Black Ark Studios

"The Black Ark" redirects here. For the album by Noah Howard, see The Black Ark (album).

Black Ark Studios

The Black Ark was the recording studio of reggae and dub producer Lee "Scratch" Perry, built in 1973 and located behind his family's home in the Washington Gardens neighborhood of Kingston, Jamaica.[1][2] Despite the rudimentary set-up and dated equipment,[3] it was nonetheless the breeding ground for some of Jamaica's most innovative sounds and recording techniques in the latter half of the 1970s.

  1. ^ Howard, David (2004). Kingston: A Cultural and Literary History. Kingston, Jamaica: Ian Randle. p. 186. ISBN 978-1-902669-37-3.
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  3. ^ Katz, David (2006). People Funny Boy: The Genius of Lee "Scratch" Perry. London: Omnibus. pp. 175–176. ISBN 978-1-84609-443-9.