Cargo Records

Sound System Champions

Scotland’s number one reggae dancehall sound system and bona-fide institution, Mungos Hi Fi have been releasing hits since 2001 when their killer tracks ‘Wickedness’ and ‘Ing’ featuring Brother Culture first took the world by storm getting heavy plays by Jah Shaka, the late great John Peel and Mr Scruff who went on to include ‘Ing’ on his Solid Steel mix released on Ninja Tunes.

In the last eight years the trio have played over 1000 shows truly earning the title of Veteran Selectors and are fast becoming the most in-demand sound system in Europe. They faithfully draw on foundation reggae, dub and dancehall music from the last 50 years and come away with something that is genuinely fresh. Their first album on their own Scotch Bonnet imprint spans a broad selection of musical stylings from ska and rocksteady, through roots and steppers, to rub a dub, digital roots and dancehall.

As with their live sound, powered by their own enormous, homebuilt PA, their inspirational forward thinking productions continually push reggae boundaries into new groundbreaking frontiers. ‘Sound System Champions’, recently released on CD with minimal fanfare, will now also be available as a double vinyl set, cut with ultimate precision at D&M Berlin.

Featuring an onslaught of world class reggae MCs and singers, including Top Cat, Tippa Irie, Ranking Joe, Soom T, Kenny Knots, Mikey Murka, Ras Charmer, Aya Faith, Suncycle, MC Ishu and Marina P, this LP is going to be as huge as Mungo’s infamous speaker stacks.

Track Listing

01 Divorce a L'Italienne ft. Marina P
02 Don't let them break your heart ft. Kenny Knots
03 Herbalist ft. Top Cat
04 How you bad so ft. Ranking Joe
05 Under arrest ft. MC Ishu
06 Old time dance ft. Mikey Murka
07 Ruff mi tuff ft. Tippa Irie
08 Rasta meditation ft. Kenny Knots
09 Rooster ft. Aya Faith
10 Songs of Zion ft. Ras Charmer
11 Around the world ft. Suncycle
12 Did you really know ft. Soom T