Tell Me 7"

Description

One of the greatest voices of roots reggae is back with a new single! You might not recognise the name Anthony ”Sangie” Davis, but you will certainly recognise his voice. Sangie Davis is the lead singer and songwriter of ‘Words’ (aka ‘Words of My Mouth’), one of the greatest roots anthems ever recorded at Lee Perry’s Black Ark Studio. As well as being the lead singer of The Gatherers, Sangie is also renowned among connoisseurs for his exceptional lyricism, having written songs for the likes of Bob Marley (‘Wake Up And Live’), Dennis Brown (‘Make Ends Meet’) and Sophia George (‘Girlie Girlie’). He also arranged and produced most of the songs released by the Twelve Tribes of Israel’s Orthodox label. Fruits Records producer Mathias Liengme met Sangie in 2013 when he asked him contribute to The Inspirators album, on which he sings two songs: ’Be Not Envious’ and ‘Can’t Take It’. In October 2025, Mathias played a new riddim by The 18th Parallel to Sangie. The words flowed immediately. Two days after Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica, they went to Music Works Studio in quiet Kingston to record ‘Tell Me’. In the afternoon, they overdubbed the horns with Topp Brass members, Okiel and Fender. A new, powerful anthem by gifted elder singer Sangie Davis was born in the blink of an eye, reminiscent of his greatest works, such as ‘Words’ and ‘Jingling Keys’. The B-side of the 7” features ‘Truthful Dub’, which was masterfully mixed and dubbed by Dr. Charty at his own BAT Records Studio.