" Roydel "Ashanti" Johnson was born in 1943 arrived in Kingston at 16 years old where he was spending time hanging around studios singing for his childhood friend Lee "Scratch" Perry, and playing guitar for groups like Ras Michael & The Sons of Negus, and Price Far I & the Arabs. Finally, in 1977 after hearing Ashanti sing his song "Row Fisherman Row", Perry invited him to the studio to record an album. Ashanti brought Cedric Myton with him, and Perry joined Ashanti's tenor voice with singing partner Cedric Myton's falsetto, bringing in baritone singer Derrick "Watty" Burnett and one of reggae's most talented trios The Congos was born. The resulting Congos recording,'The Heart Of The Congos' has remained one of the greatest reggae albums ever produced. "

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