Caveman International Sound System Interview

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The sound system known as Caveman International started out in Nannyville, an inner-city community, located in East Kingston Jamaica West Indies. The sound started from humble beginnings with the original name, Caveman sound Shaper.

Caveman ‘The Brave One’ International, formally known as Caveman Sound System ystem Shaper was founded in the year 1975, by Sir Stainton Moore. At that time of the launching of Caveman Sound, it’s founder was employed at a record store owned by his cousin, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry. This record shop was located at 36 Charles Street, Kingston. His sons, ‘Dr. Cave’ Moore, and Anthony ‘Lion Man’ Moore began managing the sound professionally in 1980. Caveman Sound played at dance sessions in and around their community gaining much recognition. Soon after it’s debut, Caveman Sound got it’s first major out of town dance session in Highgate, located Saint Mary. From that day onwards, there has been no looking back for the sound and it’s crew.

Caveman sound rose to become one of Jamaica’s most sought after, Dancehall ‘Rub A Dub’ sound, featuring live artistes, the likes of Nardo Ranks, Tumpa Lion, Chicken Hawk, Steve Machete, John Junior, Hero Ranks and Donavan Champion. These were just some of the many dancehall artistes who made up the team of artistes Caveman sound had employed to tour the Island of Jamaica, thus gaining the sound it’s popularity locally.

Around 1991, the phenomenon known as dancehall juggling began. This new form of dancehall entertainment took the dancehall to another level, making the need to have live artistes performance in the dancehall less required. This actually means, artists were no longer required to physically travel around with the sound systems to gain recognition, as dub specials quickly replaced that aspect of the dancehall. With sound systems now playing bud plates specials done by the artistes, in which the artistes would ‘big up’ the sound, and the sound letting the artist voice be heard. This then led to artistes appearing in dancehall sessions as special guest.

In 1992, a new selector named ‘Pirahna joined the Caveman team, at which point sound-clashing began. Caveman has had the privilege of clashing with sound system, the likes of Metromedia, Kilomanjaro, Black Scorpio, Down Beat and Katarac Sound as a few named ones.
In 1993, Steve ‘Iniman’ Burgher joined the team as an older selector. This addition to the team opened new doors for the sound and it’s team. Iniman, helped the sound to gain well coveted venues such as Skate Land in Half Way Tree, where Caveman would play every Sunday night, to a sold-out venue. Caveman stayed booked-out for all holiday’s sessions.

With the addition of Iniman, and Percival Clarke, aka ‘Jah P’ a good friend of the Caveman family, who had now became a member of the road management team. Caveman became a formidable force to be reckoned with in the dancehall circuit.
Being a member of the dancehall fraternity was good for, soon came up with the notion, if their sound could be out playing music of these artist, he could also be producing some of these artist. So he started his very own recording studio in Nannyville. He soon moved his recording studio to 2B Grove Road. Now things were looking up, and to make the most of what They had and to best poise themselves for success, the studio equipment was the actual the sound system. They got a lot of jeering for it initially but it sure worked out in the not so long run. Soon after moving to Grove Road, Piranha left the team but Iniman remained and became the A1 selector for caveman sound system.
Having settled down at Grove Rd.

The Caveman family instituted a musical program which sought to groom aspiring artists. So they hosted weekly stage shows for the display of talents called, ‘Culture Shock’. Back-line equipments for the event was loaned to them by the 809 Band. Reggae icon, Bunny Wailer who used to be at the Grove Road Head Quarters, Donated a stage for the stage show. Another icon in the industry, Mr. Homar Harris was the man responsible for grooming artistes out of the camp.

Artiste such as sizzla and Mikey general. Dr. Cave also played an integral part off the grooming process of these and many other artists. While at the Grove Road location representatives from sound systems all over the world including, Europe, Japan, USA, Canada, Africa, and the Caribbean, came through Caveman’s studio all wanting specials and jingles for their sound systems.
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