Funk / Soul / Disco
SWEETEST TABOO (SOCA)
SOUNDWAYSNDW12036
Funk / Soul / Disco
12"
£7.49 (£8.99 incl. VAT)
A. Sweetest Taboo (Soca) B. Taboo (Club Mix)
Soundway Records ventures back to the Caribbean: re-mastering and
reissuing the original classic 12” single “Sweetest Taboo (Soca)” by Rebles.
In the late 80s, as electronic music permeated popular culture, Rebles helped
define the soca genre outside of the Caribbean. A wider audience was reached
via this cover of Sade’s hit 1985 song “Sweetest Taboo”, with its distinctive
synth hook and drum machine picking up the pace, helping push the version to
late night dance floors and clubs.
Also known as D’ Rebel’s Band, the group were the house band for prolific
Caribbean label Strakers Records, based in New York, through which this
single was originally released. Lead member Denniston Young, was a
founding member of the disco-soca group Asterisks. He went on to work with
many calypso and soca artists, earning plaudits for his composition and
musicianship - including from his cousin, legendary calypsonian composer
Alston Becket Cyrus, who had hoped to work with him but missed the
opportunity before Young passed away in 2009.