The Cool Ruler will present the best riddims in a series of articles here at the DIMDJ page. He will start out with one of the most popular riddims ever made – namely the Rockfort Rock.
This riddim is known to... baah... how can people find time for this f-ing blog writing? This will take ages to complete. The Ruler is a very busy man and he don't have time for this!
Look here instead!
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Ok, maybe the Ruler can do a short version. Like a practice session and he will do better blog posts later on.
Ok, then... here is the original riddim from Studio One by Sound Dimension.
No that's not the original! It's Puerto Rican and called El Cumbanchero! From 1943 even!
Worlds fastest banjo version here. Wild West cowboy version goes here.
Sly & Robbie payed tribute to the riddims origins recently.
And if you ever visited a reggae concert you have heard this as a intro.
Cool Ruler is still looking for the ultimate and final dub version of the Rockfort Rock...
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