For those of you who are regular followers of the MIDNIGHT RAVER BLOG, odds are you are going to get your fill of early Junior Reid. Well it’s no secret that I am a Black Uhuru devotee. But let’s be honest. In terms of vocal ability, live performance, sound system battling, and the ability to ride a hard-diving beat seamlessly, very few could match Junior Reid in his prime. Barrington Levy comes to mind. Maybe Tappa Zukie. Michael Rose.
One thing is fi sure: Waterhouse Pen in West Kingtson, is not hurting for talented reggae musicians. Here is one of my favorite examples of Junior’s talent. Rhyming over Prince Jammy’s “Higgler” riddim. Interesting but useless fact, the “Higgler” riddim was created by Jammy’s just for Junior Reid and it has been used only for one other tune since 1983: 2007’s “Love of Rasta” by Natural Black. I have ass tons of nuggets like that floating around. A product of spending my formative years in my bedroom reading liner notes and Reggae Report…
Big up every time to Roger Steffens who shared with me an interview with Junior Reid by Chuck Foster that was published in THE BEAT.
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1. “Higgler Move”
2. “Higgler Dub”
LEGENDARY REGGAE 
whaaaa my breddah one of my favourite junior reid tunes ever!! the power of the young juniro reid is so incredible maybe only this tune can match higler move in my heart: “loving juvenile”
This is a killer riddim, been used since by Alborosie “Tax War”, and also Big Red’s “Naima” for those familiar with French reggae