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STR028 : $14.00 USD
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Songs
click a song to hear a sample
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1. Disco Connection', 2. Can't Go Halfway, 3. Guajida, 4. The Same Old Me, 5. A Part of Being With You, 6. More Love Reggae, 7. The Back Stabbers, 8. Rated G, 9. Shame Shame Shame, 10. Funky Jive Part 2, 11. Don't Fight It, 12. Long Time Boy, 13. Boogaloo A La Chuck, 14. Theme From The Godfather, 15. Things Are Going To Work Out Right, 16. Funky Jive Part 1, |
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The Story
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In a Belizean musical landscape that is currently dominated by punta, rap, and reggae, it’s easy to forget that there was actually a time when the Belizean scene was alive with cool jazz, smooth rhythm and blues, and even psychedelic funk. Halcyon days of the 1950’s, 60’s, and 70’s when the social centers were venues such as Bird’s Isle and the Newtown Club. It was a time when well-honed musicians and silky voiced crooners provided a musical soundtrack for a pre-independent Belize. And it wasn’t only live music that Belizeans were enjoying; Compton Fairweather, who pioneered the recording industry in Belize as owner and engineer of the country’s first label, Contemporary Electronic Systems (C.E.S.), released dozens of albums and singles during the period.
 
But eventually new styles of Belizean music would capture the nation’s attention, while advances in technology, namely the introduction of cassettes and CD’s, would render vinyl recordings obsolete. By the early 1980’s C.E.S. was out of the recording business altogether. The last remaining copies of albums from their catalogue, along with master tapes, were relegated to several boxes in a basement in Brooklyn, New York. Thirty years collecting dust and mildew, the tapes were destined to become permanently ruined, but an accidental find in 2004 by vintage music researcher; Rob Sevier rescued them and prevented further deterioration. Today, thanks to the painstaking and brilliant restoration of the original master tapes done by The Numero Group, we can listen back in pristine sound and admire the cool ingenuity of Belizean musicianship of that era.
 
“Belize City Boil-Up”, was released by the Numero Group in the USA in 2005 to rave reviews from entertainment industry heavyweights such as Rolling Stone Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, and the New York Post. Read reviews here.
Stonetree Records is extremely proud to partner with C.E.S. and The Numero Group to release “Belize City Boil-Up” in Belize.
“It’s not an exaggeration to say that these recordings are of great historical importance”, says Stonetree’s founder, Ivan Duran. “I am sure these songs will not only bring back a lot of fun memories for older fans, but create a lot of new fans from the younger generation. I think when people hear these tracks they are going to be blown away by just how good these groups where back then.” Stonetree plans to re-release the entire C.E.S. catalogue of recordings over the next two years.
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Credits
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Musicians
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The Lord Rhaburn Combo |
Jesus Acosta and the Professionals |
The Web |
Harmonettes |
Nadia Cattouse |
Soul Creations |
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Production
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Compton Fairweather |
Tom Lunt, Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley / The Numero Group |
Paul Q. Kolderie & Sean Slade at Camp Street, Cambridge, MA |
Rob Sevier |
Jeff Lipton at Peerless Mastering |
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