Reggae Thursdays: Count Ossie

Oswald Williams (1926 – 18 October 1976)

Jamaica Rastafari Drummer and Bandleader, Count Ossie was rejected along with his team, by the then anti-Rasta Jamaican music establishment of the 1950's. He was a pioneering percussionist and was used on many recordings of the 1960's by top Producers (Prince Buster, Coxsone Dodd and others) and Artists (King Stitt, Folkes Brothers and others) and also released material with his Bands, the Mystic Revelation of Rastafari and the Wareikas. He inspired future Drummers like Ras Michael, but died in a road accident in 1976 without reaping the benefits of his hard work. Please take a listen here and Happy Reggae Thursday:

Going Home To Zion Land (Count Ossie & The Wareikas), Music Go Round  (Count Ossie & The Wareikas) , So long (Count Ossie & The mystic revelation of Rastafari ), Oh Carolina. ( Original - The Folks Bros & Count Ossie) and Grounation (Count Ossie & the Mystic Revelation of Rastafari)

Source 1: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_Ossie

Source 2: https://www.discogs.com/artist/173478-Count-Ossie

Background information
Birth name	Oswald Williams
Born	1926
Origin	St. Thomas, Jamaica
Died	18 October 1976 (aged 50)
Genres	Reggae
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Akete
Years active	late 1950s-1976