection of tracks
recorded in the mid-70s, featuring Alimantado
toasting over singers such as John Holt,
Gregory Isaacs, Jackie Edwards and Horace
Andy. His tunes mixed his Rastafarianism with
commentary on events then going on in his
community; "Poison Flour" referenced a recent
incident when a number of local Kingstonians
had been poisoned by eating bread made with
contaminated flour. Alimantado became popular
with punk rockers in the '70s following
Johnny Rotten praising him in an interview.
He was mentioned in The Clash song Rudie
Can't Fail in the line "Like the doctor who
was born for a purpose".
Alimantado's biggest hits were "A Place
Called Africa" and "Born for a Purpose". The
latter song was originally released on his
Vital Food label, and told of his Rastafarian
faith supporting him after bus driver had
driven into him in Kingston on December 26th
1976, causing serious injuries. The musicians
who played on the record did so without
payment. The single, and its accompanying
version "Still Alive" were released in the UK
firstly as two 7" 45s, then as a 12",
featuring the full extended mixes. By 1977 he
had largely abandoned his toasting style,
apart from occasional records such as "Go Deh
Natty Go Deh" on a heavily dubbed mix of
Delroy Wilson's "Trying to Conquer Me",
preferring to release singing tunes,
including "Mama (I Thank You)", "Jah Love
Forever", and a cover of Billy Stewart's
"Sitting In the Park".
Following the success of "Best Dressed
Chicken" and its follow-up compilation "Sons
of Thunder" he signed to Virgin Records as a
singer. While not without vocal talent, his
singing records never captured the public
imagination to the extent that his "toasting"
records did.
Since 1983 he has only worked as a
producer[citation needed], his last recording
appearing to be "Stop Your Fighting" for the
Mad Professor's Ariwa label, on a Channel One
remake of Horace Andy's "Fever" rhythm. He is
a member of the Rastafari movement.
Retrieved from
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| Dr.Alimantado-I Am The Greatest Says Muhammed Ali |
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Dr Alimantado, born Winston Thompson, also
known as The Ital Surgeon (Kingston, 1952-)
is a Jamaican reggae singer, DJ and producer.
He started to record very young under various
names (Prince Winston, Winston Cool or Youth
Winston). His first recordings were for Lee
"Scratch" Perry and Bunny Lee - "Place Called
Africa Version 3" and "Maccabee Version". He
returned to Lee Perry in 1976, recording the
DJ portion of Devon Irons 12" "Ketch
Vampire". Between 1971 and 1977 his singles
were unreleased outside Jamaica, only being
available in the UK on import. He built his
reputation with tunes such as "Oil Crisis" (
versioning Horace Andy's "Ain't No
Sunshine"), "Sons of Thunder", (toasting over
Jackie Brown's "Wiser Dread"), "Gimme Mi Gun"
on Gregory Isaacs' "Thief a Man" and "Poison
Flour", on a recut of the Paragons "Man Next
Door" rhythm. He mainly met success in the
mid to late 1970s, with his best known album
being Best Dressed Chicken in Town (1978), a
Greensleeves Records collection of tracks
recorded in the mid-70s, featuring Alimantado
toasting over singers such as John Holt,
Gregory Isaacs, Jackie Edwards and Horace
Andy. His tunes mixed his Rastafarianism with
commentary on events then going on in his
community; "Poison Flour" referenced a recent
incident when a number of local Kingstonians
had been poisoned by eating bread made with
contaminated flour. Alimantado became popular
with punk rockers in the '70s following
Johnny Rotten praising him in an interview.
He was mentioned in The Clash song Rudie
Can't Fail in the line "Like the doctor who
was born for a purpose".
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| Dr Alimantado In Concert |
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Doctor Alimantado will be performing his
repertoire of ancient and present day
classics such as Poison Flour, I Killed The
Barber, Blessed Is That Land, Mary Lou, and
the classics Born For A Purpose and Bested
Dressed Chicken In Town, in his usual dynamic
and energetic style. The Doctor will amuse,
entertain and educate you in one the most
enjoyable evenings of the year. Join him in
his first show in Europe for fifteen years!
Buy your ticket from : http://www.fnac.be
or http://www.fnacspectacles.com
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