When Caribbean Pulse came along in the late ‘90s, many reggae singers were … Read Full Bio ↴When Caribbean Pulse came along in the late ‘90s, many reggae singers were obsessed with dancehall. Even if singing was their main focus and they weren't dancehall toasters themselves, they made a point of featuring toasters extensively because they wanted to exploit dancehall's popularity (much like urban contemporary singers who feature rappers extensively and favor a hip-hop production style). But Caribbean Pulse's approach often recalls the old-school reggae singers of the ‘70s and early ‘80s. That isn't to say that members of the Los Angeles-based group are old-school purists or that they exclude crossover material; Caribbean Pulse will feature a toaster or rapper on occasion, and their material ranges from sociopolitical, Rastafarian-minded roots reggae to apolitical lovers' rock that is quite friendly to the pop and urban contemporary markets. Like Third World and Steel Pulse--two of the group's main influences--Caribbean Pulse can be rootsy and sociopolitical one minute and more commercial the next. There are also traces of Burning Spear in some of Caribbean Pulse's writing, but the group has a slicker, more polished sound than Spear (whose classic ‘70s work was quite raw and basic). Other artists who have influenced Caribbean Pulse include Peter Tosh and the seminal Bob Marley.

Caribbean Pulse was founded by guitarist William Smith in L.A. in August 1999; the group's other members have included Ezzy Judah (lead vocals, percussion), LaNiece McKay (lead vocals), Jason "Bassy Jay" Smith (bass) and Gilbert Smith (keyboards). McKay, who is from the L.A. suburb of Pasadena, is the only U.S.-born member; the others are originally from Belize. Caribbean Pulse is very much a family affair; William and Jason are brothers, and Gilbert is their cousin. While William is the official leader, Judah has written many of Caribbean Pulse's lyrics--and those lyrics often reflect his Rastafarian beliefs. Caribbean Pulse is not the first reggae group that Judah has belonged to; in the ‘80s, Judah (b. July 13, 1957) was with a band called Baniki Bendula. That outfit recorded a single titled "Come Together Jah People," and the band opened for Soul Godfather James Brown as well as major reggae stars like Freddie McGregor, Burning Spear, Peter Broggs and Gregory Isaacs). Judah has lived in L.A. since 1984.

Caribbean Pulse is not totally self-contained; the group has used a variety of guest musicians on its albums. The first was Unity, which came out in Jamaica in 2000 and earned Caribbean Pulse an enthusiastic following in that country. The album's best known track is "Dry Your Eyes," which was released as a single and became a major hit on Jamaican radio. Unity (released on the Mysislin label) and the "Dry Your Eyes" single also fared well in England, which is the world's second largest market for reggae. (Jamaica, of course, is the largest). Unity was followed by Caribbean Pulse's second album, Stand Up, which contains the Jamaican radio hit "Mr. Man". In 2001, the Los Angeles-based Irie Records released Stand Up in the United States. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide

Written by Alex Henderson

Unity
Caribbean Pulse Lyrics

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311 Even if I cared to try I couldn't please them. Their…
4HIM We are one in the spirit We are one in the…
A.L.O. (T-t-today, Junior!) Cause all I bring is unity, say With my…
Aces This is the time that we all should live as…
Akemi Di suatu hari kami telah bertemu Namun tak mengenal satu sam…
Alan Walker In the dark of night The stars light up the sky We…
Antoine Marc There's a war going down between my brothers tonight I…
Archives How do we pick up the pieces Of an ancient kingdom That…
Art vs. Science Days with blue sun rays Kiss the air while insects mate Warm…

Assassin's Creed Unity OST Vol.1 Running away Running away from the truth We need unity now U…
B.L.P. I really don't feel complete So many souls all around my…
BENNIE K Now everybody sing with us... When I close my eyes 乾ききった街で I…
Black Umfolosi Unity Unity is very important, Unity must be infinity in ou…
Buju Banton Come everybody (U-n-i, U-N-I-T-Y) What we talkin' bout? (Un…
C.A.M.P.S. Uh, yeah, yeah Uh, my people dying tryna dodge Corona All of…
Café Del Mar Vol. 2 Unity is achieved On a Wonderful Night I bring Peace and Bal…
CAJOR Never again will I stand Never again will I stand alone Brea…
Chiasm Remember your demise You want the world to hate you And no…
Clckws You're using windows as mirrors to comfort yourself with fak…
Cosmic Station & x-Rated Free the serbians slavic people outside of Serbia From contr…
Cuebrick Ever had a reason to explore A feeling that you've never…
Dan Bull An eagle soares as the streets all crawl with people Stores…
Deeper Upper The night's designed to run low Scared it hides under the…
Dekker Desmond This is the time that we all should live as…
Desalmado Suffocated by fear of failure Choked without the strength to…
Desmond Dekker This is the time that we all should live as…
Devin Townsend Life, it's all life It's all alive It's alright now We're ho…
Dimitri Vegas Front to the back Front to the back Front to the back Front…
Divinefire I have decided to follow you I have diced to go No…
DJ Paul Elstak These ways of life within the era The taste of fear,…
Dr. Dundiff Unity Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah This is a message fi di…
Dropouts They calling you over My head on your shoulder Familiar face…
E.L Thank you Unite nations immediately thank you Unite nations …
Electro Hippies Theres so much hate, I could hate it all, but petty…
Eneeks You you you you Unify You you you you Oh yeah You and I U…
for KING & COUNTRY (Ay yah, ay yah, ay yah) (Ay yah, ay yah, ay…
Frank Ocean My hands fatigued and off the opus Kept it underground, I…
Frank Ti-Aya Tell me can you feel? We've gotta love tonight Music peopl…
Frank Ti-Aya feat. Yardi Don Tell me can you feel? We've got the love tonight Music peopl…
G-OHM U.N.I.T.Y Together beat the pressure Succeed with all endeav…
GRMLN You know i would treat you right I will tell you…
Hardwell Front to the back Front to the back Front to the back Front…
hi-tone Unity True to me Take a walk with me, talk with me You…
I-Exist I'll never stop Using my senses "True to my heart" That's wh…
J. M. Nasim (T-t-today, Junior!) Cause all I bring is unity, say With my…
Jah K.S.K Now everybody sing with us... When I close my eyes 乾ききった街で I…
Jamie Lewis Operation Ivy Energy Unity There's a war goin' down betwe…
John Tams Can't pass the people, can't pass the, hit me Oh, get…
Kelly Rowland Picking up the pieces Of a life that I once knew What…
KEYTALK SGギター空に向けて空想幻想を描き出すＪＣトレブル右に回せハイを刻んだテレキャスター夕映えの街を抜け…
KleoNiki I want us to harmonize our breathing Balancing of giving and…
Knowledge This is the time That we all should live as one…
Like Mike Front to the back Front to the back Front to the back Front…
LIVING ROOM - Röyksopp (We could be good, you know) Hey boy The wait is over I…
Lone Catalysts I hustle and I grind when it's time to get…
LXST CXNTURY Wanches hate this shit we show no love mutha fucka…
M.C. Ge Gee É foda ela me faz tão bem Sem se esforçar…
M.I.K.E. Running away Running away from the truth We need unity now U…
Madball Now - is the time for unity Why - because it…
Marc Antoine Jennifer Lopez Miscellaneous No Me Ames(Duet with Marc Ant…
Marvin Brooks Say what you want As long as you believe And respect them…
Mary Gospe Unity, solidarity Unity, solidarity Women of this world Walk…
Mbongeni Ngema We must come together And realize as a nation that Unity is…
Mordechai Ben David Like angels in the sky In a garden full of glory The…
Moshe Tischler Tonite It's Just me and my guitar Trying to find the…
Mr. Monday Bersama kita bisa bernyanyi Bersama kita bisa tertawa Bersam…
N-Mon1c (T-t-today, Junior!) Cause all I bring is unity, say With my…
Nereis Like a chainmail we resist Even the heaviest blows at least …
Nesian Mystik There exists no force That could ever hold us back From the…
New Kidz Intro Wha gwan yasso Wha gwan round ya so dwg Jah kno Ano…
Oatsmun Shephard Òàtsmùn yeah Uh uh uh Nello baby Oh oh oh oh…
Oddland Yearn, own your desire To feel it disappear What do we learn…
Omar I hear a song, that delivers me from my wrongs…
Op. Ivy There's a war going down between my brothers tonight I…
Operation Ivy - Operation Ivy There's a war coming down between my brothers tonight I don'…
Oritse Femi Yeah Musical Taliban Number one W'on fokasibe Fresh one W'on…
Orkidea You come here To move through time and through space You co…
P-Knuckle Uh, yeah, yeah Uh, my people dying tryna dodge Corona All of…
P.U.L.S.E (T-t-today, Junior!) Cause all I bring is unity, say With my…
Phasenmensch ICD-10 Free the serbians slavic people outside of Serbia From contr…
Phasenmensch + ICD-10 In order to be what we are We have to come…
Pillar There's you and I in unity It's time we take a…
PKCZ(R) All eyes on me now Can I get a 爆音ド派手な Rap…
Prime Time I have these dreams, they tell me all I need to...…
Q.U.A.K.E Now everybody sing with us... When I close my eyes 乾ききった街で I…
Q.Z.B I really don't feel complete So many souls all around my…
Queen Latifah Uh, U.N.I.T.Y., U.N.I.T.Y. that's a unity U.N.I.T.Y., lov…
R.esistence In Dub All eyes on me now Can I get a 爆音ド派手な Rap…
Reel Big Fish There's a war goin' down between my brothers tonight I don't…
Robin Rozay ((?) und ich bin im Takt) (Robin Rozay) (Ah-ah, ay, ah-ah…
Rock Against Bush Vol. 2 Unity is achieved On a Wonderful Night I bring Peace and Bal…
Röyksopp (We could be good, you know) Hey boy The wait is over I…
S.O.R.B. All eyes on me now Can I get a 爆音ド派手な Rap…
Samuel Seo 넌 날 모르고 나도 널 몰라 우린 서로에 대해서 아는게…
Sapphire In the dark of night The stars light up the sky We…
Sean Johnson the Wild Lotus Band Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu Om Sarvesham Svastir Bhavatu…
Shinedown I found a note with your name And a picture of…
Silence calls the storm The words get lighter Dancing off the page But who's inspire…
Silvio Luz You’ve tried and tried to make it out alive But it…
Square Kids I come around to check On you for the night There’s a…
Steve and the Not Steves Have some hope, grab the rope, take your neighbor out…
Subscribe What life has taught me, I'd like to tell to those…
Sweet Myths Will we still cling to our greed While Venice falls into…
Tavi Castro Unity spaghetti riz chaîne de télévision et le roi Philippe…
The Aces This is the time that we all should live as…
The Code theres a war going down between my brothers tonight I…
The Continuous They will never take away The strength in our unity And all…
The Crucified running fast but running blind idle time in a wasting scen…
The Flu Just look around and see the world today It may confuse…
The H ee jeh oo ree hah nah lah seng gak heh…
The Jackals Unity All that you've created Inside your head It's all jus…
The Knowledge This is the time That we all should live as one…
The O'Jays Unity, we must have unity Cause united we stand Divided we f…
The O\'Jays (T-t-today, Junior!) Cause all I bring is unity, say With my…
The Walkers In the dark of night The stars light up the sky We…
TheFatRat Stand together like we're rocks in a wall Growing stronger e…
Timebase a.k.a. Krome & Time Now everybody sing with us... When I close my eyes 乾ききった街で I…
Travis A. King (Ay yah, ay yah, ay yah) (Ay yah, ay yah, ay…
Trevor Hall Oh Yeah And take me to the table where we all dine…
Unity Алеее unity колдун - ведьмак на связи Хмм, ну что вампира…
Venomous UNITY A desolated world, consumed by so many wars…
Veonity Standing at the gates that leads me to your heart Will…
Verbal Abuse I'm sick and tired of seeing my Friends getting pushed and…
Voice Of Addiction I'm not your fucking pawn, I don't believe in your…
VRSTY Every day I lose another part of me I'm wide awake…
World-N-San (T-t-today, Junior!) Cause all I bring is unity, say With my…
x-Doping Free the serbians slavic people outside of Serbia From contr…
YMCK 明日のない世界を望む人などいないけれど今日もそれを壊し続けるこの瞬間のため壁に彫られた銃弾の跡に人知れず咲…
Болт69 Алкаш, говнарь, сектант, уебок, Сексист, модник, трупоед Маж…
■ Shinedown I found a note with your name And a picture of…
コミネリサ Stand up together 動き始めた願い Whenever, Wherever 新たな旅立ち迎えよう失…
デズモンド・デッカー & The Aces This is the time that we all should live as…