• Gavsborg & Pele Fyah - Black Roses
  • Gavsborg & Pele Fyah - Black Roses

Gavsborg & Pele Fyah - Black Roses

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high octane, highly danceable dancehall steppers from none other than Gavsborg alongside Pele Fyah >> coming together for a masterclass in rhythm & bassline, fresh out on tape via Gavsborg's Cassette Blair imprint, ready to work out your speakerbox and your waistline too. We got last copies of this gem, direct from the source, smuggled back to Bristol and ready to ship worldwide >>

Honestly, this is one of the deadliest unique and fresh yet authentic takes on an o.g. dancehall sound we've heard in a very long time - step inside and check the background info, it's all you need to know so you can move your body knowledgeably to this one, and proceed with confidence:

"Picture the scene - October 2025, while staying at a friend’s apartment in Chennai, Gavsborg created umpteen ideas and contacted his good friend and bassist from back home, Delroy Pele Fyah Hamilton to collaborate. Hamilton, now based in Singapore performs and records regularly with F.Y.A.H. (successor band from Raging Fyah).

Both Blair and Hamilton share a love for Caribbean music. With this foundation the two set out to create something a bit different that sits between Bouyon, Dancehall & Dennery. The amalgamation resulted in this unique four-track instrumental EP.

While the track titles are packed with broader Caribbean references, the project name and title track is an ode to the 90s dancehall pioneers, “Black Roses Crew”, who were based in Arnett Gardens (aka Jungle), Kingston, Jamaica, one of the important homes of 90s dancehall. Roses helped shape dancehall culture through dance, style, crew affiliation, and performance, largely soundtracked by Computer Paul’s Corduroy Riddim with Gerald Levy aka Bogle being the poster human.

Arnett Gardens (Jungle) is one of the key engines that produced the version of dancehall both Gavsborg and Pele draw here from. Think tight, bubbling, bouncing riddims, rolling basslines unlike anything you’ve heard before."

as it says on the label:

"Jamaican Dance Music for the movers and shakers!"

- Four big, big, big tunes full of style & bounce... packed onto tape for extra saturation. This one is prime for the rewind.

Recorded in Chennai, Berlin & Singapore.
All instruments by Gavsborg & Pele Fyah.
Cover art & design by Gavin Blair & Sherice Bromfield (Jamaica).
Mixed by Hendrick Valera (Cali, Colombia).
Mastered by Monibi (Berlin, Germany).