Black Slate

This article is about the band. For the stone carving material, see Argillite.
Black Slate
OriginLondon, England
GenresReggae
Years active1974—present[1]
LabelsKing George, Sir George,TCD, Ensign, Top Ranking, Sierra, CNR
MembersDesmond Mahoney
Chris Hanson
Anthony Brightly
Gaven Creary
Past membersKeith Drummond
Byron Otis
Cledwyn Rogers
Ras Elroy Bailey
Jackie Davies
Chris Charles
Harry T
Sarah Tobias
Patrick Matix
Horace Burke
Colin McNeish
Jesse Brade
FJ
Ghetto Priest
Websitewww.blackslatereggae.com

Black Slate are a reggae band based in the United Kingdom, formed in 1974.[1] They toured heavily around London and backed Jamaican musicians such as Dennis Brown, Delroy Wilson, and Ken Boothe when they played in the UK. They toured the UK in their own right for the first time in 1978, and released four albums between 1979 and 1985.[2]

  1. ^ a b Greenberg, Adam. "Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae. Virgin Books. ISBN 0-7535-0242-9.